Today, ACARA cautiously released newly user-friendly 2018 MySchool data, revealing, among other things, individual schools' 2017 NAPLAN performances. “We know that schools are more than just their NAPLAN results. However, literacy and numeracy are the fundamental skills all our children ...

We've all heard of 'cotton wool kids' and 'helicopter parents'. Instead of merely complaining about these modern phenomena, David Gregory is addressing them. An outdoor educator, he thinks that students should 'learn by doing', particularly outdoors, as this teaches them ...

After bouncing back from the collapse of parent companies Independent Colleges Australia and ABC Learning in 2011, Victoria's Southern Cross Grammar will unveil a new school facility dedicated to VCE studies next week. The new facility, set to open on ...

Award-winning mathematics teacher Eddie Woo has featured prominently in the media for his achievements recently, and has now been been appointed to a NSW "super teacher" role. Premier Gladys Berekiklian made the announcement on Friday, and officially appointed Woo as ...

Teenage parents will continue to fall through the cracks unless Australian schools do more to support them, according to a new report. National Children's Commissioner Megan Mitchell fears too much responsibility falls on the shoulders of individual principals to make sure ...

Could Minecraft be as good for kids as playing ‘house’, or pretending to be their favourite superheroes? Given the controversy over screen time, this is a seemingly bold question – one that researcher Jane Mavoa is exploring. Based on her ...

A state-of-the-art facility for the teachers of the future has opened its doors at the University of South Australia's Magill campus for the first time. The $4 million Samsung SMARTSchool was built to be a "technologically advanced" teacher-training facility with a ...

The latest snapshot of Australia's youth shows the wellbeing and performance of school aged children is on a downward slide. Released today, the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) Report Card: The Wellbeing of Young Australians, places Australia ...

The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) has “cautiously welcomed” a decision to scrap plans that would link NAPLAN results with qualifying for the HSC. NSW education minister Rob Stokes today announced the contentious plan would not go ahead, after ...

Victoria already has them, but next month law professionals will convene to decide whether other Australian states need lawyers stationed in schools. The question will be the focus of discussion at the Community Legal Centres Masterclass in Brisbane on March ...