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‘What about the boys?’ is a common refrain in education circles when discussing academic achievement, particularly in English. In the UK, as in other western countries, this problem is stark and has dire consequences. Boys are more likely to be ...

Since its inception in Victoria in 2010, the Safe Schools program was Australia’s most controversial anti-bullying campaign. While grounded in good intentions and empirical evidence, critics of the program viewed it as a form of social engineering, a radical form ...

[This story was published on 24 May] Hi, I’m Wade Zaglas, education editor at Education Review. Welcome to our second roundup of the issues and stories we were talking about this week. You can either read the summary or listen ...

I am a school teacher and am therefore more highly attuned than others when people talk about suggestions for how education should look. I’ve noticed that when issues of social welfare are being discussed, such as Instagram use, mental health ...

Along with hunger, democracy and environmental sustainability, the question of how to fix the education system is a wicked problem, according to Alto Director Andrew O’Keeffe. As he puts it, there are no “silver bullets” – they are all “huge, ...

This story was published on 19 May. Hi, I’m Wade Zaglas, education editor for Education Review. Today we’re starting our weekly round up of the key stories and issues of the week. You can either read the summary or listen ...

It’s that time of year again – the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) takes place this week. Around Australia over one million students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit a total of four tests: ...

We all know that stress, anxiety and pessimism can get in the way of performing well in tests, so why would it be any different for children? On the eve of the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), ...

Education is often hailed as the ‘great equaliser’, but is it? Do schools eliminate inequality or help to reinforce it? This is the question guiding this season’s All Things Equal podcast series, a collaboration between radio station 2SER and the ...

The Eddie Woo phenomenon demonstrated what’s possible in the classroom when teachers are passionate about what they teach and use technology to engage students. The Cherrybrook Technology High School teacher earned worldwide attention when he created his highly engaging YouTube ...