The NSW Government has announced the introduction of a Chief Behaviour Advisor to help tackle poor student behaviour in classrooms across the state.  In a first cross-sector agreement, the advisor will work with Government, Catholic and Independent schools to help ...

There is no doubt the past few years have contributed to a rise in anxiety across the population, particularly affecting younger people aged 16-24. But even if it does not qualify as a clinical condition, many students experience anxiety in ...

South Australian state primary schools will see the addition of specialist autism teachers as part of the State Government's plan to support the inclusion of students on the spectrum.  The program is set to roll out from Term One next ...

The covid-19 pandemic has underlined a mathematical skills gap as many Australians were unable to correctly assess the health data presented in the media and were drawn to fake news.  Many of the data and graphs used to explain the ...

Research on motivation has long shown that students’ perceived academic competence is critical for supporting their positive academic outcomes. Perceived academic competence refers to students’ confidence about their ability to do well in schoolwork. More recently, researchers have started to ...

It’s not unusual for anyone’s mind to wander when they should be focused on something. This is even more difficult for students in a busy class with multiple potential distractions. So how long do you normally expect your students to ...

Teaching First Nations concepts can be quite challenging and lead to educators to giving up on covering the lessons or to rely solely on Indigenous teachers.  "Teachers can have a lot of ignorance and even though there's some interest in ...

Two years ago Gleeson College in South Australia made the decision to include virtual reality in its classrooms. Now, the tool is an everyday part of students' lives and is used in multiple classes such as PE, languages, art and ...

The new digital technology curriculum has been "decluttered" to help teachers focus on the essential skills students need. ACARA has also added a new concept: privacy and cyber security. The revised curriculum aims to focus on the foundation levels to help ...

An academic has called to mandate 'reading for pleasure' at school as a new study shows the correlation between reading enjoyment and academic performance. Integrating 30 minutes a day of reading for pleasure in the classroom could improve student’s results, ...