NSW education minister Andrew Piccoli has commissioned a discussion paper, on reforms to improve the standard of teaching, from the Education Department, the NSW Board of Studies and the NSW Institute of Teachers. Piccoli has also addressed the NSW Council ...

The celebration at the end of year 10 was originally established as an event for students to mark the completion of their school certificate. It also served as a milestone for those who would be leaving school to move on ...

Schools in the Kitchen is a youth education and volunteer program exposing students to the social and environmental impacts of food wastage in a positive and interactive learning environment, whilst teaching them some handy cooking skills. Working with Melbourne businesses ...

The federal government’s carbon pricing scheme commences on July 1 and while there has been significant public debate about the new tax’s flow-on effects, not much of the discussion has focused on the education sector. So, how will the carbon ...

Authorities need to raise awareness of the high incidence of bullying in Australian schools and provide professional development for all staff, say the authors of a new book. The researchers have called for more study of workplace bullying and national ...

The opportunity to test lesson ideas and support each other has made a regional high school placement a huge success, say mother and daughter students from Brisbane. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) post-graduate student Amanda Day, 47, and her daughter, ...

It may only be in its third year, but the Gutsy Challenge continues to grow in popularity. The national program, which encourages students to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables in a bid to raise funds for Gastro-Intestinal (GI) cancer ...

Schools need to develop multiple strategies to improve students’ motivation to learn maths, and they must work to boost their self-belief, given confidence is a major factor influencing engagement, according to new research. The teacher-student relationship and the overall classroom ...

More than 140 academics from various fields have signed a letter calling for the end of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), saying the pressure on teachers and children to perform well on the tests is narrowing ...

Professional development for teachers is about to get a whole lot easier, with the launch of a new online games-based tool where teachers from all sectors learn, network and collaborate. PLANE (pathways for learning anywhere anytime - a network for ...