A teacher at an elite Melbourne private school has been charged with more than 30 historical child sex offences. Ivanhoe Grammar notified parents on Wednesday night that a 60-year-old teacher has been charged with sexual offences dating back more than ...

The best enhancements of teaching practice occur when everyone participates in the conversation. Thoughtfully constructed professional conversations can be a powerful impetus for enhanced reflection and performance. But what constitutes a good professional conversation? And how can we help ensure ...

As technology makes information more readily available the role of teachers is increasingly becoming one of facilitating engagement with knowledge the Future Schools conference has been told. Addressing delegates at the conference this morning, NSW Department of Education and Community secretary ...

Future learning models must be built around the purpose and application of education rather than the attainment of knowledge aimed at satisfying examiners, an internationally renowned expert says. Speaking at the Future Schools conference taking place in Sydney from today, UK-based ...

Underprivileged public schools expect to receive a helping hand in the form of more philanthropic donations following the passage of federal legislation broadening the range of allowable tax-deductible contributions. The legislation, passed by Parliament last week, grants the organisation Australian Schools ...

The top primary school teachers in NSW would mentor and coach their colleagues under a re-elected Baird Government. Premier Mike Baird made the $224 million funding commitment in Queanbeyan, in the state's south, where he is campaigning to help Nationals ...

School students will be taught under a simplified and streamlined curriculum from 2016. The states and territories have signed off on changes that the federal education minister, Christopher Pyne, says will provide students with a more in-depth experience. History, geography, civics ...

Teenage boys are more likely to underachieve at school than their female counterparts, but more likely to go on to study science and maths, an OECD report says. "Fifteen-year-old boys are more likely than girls of the same age to ...

Western Australia and Victoria led the way nationally as states with the most improved schools, based on NAPLAN test data published on the MySchools site this week. For the first time, the annually released NAPLAN figures also included the 307 institutions that made the ...

Students and staff of the Queensland primary school attended by a seven-year-old boy killed in a grisly family tragedy have been offered counselling. The education department has sent professional counselling and guidance teams to the Biddeston State School after the ...