Education should be more decentralised so schools have more room to cater for individual student needs, a report has argued. The Case for Inclusive Learning Systems, released this week by the philanthropic Dusseldorp Forum, provides a framework for moving school ...

A pilot study from Southern Cross University has identified the four critical elements in creating an ‘outstanding’ school. The key elements are: an effective and resilient principal; team-based teaching; making decisions based on reliable data; and an intensive and ongoing, coaching mentoring and ...

Multicultural Australia has its roots in ANZAC history and school students must understand this, an official has said. Chris Fox, chief executive of the Camp Gallipoli Foundation – which aims to educate young people about ANZAC soldiers – said Australian history ...

Education must learn to get better at getting better, an expert has said. In a guest lecture at the University of Technology, Sydney, professor Tony Bryk, president of the US-based Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, said education fails ...

Studying the languages and cultures of Australia’s neighbours must become an education priority, an expert has said. Dr Jane Orton, from the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education said Australian students – throughout the whole spectrum of education – ...

While recent stories of kids with autism being detained by their teachers have hit the media spotlight, many similar incidents may be occurring without scrutiny, an official has said. Autism Awareness Australia chief executive Nicole Rogerson said the fragmented nature of the ...

Helping young children pinpoint what emotions they’re feeling can prevent mental illness, an expert said. By the time of adulthood, one in four children experience a mental health issue. Dr Rosie Rooney, co-director of Curtin University’s Aussie Optimism program, which aims ...

Science should be taught separately and by specialist teachers in primary schools, a winner of this year’s Prime Minister’s Prize for Science has said. In current primary school curriculums, science is taught by general teachers and integrated throughout the day ...

Education must be grounded in an understanding of the natural world, a professor of education at St Mary’s University, London, has said. Professor Paul Clarke is touring South Australian Catholic schools to show students and teachers how they can care ...

Creative writing is undervalued in schools, a professor of teacher education at the University of Sydney has said. Professor Robyn Ewing said the implementation of high-stakes standardised testing throughout schools, such as NAPLAN, has led to storytelling and creative writing not being ...