In what many people would find unusual, a Sydney school is offering HSC students cash incentives to perform well in their subjects. Al-Faisal College, in the western suburb of Auburn, gives out “$500 cheques to high-achieving students who score more ...

Australian students’ performance in writing has attracted a lot of attention this year, particularly in the middle years where NAPLAN results are regularly scrutinised. But, while no one disputes the importance of the middle years, it is the senior years ...

New South Wales schools haven’t had it easy as of late: bushfire closures, COVID-19 interruptions, cyber attacks. Now, schools are facing their latest crisis – a spate of bomb threats, prompting evacuations across the state.  Recently, more than a dozen ...

EducationReview · New handbook helps to counter an age of fake news | Eryn Newman The phenomenon of "fake news"’ has been around since journalism first began, but the term itself and the power it can now yield has been ...

EducationReview · Our texts lists are (mis)representing us | Alex Bacalja Although Australia was built on multiculturalism, the country hides a dark past in discrimination against Indigenous Australians and other ethnic minority groups. Patriarchy, too, dominated both men and women' ...

Two Australian education experts have offered some advice to improve students' chances of success as Year 12 students across the country prepare to finish a unique and highly challenging academic year. Andrew Martin is Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational ...

Have you ever been upset and turned to someone to seek comfort and reassurance, only to have them say something like: “It’s not worth getting upset about”, “why did you do that?!”, “it could be worse”, “everything happens for a ...

EducationReview · Academic slams LANTITE report as 'flawed' | Dr David Zyngier Before an internal government report recently revealed that the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) was causing significant concern among pre-service teachers and universities, nine ...

An internal government report has called for the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) to be held at the beginning of education degrees, so students aren’t potentially wasting their time. In comes after revelations that almost one ...

EducationReview · New book draws on the science of learning for study success | Scott Francis As the end high school approaches for students and high-stakes exams are soon to take place, knowing how to study most effectively could mean ...