Teachers can achieve incredible things when bureaucrats get off their backs and actually let them teach.

There are some teachers who seem to be born to the role, such is their passion, energy and enthusiasm for the profession and commitment to the education needs and emotional wellbeing of their students. Within moments of meeting Chantel Mirzai, ...

The increase in population density in urban locations and land scarcity has caused a significant escalation in the rise of vertical school projects, either in planning or under development, in major Australian capital cities. Vertical schools are characterised as multi-level ...

A state-of-the-art facility for the teachers of the future has opened its doors at the University of South Australia's Magill campus for the first time. The $4 million Samsung SMARTSchool was built to be a "technologically advanced" teacher-training facility with a ...

Digital transformation and the rise of millennials are dominating headlines in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). Rapid advancements in technology are drastically improving the way we do things. As millennials come of age, modern students will be adept with technology, ...

Picture an entrepreneur. Maybe a rock star one like Mark Zuckerberg, or a more socially-conscious, local one like the guys from Who Gives a Crap. Then imagine the skills they drew on to scale their businesses, things like ambition, problem-solving, communication ...

A high school science program has been recognised for its innovation. The FARLabs (Freely Accessible Remote Laboratories) program, pioneered by La Trobe University, won the prestigious international S-Lab Virtual Laboratory: Learning award for teaching excellence presented through the UK’s Institute ...

  Innovation is flourishing as our schools explore new strategies for teachers’ personal development, ranging from social media to video to face-to-face discussion. By Antonia Maiolo. Schools, teachers and organisations in Australia are taking up innovative approaches to support professional ...