Standing at the front of a particularly challenging Year 4 classroom last year, I felt the familiar signs of overwhelm creeping in. Student voices escalated, transitions between activities became chaotic, and the post-lunch energy surge was threatening to derail our ...

A coalition of 19 disability organisations has called out the government’s delay on “meaningful action” for inclusive education after an alarming new report found a sharp rise in bullying of disabled students. There has been 18 months since the Disability Royal ...

Starting high school is one of the most significant transitions young people make in their education. Many different changes happen at once – from making new friends to getting used to a new school environment and different behaviour and academic ...

Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham’s crime drama Adolescence has earned widespread praise for its portrayal of incel culture and male violence. But the show’s portrayal of 13-year-old Jamie (Owen Cooper) being radicalised by misogynistic online content has a lot of ...

Teachers’ confidence in their instructional skills is known to be an important contributor to healthy and effective functioning as a teacher. It has been linked with a range of positive teacher outcomes, including teachers’ engagement and wellbeing at work.  More ...

As a student in the 1970s, I got it. Traditional, conventional, mainstream education worked for me. I lapped up the lectures, the monologues, the explaining, the direct instruction. It all made sense, and I thrived. My teachers talked as much ...

The Albanese government will provide $11 million in funding to bolster Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language education in primary schools. The initiative, part of the government's commitment to Closing the Gap, will see 26 community-driven projects implemented across Australia ...

Think about the most authoritarian teacher you had when you were at school. Likely to be male, it’s also probable that this teacher stood in ‘Authority Position A’. This was at the front of the room, perhaps even on an ...

Navigating student life, especially when entering university or tertiary education for the first time, is no easy feat. Students are often dealing with newfound independence, more travel, gruelling schedules, and a shift in priorities, all while trying to develop new ...

About one in four students report being regularly bullied in Australian schools. Children who are bullied can feel anxious and excluded, stop sleeping and eating well, and lose interest in school. There are serious potential long-term effects, which include anxiety ...