While NSW Year 12 students have been given the go-ahead to attend graduations and formals in a COVID-safe way, it is still uncertain whether such events will be broadly allowed in Victoria and other, non-public schools in NSW. Another unknown ...

In 2020, the issue of mental health is high on the agenda for schools around the country. With a global pandemic adding a large dose of extra anxiety into the lives of our students and staff alike, talking about our ...

The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report highlights that Australia’s public spending on education is shrouded by private investment and is below the OECD average. Dr Emma Rowe, an expert in school funding and education policy at ...

EducationReview · Early childhood expert questions holding preschoolers back After a Dandenong primary school principal recently considered the benefits of keeping preschoolers back for another year, Education Review approached Associate Professor Christine Woodrow from Western Sydney University to obtain her ...

A controversial strategy that involved moving Indigenous Australian students off country and relocating them at boarding schools to improve their educational opportunities has failed, a new report concludes. The report was led by Dr Marnie O’Bryan and Dr William Fogarty ...

EducationReview · Our school system has regressed to the 19th century | Dr Maura Sellars An education expert from the University of Newcastle contends that Australia’s schooling system is largely stuck in the 19th century. Dr Maura Sellars, a former ...

A Flinders University researcher has highlighted that developing students’ ability to self-regulate their learning will be one of the most critical skills to develop during the COVID pandemic, with the growing shift to online learning. Professor Stella Vosniadou has concluded ...

EducationReview · 'Teachers status has rocketed': Professor Donna Pendergast Since COVID-19 entered our lives, the importance of jobs we once might have considered less desirable or important has changed dramatically. As well as our front line retail workers, teachers are ...

1: Catch up on any work missed during online learning The HSC has never been as stressful or as anxiety-inducing as it is currently during the COVID-19 pandemic. With almost 9 in 10 students feeling distracted while studying from home, ...

EducationReview · Education, training and work for a changing world: Podcast Have we put too much emphasis on ATAR and attending university? Can the young people of today still expect to reap the rewards for hard work and dedication? And ...