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 ...

As China's global influence continues to increase, an Australian academic says that Chinese has the potential to become a more prominent global language. In his new book, The Rise of Chinese as a Global Language: Prospects and Obstacles, Flinders University ...

If you look up the biographies of authors, you will find that many are also teachers, or ex-teachers — Rachael Johns, Josephine Moon and John Marsden, to name a few.  While mingling at a writers' retreat and meeting fellow authors, ...

Students in New South Wales will have their subjects overhauled for the first time in 30 years under a $196 million plan announced by the state government. The cash injection will be spread over four years to update and streamline ...

EducationReview · Unpacking the importance of phonics for early readers The teaching of phonics in the early years of reading has been a contested issue for decades now. While all teachers believe an understanding of the area provides a critical ...