The COVID-19 crisis has caused increased parental engagement in children’s education as a matter of necessity. But it need not end now. “A holistic approach to learning” is one of the key factors that feeds student success, according to The ...

A new global report by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has concluded that Australian educators require more investment in professional development and training to better equip them to deal with students with a disability and reduce ...

La Trobe University has created two innovative new pathways as an alternative to ATAR to help Year 12 students demonstrate their academic achievements and gain entry to university.  The pathways, which are free and studied online, will be available to ...

Recent research has revealed that a child’s birthday can heavily influence their NAPLAN results, with a new Curtin University study finding that the oldest children in classrooms outperform their younger counterparts on average. The research – which was published in ...

Recent research has found that strong student-teacher relationships can lead to productive and positive interactions with future teachers, and students’ memories of ‘good’ teachers are mostly consistent. The study, entitled ‘Memories of positive and negative student-teacher relationships in students with ...

It’s long been known that healthy levels of physical activity benefit one’s entire body and have a positive effect on mood. But new research has found that there is a link between school students’ levels of exercise and their mental ...

Knox Gardens Primary School in Melbourne has been busy collaborating with other Melbourne schools to create a resource that will help document students’ and teachers’ stories of remote learning and isolation during COVID-19. Entitled ‘Our Shared Story’, the “global project” invites ...

Maths experts have warned that, as students return to school after COVID-19 closures, rushing through content to catch up will only exacerbate learning losses. The paper, entitled ‘Threats and Opportunities in Remote Learning of Mathematics: Implication for the Return to ...

EducationReview · NSWTF president Angelo Gavrielatos speaks about upcoming independent inquiry Submissions will close next month into the NSW Teachers Federation's independent inquiry into the value of teachers’ work. The inquiry will be chaired by former WA premier and professor ...

A new study has found that girls as young as four can both overcome educational disadvantage and feel empowered to participate in STEM-based activities through emphasising play-based learning. Researchers at Monash University found that girls’ “thoughts and actions are endorsed ...