Can infinitives be split?a                                  When do you use a pie graph?b                                             Can ‘Earth’ be preceded by ‘the’?c       What order should adjectives appear in?d    All these questions of writing style and presentation – as well as up-to-date, research-based ...

While curriculum reviews have always been debated, the release this month of the Curriculum Renewal for Islamic Education has been welcomed as offering “a way forward for Australian society”. The guide has been edited by Professor Mohamad Abdalla and Dr Nadeem ...

A great deal of research has taken place dealing with intrinsic and extrinsic influences pertaining to learning and learning engagement. There has especially been significant research by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci of how much influence intrinsic and extrinsic influences ...

NAPLAN is under fire again. “Outdated” and “inappropriate” are words used to describe the aims of NAPLAN in a recent UNSW study. Many of us parents can relate to the many “negative outcomes” kids experience – like stress and anxiety!  ...

Every other week, two types of articles about online exams seem to come out: either students are being caught cheating remotely, or students (and some teachers) fear that the online vigilance of remote exams has the potential to be taken ...

Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) has welcomed a new bill that will enable teachers to work across borders “more freely”, avoiding much of the red tape involved in transferring registration.  The new bill, recently passed by federal parliament, has been lauded ...

Missed opportunities and lack of inclusivity in budget measures for early childhood education and care, say commentators. The federal government’s 2021 education budget allocation for early childhood has been met with a lukewarm reaction from the education sector.  As part ...

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 ...

The Gonski Institute for Education at UNSW has released a report calling for the highly controversial National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) to be ditched, not merely redesigned or tweaked. NAPLAN testing, which ended on Thursday and involved ...

Sky News presenter and former teacher Alan Jones has launched a scathing attack on the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), which commenced this week. Approximately one million students across the country are participating in the test, which ...