A Murdoch University professor has criticised schools for encouraging students to choose between a VET or university pathway. Barry Down, a VET and student engagement specialist, says this dichotomy has become unrealistic. “The reality is that society requires smart workers and citizens with ...

In recent years, there has been ongoing discussion about whether mainstream primary and high school teachers are sufficiently prepared to fully implement the language components of the Australian Curriculum. Over the past decades, educators have successfully delivered the functional genre ...

The context to any contemporary discussion on student learning and pedagogy is the exponential growth in the influence of the internet over the past 40 years. Subsequently, we must note “the importance of an intentional approach to using the internet ...

Last month, the Labor opposition called for systematic change in the Australian education system. “I don’t want people with ATARs of 35 going into teaching,” noted Labor spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek, vocalising a frustration shared by many. The system is facing ...

I probably shouldn’t have asked myself such a heavy question two days before school holidays were over, particularly given I found Teacher by Gabbie Stroud while scrolling through the iBooks store during The Bachelor finale (such was my rage at ...

We all like autonomy – the feeling of freedom and being in control. The classroom is no different. Students are more engaged and have a greater sense of responsibility when given autonomy over their learning. They thrive when they are ...

Teamwork comes naturally to a school leader like Michael Battenally. The principal of Canberra’s Melba Copland Secondary School for the past decade, and an educator in the ACT system for the past 33 years, Battenally can also list on his ...

Australian school councils have come out pushing for surveillance cameras to be implemented into school playgrounds to help fight bullying and crime. This is a highly delicate issue, as one of the keys for creating a positive, social school playground ...

Research consistently shows that many students become disengaged in their schoolwork as they move further into the middle years of high school. As students become disengaged, they participate in class less often, enjoy school less, become less interested in schoolwork, ...

The state government is set to overhaul careers education in Victorian secondary schools, introducing careers workshops for students as young as Year 7, according to a recent article in The Age. My first reaction is that this initiative is long ...