Inclusiveness should be integrated subtly into a school’s design, an architect has argued. Wayne Stephens, a partner at Melbourne architects ClarkeHopkinsClarke, said the best inclusive environments are those designed to be so “without it being very evident”. There is also no one-size-fits-all approach ...

The most important schooling need for gender-diverse children is an accepting culture – and that is created through basic awareness, an expert argued. Dr Elizabeth Riley, Sydney-based gender counsellor, said awareness should begin with educating staff. This should then trickle-down ...

Children need to spend two hours a day outdoors to combat the increasing risk of short-sightedness, new research has found. Short-sightedness – otherwise known as myopia or nearsightedness – is caused when light received by the eye doesn’t focus directly on the retina, but ...

Schools could soon become a prominent feature in Sydney’s skyline, the architects of the city’s newest high-rise school have argued. Parramatta’s upcoming 14-storey Arthur Phillip High School, with its adjoining Parramatta Public School, is the figurehead of the NSW Education ...

Education policy rhetoric pigeonholes private schools as wealthy and the public system as strapped for cash. But a new report from the Centre for Independent Studies has aimed to bust these stereotypes as far from reality. One School does not ...

A stigma against autism is “reasonably common” throughout Australian schools, an expert has argued. A recent Senate inquiry found parents of kids with autism are actively discouraged by some schools from enrolling their child. This occurs across the public, independent and ...

  Principal builds pedagogy through the strength of collaborative responsibility. By Madeleine Regan School leadership for Chris Bartlett is about connection, collaboration and bringing people together to benefit students and their learning. At Mater Dei Primary School, Toowoomba, Bartlett is ...

They’re supposed to keep a check on schoolyard bullying but many Australian principals are victims of bullying themselves, a survey has found. Nearly half of Australia’s school principals have faced threats of violence – and parents are the worst offenders, a ...

Six schools, each affiliated with the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, could lose their Commonwealth funding after being handed non-compliance notices relating to failures in financial management and governance. The issuing of notices follows a formal review of the schools by ...

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 ...