Despite plunges in school attendance and concerns over teachers’ wellbeing brought about by COVID-19, some inspirational teachers have taken to Twitter to share valuable ideas, resources and coping mechanisms. Indeed, the importance of teachers in the community was recognised last weeks. ...

Year 12 is a stressful period that’s jam-packed with content and finishes quite early in the year. Usually this is problematic enough, but with COVID-19 continuing to significantly complicate the education sector, this year will be particularly challenging for graduating ...

The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) has been told that a small number of independent schools are considering standing down support staff without pay in Term 2 due to COVID-19’s fallout. However, the union is resolutely calling for the ...

Schools in Victoria and the ACT will close on Tuesday due to the coronavirus but other states and territories still intend to keep campuses open until the Easter break. Victoria has brought school holidays forward to allow the early shut ...

The recent parliamentary inquiry into the state of NSW's education system painted a grim picture and put forward over 60 recommendations – including making direct explicit instruction mandatory and using school inspectors to assess teachers in the classroom without prior notice. ...

Twenty-eight “giants” of educational research have combined their findings on how students learn best and how teachers can encourage students to learn efficiently, enjoyably and effectively. The book, How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in ...

The latest NAPLAN National Report shows there have been gains made in several domains and year levels, most importantly in writing. “At the national level, compared to 2008, the performance of Australian students in Year 5 numeracy, Years 3 and ...

When English and Music teacher Michael Lawrence visited Finnish schools in 2017, many teachers asked him why Australia used a test like NAPLAN to assess students, particularly young ones. For them, education is all about learning, not testing. The ultimate ...

Risk-averse, plastic play spaces might soon become a thing of the past as new research has found that ‘nature play’ delivers a host of benefits to young children. Researchers at The University of South Australia conducted world's systematic review of ...

Drawing on a recent research report, Hidden in the Figures: What Students Are Telling Us About the Effectiveness of Astrobiology Outreach, PhD candidate and research assistant Isabelle Kinglsey explains in this video how students' understanding of the nature of science ...