Parents sometimes ask: what’s the point of drama class? Many want their children to choose elective subjects, especially in Year 12, that parents think will help them get into university and establish a career. This is despite the fact work ...

The recent Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability recommended a phasing out of special schools, but how can atypical students be successfully integrated into mainstream education? Of the 172 recommendations it has primary or shared ...

National peak body for nurses, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN), has released a position statement proposing that all school-aged children in Australia have access to a registered nurse that is suitably qualified to provide guidance on maintaining a healthy ...

Claims an Education Department “directive” is discriminating against Palestinian students by effectively banning them from wearing keffiyehs and flags have seen officials agree to review advice for teachers around handling the Israel-Hamas war in the classroom. Last week, Greens MLC ...

Private schools will be given clearer directions on how to use – and not abuse – taxpayer money, under proposed reforms to the Education Act that the government hopes will prevent independent schools from building non-essential infrastructure, like plunge pools, ...

Australian students are increasingly taking tests on computers. This includes major tests used to check national progress on literacy and numeracy. The idea is this prepares students “for the future”, because “technology is everywhere”. But as our two recent studies ...

Queensland schools are facing a wave of tuckshop closures due to rising living costs and a shortage of volunteers, with more than 40 per cent of tuckshops now struggling to make ends meet. More than 90 schools across the state no longer operate permanent ...

A program that teaches educators how to challenge students' emotional distress in the same way as a psychologist would is reaping benefits for schools, which have seen a reduction in student anxiety since undertaking the course. The Anxiety Project sets ...

The next Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) science test will involve more climate change-oriented questions that will examine how well students think about and understand debate about our heating world. The OECD, who administers the test, contracted Deakin University ...

A summit that brought together 70 high school students from 17 schools across Australia has opened up a conversation about belonging in school, and how racism and prejudice can affect learning and wellbeing. Supported by the federal Department of Education, ...