As we celebrate another World Teacher's Day, it is fair to say that the global pandemic has been unlike anything we have experienced collectively as teachers before. It has created pressure in the mass adoption of remote learning, and exposed ...

With all the talk about a teacher shortage, and the fact that some 50 per cent of the country’s qualified teachers are no longer in the profession, I’ve found myself reflecting on the reasons for this astonishing figure and what ...

Apps for learning another language have become extremely popular in the age of self-directed and tech-mediated learning, with learners being promised they can attain fluency in their chosen language quickly if they follow simple app instructions.  Some of these instructions ...

European countries have been asked to focus on “ensuring the right of children to be involved in all decisions that affect them”, in a newly released report ahead of the school year in Europe. The report — from the “High-level ...

A recent report released by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has concluded that Australian teenagers’ respect for people from other cultures is higher than the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average.  The nationally representative survey of ...

In her ongoing search to discover how to improve student academic performance and to encourage high levels of self-motivated educational engagement, Carol Dweck set out to test the hypothesis of three rules she considered as being valuable when teaching children. The ...

The School That Tried To End Racism is a three-part series that documents one school's attempt at identifying and challenging racial bias. Hosted by award-winning journalist and author Mark Fennell, the show follows the school over three weeks as it ...

Family Planning NSW has designed a suite of online, interactive webinars for educators and school staff to teach students about a wide range of sexual health and reproductive topics, called ‘Let’s Talk’.  Funded by NSW Health, the courses are free ...

In the Mantador zone, on the razor-cleft planet of Scyla, Humphrey stared desolately at the strothometer. Trouble was abroad. He slapped the stone console and hauled his two-elon body awkwardly onto his webbed hoofs. The vibratagraph meant the Corastians’ galactojets ...

As we approach the final term of Year 12, students across Australia are busy making decisions about their future. Will they pursue a trade or traineeship, take a gap year or work at home, or possibly go straight to university? ...