Is our education system failing high achievers? Experts say that's unfortunately the case. The Australian Council for Educational Research's Geoff Masters addressed the problem in his latest presentation – 'understanding and addressing the learning needs of our highest performing students' ...

Along with a relatively small number of countries such as New Zealand, Singapore and Finland and Scotland, Australia is unusual in that, as well as a focus on knowledge and skills, its national curriculum explicitly requires schools to teach certain ...

It's the fatal phenomenon with silent symptoms. Now, there's a clue that might help detect suicidal tendencies. A large, longitudinal Swedish study found that those who performed poorly at school were five times more likely to kill themselves later in life, and ...

The federal government has committed to backing a new initiative by school principals aimed at improving STEM teaching and leadership. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the STEM Leaders project would improve participation and engagement, and lead to better ...

Australia's leading not-for-profit student volunteering organisation, Kids Giving Back, recently celebrated its fifth year of operation in Australia. To mark this occasion, an industry event was held at Rough Edges, a homeless community partner in Darlinghurst, Sydney, bringing together educators, ...

Professional learning can help school leaders, teachers, school staff and students strengthen their wellbeing As educators, we are aware of the importance of the social and emotional learning (SEL) we facilitate for the children and young people within our schools ...

Bringing science and engineering experts into schools could be key to engaging students in STEM subjects, experts say. Macquarie University STEM education lecturer Dr Anne Forbes has developed an educational model designed to make science subjects more exciting for primary ...

A 2015 youth attitude survey showed that a quarter of young people think guys pressuring girls into sex is normal. A further 16 per cent of young people think that 'women should know their place'. Andrew Taukolo's not ok with that. "Growing ...

Indigenous students are eight times more likely to fall behind in maths before Year 9 than non-Indigenous students, according to a new report. The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute’s (AMSI) 2017 Discipline Profile of the Mathematical Sciences revealed a concerning trend ...

Contrary to popular thought, it's construction, not coding, that's most in-demand by employers. The 2017 Soft Skills in Demand Report, released yesterday, revealed this surprising fact.  Issued by JobGetter, the report analysed 168,000 job ads across 54 industries before reaching ...