Research is revealing that online technologies and digital play can increase children's well-being, help develop their creativity, create positive emotions and improve their collaborative skills. According to Curtin University associate professor Karen Murcia, today's children are growing up in a ...

Some NSW schools will operate outside of the standard 9am to 3pm day as part of a government trial to better support "21st-century families". Starting in Term 3, eight primary and secondary schools will partner with community organisations, sports clubs ...

A throng of teenagers who feel their futures have been “sold out” by politicians that don't do enough to slow climate change marched through Sydney on Friday. The children, many of whom were in uniforms and skipping school to attend ...

School students are refusing to drink or eat during the day to avoid using overcrowded and filthy school toilets, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. A state upper house education committee began its hearings into the planning and delivery of public ...

Teaching is a diverse practice in which professionals develop their own style over time, and multiple methods are available to prepare and deliver lessons. Through his new book, author Dr Nigel Wilson has developed a new teaching method – the ...

Under a re-elected Coalition government, trainee teachers would be required to pass a literacy and numeracy test to qualify for a university degree, according to the acting education minister. Speaking with reporters, employment and skills minister Stuart Robert said 700 ...

Most students lack knowledge when it comes to financial literacy and have little understanding of concepts such as superannuation or savings, new research from Griffith University reveals. Co-author and lecturer in finance and financial planning in the Griffith Business School, ...

Whatever happens, and however the war will end in Ukraine, the world has learnt a lot. It is not only the military, politicians and economists who can draw lessons from this war but also educationists. Education researchers, especially mathematics education ...

High school teachers from Sydney's northwest walked off the job this morning ahead of a visit from NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.  On Wednesday, around 40 teachers from Marsden High School congregated outside of school grounds carrying protest signs. Teachers staged ...

This week, teachers and students across Australia have returned from the Easter holidays with eased COVID-19 restrictions.  Last week, Victoria announced it would be scrapping masks for students in grades 3 to 6, with children deemed close contacts no longer ...