School‐aged children are being exposed to an increasing number of vaping and e‐cigarette videos on TikTok, prompting calls for more regulation of the social media platform. University of Queensland researchers analysed more than 800 videos featuring the modern smoking practice. ...

The downward trend in Australian school student scores in tests such as NAPLAN, PISA and TIMSS has understandably caused concern among Australian educators, policymakers and the media. The push to remedy this trend is driving interest in pedagogies differing from ...

Schools with green surroundings may have better academic performance as a result, new research has found. A study from the Australian Catholic University also found that exposure to high levels of traffic-related noise pollution could be detrimental to academic performance. ...

Only 31 per cent of teachers surveyed for Oxford University Press’ (OUP) The Evolution of Science Education Report believe science education in their countries is preparing children for the challenges of the future. In contrast, fewer than half (46 per ...

Struggling with literacy as an adult can have a devastating effect on multiple areas of an individual’s life, a parliamentary committee has heard. Managing household bills, helping their children do their homework and managing their bank accounts are just some ...

NSW Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos warned these are “trying times for teachers” as Sydney’s lockdown continues and term three kicks off in remote learning mode.  Speaking to the ABC on Monday night, Gavrielatos welcomed the news that 10,000 teachers ...

Educators go to university for four years, complete countless hours of study and spend many days in classrooms completing several practicums to get them ‘classroom ready’.  They are taught pedagogy, curriculum, theory and research; however, they aren’t taught how to ...

A former private school teacher and water polo coach has been slapped with more charges after he allegedly used Instagram to groom children. Dean Carelse was arrested by Sunshine Coast police on Friday. He was charged with 14 counts of indecent treatment ...

While many Australian schools have spent the last few decades admiring the old school tie, tightening standardisation and rubrics while chasing NAPLAN and ATAR scores, Finnish educators have been told to study best practices, and then try and improve on ...

All NSW workplaces and retail businesses will be required to use Service NSW QR codes from next month. The requirement, beginning July 12, will represent a massive ramping-up of the state’s information collection relating to the coronavirus and will impact ...