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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has applauded the parliamentary inquiry into NSW's school performance, headed by committee chair Mark Latham, after its release this week. Speaking to smh.com.au ahead of the SMH Schools Summit, she said: “I applaud the committee for ...

The headmaster of one of Australia's most prestigious private schools has bowed to public pressure and resigned following revelations aired on ABC's Four Corners program on Monday night. Following the announcement, Australia's centre for excellence in trauma treatment, The Blue Knot Foundation, ...

Risk-averse, plastic play spaces might soon become a thing of the past as new research has found that ‘nature play’ delivers a host of benefits to young children. Researchers at The University of South Australia conducted world's systematic review of ...

Drawing on a recent research report, Hidden in the Figures: What Students Are Telling Us About the Effectiveness of Astrobiology Outreach, PhD candidate and research assistant Isabelle Kinglsey explains in this video how students' understanding of the nature of science ...

The Australian Education Union (AEU) has criticised the Morrison government’s commitment to closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes in a number of areas, including early childhood education. Following the release of the Closing the Gap 2020 Report, the ...

Over a decade ago, Commonwealth, state, territory and local governments committed to closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage in a number of key areas. The 2020 Closing the Gap Report has just been released, containing information relating to Indigenous peoples’ life ...

Australia’s independent schools’ union has created an online program to help school staff and students deal with the trauma associated with this summer’s unprecedented fire season. The online training commences today, with nearly 500 subscribers. After the course finishes, a recording of ...

The president of the Australian Principals Federation, Julie Podbury, is calling for more respect from parents towards school staff and believes abusive parents should face the full force of the law. Podbury’s comments were made on ABC Radio’s Mornings and followed ...

The Grattan Institute has revealed a 12-year blueprint to improve student results by creating attractive new roles for teachers. The institute claims the new career trajectory for expert teachers could “boost student learning by 18 months by the time they ...

There has long been consensus among literacy and education experts that Australian students’ writing abilities are eroding, with last year’s NAPLAN results for years 7 and 9 showing an average decline since 2011. Teachers, politicians and the media have all ...