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The NSW government will offer free tutoring next year to disadvantaged students who have struggled after periods of home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a first for the state, the tutoring will be provided by casual and retired teachers, ...

A study of more than 10,000 Year 7 Chinese students has concluded that low-performing students negatively affect their peers’ grades in Year 7, but the influence is fleeting and parents shouldn’t panic too early. Not only does the research show ...

In what many people would find unusual, a Sydney school is offering HSC students cash incentives to perform well in their subjects. Al-Faisal College, in the western suburb of Auburn, gives out “$500 cheques to high-achieving students who score more ...

Greg O'Connor, Asia-Pacific EdTech Manager at Texthelp The education sector has undergone a period of great uncertainty and drastic, almost overnight change, driving teaching and learning towards a digital future. With many Australian schools looking to technology as a solution. ...

Australian students’ performance in writing has attracted a lot of attention this year, particularly in the middle years where NAPLAN results are regularly scrutinised. But, while no one disputes the importance of the middle years, it is the senior years ...

New South Wales schools haven’t had it easy as of late: bushfire closures, COVID-19 interruptions, cyber attacks. Now, schools are facing their latest crisis – a spate of bomb threats, prompting evacuations across the state.  Recently, more than a dozen ...

A new book authored by a University of Technology Sydney professor argues that the teaching profession has lost its respect due to the deprofessionalisation of teachers. Associate Professor John Buchanan cites two key reasons for the deprofessionalisation of the profession of ...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says schools and education systems are failing to give boys and girls across the world the same opportunities to learn and apply their knowledge of global and multicultural issues. This was determined ...

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) is encouraging community members to support the work of teachers on the eve of World Teacher’ Day and for teachers to value their contributions to society. AITSL kicked off a campaign ...

In my frequent conversations with teachers across the globe, I am privy to many of their challenges. Many of these challenges are centred around differentiation in the classroom. And with the recent pandemic forcing a far deeper engagement with their ...