A Coalition analysis of the Australian curriculum says cross-curriculum priorities, especially ones relating to First Nations culture, makes the content "overcrowded, too complex and infused with ideology". Opposition education spokeswoman Senator Sarah Henderson, on whose website the analysis was posted, ...

Consent education has been mandatory in Australian schools since 2023. Amid growing public understanding we need to reduce sexual violence and teach young people about healthy relationships, consent is now part of the national curriculum until Year 10. But is ...

A parliamentary inquiry has made 23 recommendations to the education sector after stating young people don't receive civics and citizenship education adequate enough to cast an informed vote. The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters undertook the Inquiry into civics ...

Two experts have been hand-picked by the federal government to travel the country for six months to gather stories of bullying in schools, as Labor forges ahead with its plan to create a national bullying policy. Education Minister Jason Clare ...

In a damning new report released Thursday, the Victorian Ombudsman has revealed there are systemic gaps in the Victorian Department of Education's policies, procedures and practices in managing child sexual abuse in schools. It comes after two separate investigations into ...

The largest single philanthropic gift ever given to a NSW university – and the biggest ever donation to the University of Sydney (USYD) – will go to girls from Western Sydney who dream of becoming scientists or mathematicians. The $100m ...

A report by the Productivity Commission has revealed a startling disparity between funding funnelled into private schools and that given to their public counterparts. The private schooling sector saw a 22 per cent faster growth in government funding over the past decade ...

With the start of a new year everyone that works in a school has decisions to make about what the next 12 months are going to look like. This guide brings you expert help for planning the year ahead when ...

What do you remember about maths at school? Did you whizz through the problems and enjoy getting the answers right? Or did you often feel lost and worried you weren’t keeping up? Perhaps you felt maths wasn’t for you and ...

It's well established that teachers are leaving the profession in record numbers, and after returning to the classroom last year, I understand why. For over a decade, I've run a children's wellness company, working closely with educators to support student ...