Non-government institutions claim a bigger market share. By Antonia Maiolo The number of parents in NSW who are opting to send their kids to non-government high schools has grown, a new report has confirmed. NSW Government schools’ share of ...

  Canberra, primary students shine, Qld most improved, in national tests. By Antonia Maiolo Results from the latest national tests are in. They show a general boost in the performance of primary school students, whilst high schoolers are at a standstill. The ...

  Australia is smack in the middle of the international debate over class sizes.   By Louis White One of the continuing debates in education is about the optimum class size. It is an issue discussed around the world and every ...

UWA course helps secondary teachers devise pedagogy for rapidly changing times and embrace lifelong learning. By Aileen Macalintal. The University of Western Australia’s master’s in curriculum studies aims to give practising teachers a renewed edge. Finding culturally significant, technologically relevant ...

Today’s classrooms may be full of amateur hackers. A few precautions can make their task much more difficult. By Louis White In today’s information technology world, it is almost impossible not to have some device in your hand or within ...

  Even amidst all the demands on classroom time, physical education offers too many benefits to cut. By Jennifer White If I were to reflect on my experience of primary school sport, I’d remember longing for the twilight sports carnival, ...

  Google Teacher Academy helps educators prepare students for the future. By Fran Molloy        Abi Woldhuis was one of 50 teachers from all over the world who attended the Google Teacher Academy in Sydney in May this ...

Principal says poll data helps Arden track the ultimate outcomes of education. By Graham Anderson As a principal and teacher working in five schools over 31 years, I have followed education policy in Australia closely for decades. During this time, ...

Educators are sharing ideas all over the world via Twitter and other social media tools. By Fran Molloy A Twit-ocracy of collaboration is levelling century-old institutional barriers across Australia, as teachers from independent, government and systemic schools share resources, ideas ...

  The School for Life Foundation provides access to education for dozens of children in Uganda. By Antonia Maiolo. Annabelle Chauncy and Dave Everett were both just 21 years old when they decided to set up the School for Life ...