Students participating in chores have better planning skills, self-regulation, working memory and execute tasks better, resulting in better academic performance. A new study conducted by PhD candidate from La Trobe University Deanna Tepper found a relationship between executive functions and ...

Physical education (PE), which is often viewed as less important than other “academic” subjects in the school curriculum, was “further marginalised” during the Tasmanian COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new research from the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and Flinders University. The ...

National Science Week is upon us again, and what better way to teach kids about the wonder of the natural world and the subject of science than a virtual field trip and tutorials taught by experts.  Teachers, parents and community ...

It would be of no surprise that finding and maintaining meaningful employment or study for young people with a disability has not always been a priority in the past.  But with the increased awareness of human rights in the modern ...

Young people’s views on sexual consent education in schools were recently revealed in a report released by NSW Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP) Zoe Robinson. The report was based on an online survey that polled 500 young people ...

Outspoken One Nation politician Mark Latham has launched a scathing attack on a task assigned to a Year 8 class in a NSW school. The task is part of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PHPE) curriculum and asks ...

New research has revealed that teachers on short-term contracts are experiencing poorer job quality and feel under constant pressure to compete with colleagues to maintain employment. The study, which was led by UNSW Sydney, was also co-authored by education experts ...

Following the release of the Climate Council report, climate activist group School Strike 4 Climate (SS4C) is deeply concerned about the student health effects of gas heating in schools and the effect of gas use and production on the planet.  ...

He’s the author of Testing 1, 2,3: What Australian education can learn from Finland, and this month teacher, writer and tragic Midnight Oil fan Michael Lawrence joined other educators in Orange, NSW, to take teachers through a one-day session of ...

Walk into any school and you will find teachers who are smiling, chatting happily with students and who seem to be enjoying each day.  Scratch below the surface though and what you may notice is that these teachers, who on ...