Students aren't as empathetic as they once were and have less ability to focus. Those were some of the findings from the Gonski Institute’s Growing Up Digital report. The group surveyed almost 2000 teachers and school leaders across Australia and ...

The Victorian government has partnered with the ABC to give primary school students access to interactive learning activities at home. The first set of 15 learning activities are screening on ABC ME this school week and have been uploaded to ...

“My job just got a whole lot more complicated.” That was one New South Wales teacher’s reaction to the announcement by premier Gladys Berejiklian that the state’s students will soon return to school for face-to-face teaching in a staggered fashion. ...

As schools around the country begin to face the realities of remote classrooms and online learning, there’s a growing divide between those who are prepared for the use of remote electronic environments and those who are not. As students, teachers ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been saying it from the start of the COVID-19 crisis, and he’s saying it still: Australian students should attend school. That’s an opinion backed by Australia’s chief medical officer, Professor Brendan Murphy. But it’s not ...

The federal president of the NSW Teachers Federation, Angelo Gavrielatos, has recommended returning to school in a "staggered" fashion after health restrictions lift, starting with Kindergarten and Year 12. Once authorities relax social distancing measures, instead of the entire student ...

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has threatened to wield a big stick at independent schools that do not resume face-to-face teaching for children whose parents want it or need it. Indeed, Tehan has threatened to remove funding if such independent ...

Queensland schools will only open for the children of essential workers, while others students will work from home for the first five weeks of term two. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the “very difficult decision” was the right one for Queensland. ...

Victorian students will be encouraged to learn from home when Term 2 starts next week. In a statement, Premier Daniel Andrews gave a clear message to students and parents at government schools: all children who can learn at home must ...

Twelve of Australia’s most outstanding teachers in early childhood, primary and secondary schools have been acknowledged in the National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA). This year grandparents, parents, school boards, secondary student councils, parent associations and other groups across Australia ...