Much like initial reaction to the draft K-10 national maths curriculum, teacher training and support has been highlighted as a key issue with the senior years’ draft. In its detailed submission the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) said this ...

The senior science courses are too complex, overloaded with content and lack an overarching conceptual framework to sufficiently engage students, experts warn. Dr Christina Hart, senior lecturer in science education at the University of Melbourne said the senior years’ physics ...

Miffy Farquharson had a busy day yesterday.The head of the senior years’ library at Mentone Grammar School in Victoria met with several teachers to discuss upcoming assignments and then worked up a list of resources that students would find useful. ...

In the last two decades burdened by declining enrolments and negative public perception, Australia’s boarding schools have undergone significant professional transformation. Since 1990, boarding school enrolments have declined by 20 per cent and the sector has turned to specialist training ...

The Grattan Institute’s damming report on teacher evaluation is narrowly focused, lacking in detail and should be read with caution, principals and teachers have warned. The report’s author Dr Ben Jensen ranked Australia 19 out of 23 countries in teacher ...

Initial expert reaction to the draft senior years’ national curriculum in English, maths, history and science has been mixed. But most commentators agree there is not enough clarity around how assessment and reporting will occur or the role of individual ...

Spending school holidays on her grandparents’ dairy farm in country Victoria meant Amanda Newton was a city girl who knew exactly where her milk came from. Like many, the Melbourne accountant was dismayed to hear tales of today’s children being so ignorant ...

The debate around funding of independent schools is likely to dominate during the impending review of school funding, submissions to its draft terms of reference indicate. Despite talk that Australia has moved beyond the “old and tired” public-private divide in ...

An ingenious concept that links school students with tutors online is being used by schools to address core literacy and numeracy skills. The service, Your Tutor, works in real time, addressing real student issues, using an army of PhD students ...

Frank’s* childhood was brutal and unfeeling, like the military discipline that governed his family home. From a young age, his abusive army officer father beat him repeatedly. His mother, who was emotionally absent, often sent him to school without lunch. ...