Sexual behaviour is part of normal development, but what is expected of a teacher when it becomes problematic on school grounds? A national survey sought to unearth how primary educators, early childhood teachers and carers respond to abnormal and harmful ...

Imagine you are at least halfway through your degree (93 per cent for me) and your university decides to spring on you that you now have to complete another hurdle before you are allowed to graduate. Not work. Graduate. Well ...

Despite record investment in education, Australian students’ literacy and numeracy levels have been steadily declining. This podcast series speaks with some of Australia’s K-12 education leaders and asks the key question: What, if anything, are we doing wrong? In episode ...

Every July, Australia turns its attention to NAIDOC Week, an entire week dedicated to celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievements. This year’s theme of ‘Voice. Treaty. Truth.’ is an invaluable chance for First Nations People to express their desire ...

Violent encounters between parents, teachers and principals regularly hit the headlines, with politicians bemoaning a perceived lack of respect for teachers in society. Indeed, in a recent article for Monash Lens by educational and developmental psychologist Sally Kenney and Monash University’s Dr ...

Hi and welcome to another Education Review weekly roundup of the top news stories we covered this week. I’m Wade Zaglas, education editor. All stories can be found on our site, educationreview.com.au. You can either read this summary or listen ...

There are some teachers who seem to be born to the role, such is their passion, energy and enthusiasm for the profession and commitment to the education needs and emotional wellbeing of their students. Within moments of meeting Chantel Mirzai, ...

Text-matching software for detecting and preventing plagiarism is nothing new, but new software released by Swedish start-up Urkund in partnership with Androgogic promises to up the ante. In a world increasingly full of “copy and paste” and students paying for ...

One of the busiest and most engaging presentations at this year’s conference was Dr Devin Kearn’s Using explicit instruction to increase student achievement. Kearns prefaced his presentation with the fact that, while explicit instruction is essential for students with learning ...

A Melbourne school is leading the way towards a sustainable future, becoming one of the first schools in Australia to become 100 per cent net renewable by 2020. Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC) has signed an agreement with a wholesale electricity ...