The state of a young person’s psychological health can greatly impact both wellbeing and academic outcomes. From this concept grew the educational philosophy known as positive education, which was introduced in Australia six years ago and has been challenging traditional models ever ...

‘I reckon’ as a basis for teachers making decisions about teaching and learning has given way to the use of sophisticated research into best practice in education. Hale School in Western Australia has experienced this change in its focus on ...

Former Australian Federal Police cybercrime expert Alastair MacGibbon has officially stepped into his new role as children’s e-safety commissioner. The Office of the Children’s e-Safety Commissioner was created as a result government surveys that revealed up to 1 in 5 Australian ...

Gifted and talented school kids have taken time out of their holidays to attend university. The Holiday Enrichment Workshop Series hosted by the University of Southern Queensland in partnership with BRAINways Education, ran over two days (June 29-30), consisting of ...

The term coding will be unknown to some. To others, it may conjure up images of pubescent teens hunched over a keyboard until the early hours of the morning. Indeed, when I first learnt to code, that’s exactly what it ...

In a quest to boost Tasmania’s education outcomes and lift participation rates, the University of Tasmania today launched the Children’s University Tasmania. The project was launched today with education and training minister Jeremy Rockliff at the Moonah Arts Centre, Hobart, ...

Central Queensland University and Fitzroy Basin Association are helping teachers find science education paradise in Gladstone for Science Week. Teachers from around Queensland will converge on CQUniversity Gladstone in August, for a hands-on weekend to help them bring science to ...

Monash University has partnered with the Melbourne Football Club to deliver the club’s Read Like a Demon literacy program. The program is aimed at inspiring a love of reading and to improve literacy among primary school students. It offers students ...

The government needs to give greater priority to funding schools enrolling students most at risk of leaving school and to develop sustainable funding policies for the future. In a new report – Australian Education Review – Lyndsay Connors and Jim ...

With technology set to play an increased role in the classrooms of tomorrow, the Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi) and Optus have joined forces to help schools accelerate their plans to digitalise education. Under a recently-signed Memorandum of Understanding, the ...