Can infinitives be split?a                                  When do you use a pie graph?b                                             Can ‘Earth’ be preceded by ‘the’?c       What order should adjectives appear in?d    All these questions of writing style and presentation – as well as up-to-date, research-based ...

While curriculum reviews have always been debated, the release this month of the Curriculum Renewal for Islamic Education has been welcomed as offering “a way forward for Australian society”. The guide has been edited by Professor Mohamad Abdalla and Dr Nadeem ...

A new ranking of Australians’ perceptions of the professions has seen 74 per cent of respondents rate school teachers as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ for their ethics and honesty. The result, published in the latest Roy Morgan Image of Professions ...

Health authorities have revealed three Melbourne schools are on high virus alert as the state’s Covid-19 outbreak worsens. Department of Health testing commander Jeroen Weimar said health authorities were working with three schools: Willmott Park Primary School, Mercy College and Methodist Ladies’ ...

A great deal of research has taken place dealing with intrinsic and extrinsic influences pertaining to learning and learning engagement. There has especially been significant research by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci of how much influence intrinsic and extrinsic influences ...

A primary school student in western Sydney has been suspended after being found with a knife in her bag, the NSW Department of Education has confirmed. The incident occurred at Kingswood South Public School, near Penrith, last week. The Department of Education ...

An ambitious new research program aims to help Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) providers boost physical activity and reduce screen time. Researchers from the University of South Australia were awarded $1.5 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council's ...

A family is devastated after a little boy drowned while on school camp in southwest Victoria last week. Cooper Onyett died at the Belfast Aquatics pool in Port Fairy on Friday at his first overnight school camp. A GoFundMe page set up after the eight-year-old’s death ...

Greta Thunberg tweeted her support for Australian schoolchildren who ditched class to rally against the nation’s climate policies. There was a sense of anger and defiance among the thousands of school kids who rallied in the rain outside Sydney’s Town Hall ...

NAPLAN is under fire again. “Outdated” and “inappropriate” are words used to describe the aims of NAPLAN in a recent UNSW study. Many of us parents can relate to the many “negative outcomes” kids experience – like stress and anxiety!  ...