Apps for learning another language have become extremely popular in the age of self-directed and tech-mediated learning, with learners being promised they can attain fluency in their chosen language quickly if they follow simple app instructions.  Some of these instructions ...

Carmel Debel can remember the time her mother tried to enrol her and her brothers in the local primary school. It was back in 1990, when she was seven, and when the administration staff and principal saw her mum standing ...

European countries have been asked to focus on “ensuring the right of children to be involved in all decisions that affect them”, in a newly released report ahead of the school year in Europe. The report — from the “High-level ...

A billboard truck with the message “you will not silence our pain” was parked outside a Sydney private school after a judge quashed a man’s conviction for punching a woman and calling her a “sl*t”. Knox Grammar graduate Nick Drummond successfully appealed ...

*Since this story was published it has been confirmed that schools will commence face-to-face learning one week earlier than planned. Kindergarten and years 1 and 12 will return from October 18 and teachers must be vaccinated. Principals across NSW are ...

Reflective practice has been adopted by teachers for many years to ensure that they are meeting the needs of students. It helps teachers understand their personal areas of development and addresses underlying beliefs and assumptions about learning and teaching in ...

The strains of COVID-19 are continuing to seriously affect the mental health of our children, with one in five parents or carers admitting to needing support for the child's mental health during the pandmeic. As states around the nation plan ...

While cigarette smoking has been on the decline for some time now, the growing popularity of e-cigarettes or vaping among teenagers and young adults has parents, teachers and experts across the country concerned. And with their lolly-like flavourings, bright colours ...

A recent report released by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has concluded that Australian teenagers’ respect for people from other cultures is higher than the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average.  The nationally representative survey of ...

In her ongoing search to discover how to improve student academic performance and to encourage high levels of self-motivated educational engagement, Carol Dweck set out to test the hypothesis of three rules she considered as being valuable when teaching children. The ...