A recent Indeed report concluded that searches for teaching jobs declined in 2019, with some states recording sharp dips. This follows an article in The Conversation last year lamenting the drop in first-preference applications in teaching, as well as a ...

South Australian teachers will decide by the end of next week whether or not to accept the latest enterprise agreement offer from the state government. But the Australian Education Union has criticised Treasurer Rob Lucas for suggesting the union executive ...

It was not expected that Australia’s results in the 2018 Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA) would be outstanding, but the fact that our students continue to slide down the ladder has sparked concerns from educators, politicians and industry groups. ...

Australia’s largest supplier of education resources to secondary schools has congratulated the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) for its tireless work in bolstering young Indigenous Australians’ literacy levels and engagement across remote parts of Australia. Campion Education partnered with ILF in ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cleared the way for an election year cash splash, closing the annual Labour party conference by writing bumper cheques for school repairs. Her government will spend $400 million on improving public school facilities ...

The sense that Australian teachers have been teaching increasingly diverse classrooms has been confirmed, according to a new report released from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). More specifically, the study concluded that Australian lower secondary schools and teachers ...

Tens of thousands of young Australians have “disappeared” from the school system, a new report says. A University of Melbourne report brings to light the issue of Australians of compulsory school age who are not participating in an education program ...

Students at public schools in Tasmania will be banned from using mobile phones during school hours as of term two next year. The state Liberal government on Wednesday announced the measure, aimed at tackling classroom distraction, cyberbullying and creating happier ...

Australia’s youth now consider the environment the second most important issue in the country, a survey of teenagers has found. More than 25,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 19 answered the annual survey by Mission Australia, which ...

Clarkson Primary School in Perth has kindled debate over children’s playtime after the school decided it would replace free play at recess with structural play in a move to get students engaging with one another. Principal Tony Shields said he ...