While the revised national curriculum allows Australian students to learn more about climate change, education experts say teachers need more support to deliver it effectively. According to Kim Beasy, a curriculum and pedagogy lecturer at the University of Tasmania, the ...

After an almost year-long debate, state and federal education ministers have signed off on the revised national curriculum, set to come into force at the start of Term 2.  Acting federal education minister Stuart Robert announced the states' endorsement on ...

Australia's education ministers have met to discuss their revision of the national curriculum, which will include emphasising the importance of phonics in teaching reading to students in Kindergarten to Year 2. Deputy Dean of Education at Western Sydney University, Dr ...

Say what you want about Where the Forest Meets the Sea or Storm Boy, because overall, we beat the English at their own linguistic learning game. Dr Paul Gardner from Curtin University’s School of Education has found we are better ...

  If a couple of success stories from overseas are any indication, Australian students would benefit from more flexibility and an emphasis on lifelong learning, instead of tests and benchmarks. By Louis White. In Finland, they don’t start school until ...

Experts raise concerns about the education minister’s coming review. By Dallas Bastian. The recently announced review of the National Curriculum has alarmed some history experts. They say they don’t want to add to a plan that is already overcrowded and ...

As the 2014 academic year commences, Education Review asks teachers, principals and key stakeholders to name the issues likely to dominate the landscape this year. By Cathy Wever. The Australian Curriculum Implementation of the National Curriculum remains a major issue ...