A teenager from regional NSW who was bullied with homophobic taunts has been found not guilty of conspiring to murder his schoolmates after a judge found his disturbing diary entries were merely a window into his torment. The teenager, who ...

New research has detailed the health and safety impacts of period poverty on Australian high school students, with more than 60 per cent of teenagers reporting a lack of access to sanitary products. A joint report from the Queensland University ...

It’s not unusual for anyone’s mind to wander when they should be focused on something. This is even more difficult for students in a busy class with multiple potential distractions. So how long do you normally expect your students to ...

Gamified education could be one of the solutions to boost primary school students' interest in STEM subjects, a new study shows. According lead researcher associate professor Simon Leonard from the University of South Australia, games can help students understand and ...

Children who learn more new words before entering preschool are more likely to positively engage with others during their early education, new research has shown.  Using data from 895 four-year-olds, Ohio State University researchers examined kid’s vocabulary skills at the ...

Teachers are demoralised because of the hours of “pointless busy work” they‘re expected to perform each week, an inquiry has heard. A team of academics, which has looked into the problem of teacher shortages in Australia, presented their research findings ...

Some NSW schools have been operating outside of the standard 9am to 3pm for the past two weeks as part of a government trial to better support working families, and it has proven to be successful so far. Launched in ...

The Australian school curriculum was recently reviewed in its entirety for the first time, with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) releasing a new version 9.0 with the aim of getting back to basics, yet education peak bodies ...

Australia’s education ministers will draft a national plan by December to address chronic teacher shortages and rife dissatisfaction plaguing the teaching profession.  A roundtable meeting held last Friday saw key stakeholders, including unions, academics and principals, meet with the nation’s ...

Australia's federal and state education ministers, along with union leaders, principals and teachers, are due to meet today in Canberra to brainstorm ways to tackle nationwide teacher shortages. The roundtable marks the first time the nation's education leaders have met ...