Just under three-quarters of teachers say their pre-service training didn’t prepare them adequately for educating children with a disability. This data comes from the Australian Education Union’s State of Our Schools Survey 2016. Two-thirds of public school teachers surveyed also said ...

As reported earlier in Education Review, Victorian high school students with an inclination towards the creative and visual arts are being encouraged to apply for one of 10 action-packed mentoring experiences curated by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). Called ...

Inclusiveness should be integrated subtly into a school's design, an architect has argued. Wayne Stephens, a partner at Melbourne architects ClarkeHopkinsClarke, said the best inclusive environments are those designed to be so “without it being very evident”. There is also no one-size-fits-all approach ...

The Victorian Government has announced an education funding boost of almost $156 million, including just under $70 million for 20 schools to improve teaching standards and environments for special needs students, including those with dyslexia and autism. "I want to say to every parent ...

The tens of thousands of teaching assistants (TAs) working in Australian schools may be more of a hindrance than a help to children’s learning because many are under-qualified and poorly managed, experts warned. As of the last count in 2014, there were ...

The most important schooling need for gender-diverse children is an accepting culture – and that is created through basic awareness, an expert argued. Dr Elizabeth Riley, Sydney-based gender counsellor, said awareness should begin with educating staff. This should then trickle-down ...

A uni chief describes the bonus ATAR points scheme offered by the four West Australian public universities as a 'carrot' to incentivise senior high school students into taking harder maths subjects. The University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Curtin ...

Deakin University researchers are examining happiness through the eyes of adolescents with autism. Wellbeing and autism researchers from Deakin's School of Psychology – led by professor Nicole Rinehart – said they hoped the results of this study would give a ...

Southern Cross University has partnered with English Premier League club Liverpool FC to score a goal for local school-aged soccer fans. The football club has opened its Australian International Academy; extending its global reach. Similar centres operate all around the world, teaching local children ...

Fear drives parents’ school choices – Jane Caro, novelist and public school advocate, has argued. School choice is a purchasing decision like any other, Caro said. This is driven by two emotions – hope and fear – which compete to ...