Student behaviour is one of the biggest issues facing Australian schools. A survey of Queensland teachers earlier this year found “managing student behaviour” was the main thing taking their time away from teaching. Along with students talking out of turn, ...

We have many great teachers and fine schools in Australia, so why do we continue to look for‘education gurus’, usually from overseas? Think back to Julia Gillard’s recruitment of Joel Klein from New York back in 2008, or her appointment ...

Resources promised by the federal government and the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) to manage classroom disruptions have been released. The Classroom Management Professional Learning Resources project is a response to research that found one in three Australian teachers are losing teaching ...

Nine sweeping education reforms have been recommended by the Senate in The issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms report, released by the Education and Employment References Committee last Friday. The inquiry found evidence-based practices should be used to ...

The federal government has rolled out a new program to manage students' disruptive behaviours in the classroom. The $3.5 million Engaged Classrooms initiative launched today in partnership with the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) will develop a range of professional ...

Teachers should use more simplistic instructions when teaching students with learning and behavioural difficulties, a new study shows. Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology interviewed more than 50 Year 7 to 10 students from three disadvantaged secondary schools to ...