Hilary Purdie first realised something wasn’t right when she couldn’t remember the names of her students.  It was the Hobart-based school principal’s first day back at work after being struck down with Covid-19, and she felt absolutely exhausted. “It's only ...

In an attempt to reduce their workload NSW educators will soon be receiving extra help as the government intends to deliver lesson plans and other learning materials.  Teachers across the state will have the opportunity to use pre-made lesson plans ...

An academic has called to mandate 'reading for pleasure' at school as a new study shows the correlation between reading enjoyment and academic performance. Integrating 30 minutes a day of reading for pleasure in the classroom could improve student’s results, ...

The Sora app is an award-winning digital reading platform for primary and secondary schools that ensures access to the right books for every student, on any device, at any time. Build a custom collection of ebooks and audiobooks​ Hand-select titles ...

Stunned parents, children and staff only learnt their beloved private school in Victoria’s north was closing after arriving at the campus on Thursday morning. Families were notified via email late on Wednesday night that Colmont School in Kilmore had been ...

Students' interest and enrolment in maths subjects has dropped sharply in recent years following a longstanding national decline.  Yet, reviving students' interest in the topic might be achieved simply by doing one ‘rich maths lesson’ a month which will help ...

Remember when former Morrison government minister Stuart Robert lashed out at “dud” teachers? In March, the then acting education minister said the “bottom 10%” of teachers “can’t read and write” and blamed them for declining academic results. This is more than just ...

An educator with a passion for getting children emotionally invested in saving the ice caps gave a lesson to students as a polar bear hovered over his shoulder. Gavin McCormack is trying to bring the “amazing natural phenomena” to the ...

Mandatory bag checks in Australian schools could push student's vaping habits "further underground" a health expert has said, as calls to address rising rates of youth e-cigarette use amplify. This week, the Teachers’ Professional Association of Queensland (TPAQ) launched a ...

A new coaching program directed at university students in education courses aims to reduce attrition rates and better prepare the future teachers for the classroom.  The pilot Student Success Coach Program, launched by Charles Darwin University, oversees students undertaking the ...