Using fear appeal to encourage Year 12 students to perform better can have adverse effects on students’ stress and increase teachers’ anxiety, a new study shows.  Lead researcher from Macquarie University professor in psychology Viviana Wuthrich says teachers using fear ...

An expert has called for a review of the national curriculum as he says its "narrow" and "standardised" focus has reduced critical thinking and reasoning skills in Australian students. Charles Darwin University education lecturer Dr Stephen Bolaji says the structure ...

An expert is urging school principals to take care of their wellbeing during the holidays as staff shortages, workload, administrative tasks and the aftermath of Covid-19 have left them struggling with their mental health.  While principals’ stress levels have skyrocketed, ...

The covid-19 pandemic has underlined a mathematical skills gap as many Australians were unable to correctly assess the health data presented in the media and were drawn to fake news.  Many of the data and graphs used to explain the ...

Building a positive school culture can help reduce teacher stress, boost their effectiveness, and give them more time to focus on students, yet grasping the concept and implementing it can be challenging. According to former school principal and founder and ...

While the government has been trying to tackle teacher shortages via a workforce plan, an expert has argued respecting educators is key to reducing attrition rates and engaging more people in the profession. In most cases, teachers feel respected by ...

High schools around the country have banned mobile phones to ensure students' wellbeing and learning outcomes, yet research shows it does not provide the expected effect in the long term. Schools choosing to ban mobile phones often believe it will ...

Gamified education could be one of the solutions to boost primary school students' interest in STEM subjects, a new study shows. According lead researcher associate professor Simon Leonard from the University of South Australia, games can help students understand and ...

The Australian school curriculum was recently reviewed in its entirety for the first time, with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) releasing a new version 9.0 with the aim of getting back to basics, yet education peak bodies ...

School playgrounds are shrinking and some schools across Australia, particularly in metropolitan cities, have been left with less ‘play space’ per student than a prison cell, reports show. According to Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Education at Charles Sturt ...