Queensland’s education department has announced it will partner with the Queensland Education Leadership Institute to deliver a new state school review program. From early in Term 2, review teams will begin assessing each of the state’s 1233 public schools. A ...

Teachers working in regional cities experience more employment success and less commuting stress, a new survey shows. Evocities, a campaign that promotes the benefits of Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga, conducted an online survey of 286 relocators ...

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A specialist school in Victoria has been awarded more than $9000 to purchase iPads and speech assistance apps for senior students who have difficulty communicating. St Pauls College – a special needs school in Melbourne that caters to students with ...

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Background and birth weight have more of an impact on a child's NAPLAN results than whether they attend a private or public school, a new study by University of Queensland researchers show. Faculty of health and behavioural science professor Luke Connelly ...

A $5000 grant offers 10 schools the chance to enter this year’s Central Queensland Junior Robotics Competition for the first time. Central Queensland University senior research technologies officer Jason Bell partnered with Ridgelands State School on the successful submission for ...

Virtual excursions have none of the money and logistic hurdles of physical trips – and all of the fun. Virtual excursions are fast becoming the school trip of choice for teachers. They offer the same learning benefits and exposure to ...

An expert says schools have only just begun to tap video game mechanics’ potential for improving teaching and learning. Schools and universities are beginning to realise the true power of learning through gamification, a Macquarie University lecturer says – but ...

In Hobart this June, Dark Mofo project The Hothouse will gather relevant specialists, academics and members of the public to discuss ideas on how to improve Tasmania’s educational outcomes. For 72 hours from June 1-3, 2015, The Hothouse Session will ...