The rise of social media has prompted calls for students to learn how to communicate using digital media like TikTok videos, YouTube, blog posts, Instagram, memes and podcasts. According to senior lecturer in Pedagogy and Curriculum at Deakin University Lucinda ...

Most students lack knowledge when it comes to financial literacy and have little understanding of concepts such as superannuation or savings, new research from Griffith University reveals. Co-author and lecturer in finance and financial planning in the Griffith Business School, ...

Schools around Australia have been stricken by the latest surge in Covid-19, forcing classes to close or operate with minimal staff. For the past two weeks, at least 25 per cent of NSW public school students and teachers have been ...

When the Australian Curriculum was introduced in 2008, it was lauded as a world-class curriculum that would not only ensure consistency among the states and territories, but be inclusive enough for every child – including those with disabilities.  Over a ...

Financial literacy means having an understanding of financial concepts and risks, and the skills, motivation and confidence to make effective decisions across a range of financial contexts. In Australia, many young people have trouble with financial literacy, especially young people ...

The ICC T20 Cricket World Cup will be incorporated into an Australian Curriculum-aligned Schools Program this year. Working in collaboration with Cricket Australia, the program will comprise “exploratory learning units” for both primary and secondary students aged 5-16 and complement ...

In recent years, there has been ongoing discussion about whether mainstream primary and high school teachers are sufficiently prepared to fully implement the language components of the Australian Curriculum. Over the past decades, educators have successfully delivered the functional genre ...

Our survey finds that several teachers would like to see the coming National Curriculum review disappear. By Antonia Maiolo. Our latest survey asked school staff across the country for their opinions on what will be the biggest challenges teachers can ...

Students who have to learn English as they learn the curriculum face a double challenge; schools can take steps to make sure these children’s potential does not go to waste. By Misty Adoniou. About a third of our students in ...