Modular designs and furniture can solve emerging space concerns. By Anthony Walsh. As enrolments increase across the country, the Australian education industry is increasingly experiencing issues with limited space. In Queensland, the Flying Start reforms have resulted in many schools ...

Students embrace everything about being principal for a day – except the long meetings. Charles Campbell College principal Sue George-Duif leads by example. She jumped at the chance to take part in a human experiment and give four of her ...

Attacks on the self-worth of students are still a growing problem. More can be done to make them stop. By Antonia Maiolo More needs to be done to stamp out bullying in our schools, experts say, in light of rising ...

Students get a taste of what it truly means to rule the school. Charles Campbell College principal Sue George-Duif leads by example. She jumped at the chance to take part in a ‘human experiment’ and give four of her students ...

A positive learning environment is more than just a mental construct. By Adrian Curtis. Sustainable schools boost learning outcomes. The benefits of investing in sustainable initiatives have been investigated and recorded. International studies have proven that students who attend schools ...

National program lets children get a taste of running the school. Principals around the country are stepping down from their leadership roles. The mass exodus is part of a national event – Student Principal for a Day. “Experiential leadership training ...

The Coalitions push to create more independent public schools has stakeholders divided. By Antonia Maiolo. State school principals will be given more power over staffing and curriculum priorities under a $70 million push to help a quarter of the country’s ...

Officials acknowledge the difficulty for teachers who face physical threats but still insist a calm, controlled response is the best way to maintain power and respect. By Dallas Bastian. Recent reports of teachers being sacked for restraining students after they ...

  Principals will no longer have to meet with parents first. By Antonia Maiolo. Victorian school principals will be given the power to suspend disobedient students without facing parents under tough new guidelines that come into effect in March. Students ...

  Pre-election tug of war leaves federal parties’ stances closer together.  By Elizabeth Allen It played out as a giant tug of war, with the Gonski-cum-Better Schools plan as the rope. On one side was the federal Labor Party, helped in its efforts by ...