A four-year program aimed at supporting the teaching of digital technologies has also improved many Australian teachers’ ability to quickly switch to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic when school closures were an ongoing occurrence.  Thousands of educators took part ...

Going from good to great isn’t necessarily easy. When something is going well, often there is no impetus to do it even better. “Why bother, the results speak for themselves? Our students perform well above norms.” In these circumstances, it ...

“What on earth possessed you to do that?”  Ever said that to a teenager? And if you haven’t, have you thought it? Many of us expect that teenagers will behave ‘logically’ and rationalise things the same way we do.  But, ...

That time of the year has arrived when Year 12 students across the country are commencing or about to begin their end-of-year exams.  While some Year 12 students have been impacted heavily by the disruptions and remote learning of 2020 ...

Well, it’s official. An Australian teacher has once again been named in the top ten in the $1 million Global Teacher Prize, supported by Schools Plus and the Varkey Foundation. The latest news puts Rebecca West, deputy principal and instructional ...

A Macquarie University study has discovered that children who are affected by injury are more likely to have worse educational outcomes than their peers and less likely to complete high school and tertiary study.  The study was led by Associate ...

As one of the seven general capabilities of the Australian Curriculum and a skill that is essential when thinking through complex tasks, problems and debates, critical reasoning will be vital for living and working in the 21st century. Along with ...

As students in New South Wales and Victoria have been studying remotely for months, and pupils from other states and territories experienced smaller, often one-off disruptions,  a group of experts have come together to share ideas about how best to ...

It may not be surprising to know that many teachers have left the sector after teaching for only three to six years. In fact, often when a beginning teacher explains they're leaving, it’s not treated as a big surprise: statistics ...

In Australia, approximately 50 per cent of teachers will leave the profession in the next five years, and 45 per cent of teachers will not be teaching in 10 years' time. Up to 25 per cent of teachers attribute their ...