Your students are the next generation of judges, politicians, CEOs, policymakers, lawyers, journalists and artists. They’re the changemakers of tomorrow. As educators, you hope they’ll enter the adult world with the ability to consider, analyse and debate differing perspectives on thought-provoking and relevant topics while questioning for themselves what it ...
More »New research on period pain among young women shows significant impacts on attendance and performance
A new study of 4,202 young Australian women has found that more than a third of respondents have recently missed a whole day of school or university due to period paid, while roughly half said their period pain had affected ...
More »20 years of PISA: Should Australia keep the test?
In a webinar marking 20 years of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) testing in Australia, the editor of the Australian Journal of Education (AJE), Dr Petra Lietz, asked a pertinent question: Why does Australia keep participating in the ...
More »Five reasons why science fiction writing is now a critical genre: Opinion
The science fiction writing genre has never been more critical for students to master in their pursuit of academic success. In fact, the increasingly relevant part that science fiction plays in our lives has been emphasised by the director of ...
More »Report into the education of students in remote and complex environments tabled in parliament
The House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training yesterday tabled its inquiry report into the education of students living in remote and complex environments. The committee adopted the inquiry referred by education minister Dan Tehan in November last year ...
More »How education for people with a disability needs to change: Podcast
EducationReview · Dr Kate de Bruin | How education for people with a disability needs to change Dr Kate de Bruin, an expert and lecturer in inclusive education at Monash University, recently provided evidence to the Royal Commission into Violence, ...
More »NSW follows Victoria’s lead in hiring tutors to help struggling students catch up
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, ...
More »Parents shouldn’t panic when it comes to ‘bad influences’ in junior high school: new study
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 ...
More »Sydney school offers cool cash to students for ‘exceptional’ HSC grades
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 ...
More »Beyond lockdown: driving improvements in education with data
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. ...
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