A new study has found that reading out loud to at-risk children can triple their resilience before they start school.  Researchers from the University of South Australia took data from over 60,000 kids aged between 5 and 6, focusing on ...

Principals, teachers and senior education leaders from across NSW gathered in Sydney this week to attend the fourth annual SMH Schools Summit. The event, marking the first in-person event since COVID-19, dissected some of the major issues facing Australia's education ...

Disadvantaged young people experience significantly lower levels of teacher support and life satisfaction at school than their more affluent peers, research has shown. A new study, led by Flinders University, analysed survey responses from over 3,500 young people aged between ...

It’s been over a decade since the release of the Gonski report, the most significant school funding review in Australia’s recent history. The report, handed down in late 2011, proposed a fairer funding model to give children a high-quality education, ...

School students and teachers across NSW will be freed from mask mandates next week, as the state’s health authorities continue to ease Covid-19 restrictions. From Monday, all students and high school staff will no longer need to wear a face ...

Involving young people in the design and delivery of consent education will be crucial for them to learn about having respectful and safe relationships, according to researchers. As of 2023, consent education will be made mandatory for all Australian high ...

Schools in NSW will continue to hand out rapid antigen tests to help keep kids in classrooms but surveillance testing will end. Eight RAT kits will be offered to each student and staff member in NSW schools, Premier Dominic Perrottet ...

Australia's education ministers have met to discuss their revision of the national curriculum, which will include emphasising the importance of phonics in teaching reading to students in Kindergarten to Year 2. Deputy Dean of Education at Western Sydney University, Dr ...

The virtual classroom has evolved from an early 2000’s video conference that delivered instructions with little teacher interaction to an innovative, interactive and collaborative learning space that all students can be involved in. To meet the challenges of recent times, ...

Australia's childcare sector has recorded a spike in serious incidents over the past year, as year 12 completion rates fall to record lows, according to a recent Productivity Commission report.  In 2020-21, there was a total of 20,599 serious incidents ...