The sight of a struggling student can be heart-breaking for teachers and school staff but with a classroom full of other students how can we ensure that everyone gets the specialist support that need? What if there was a way ...

When immigrant families arrive in Australia, they will often find a whole new world of educational opportunity for their children. Yet with increased opportunities can come increased expectations.  At the same time, an unfamiliar educational system can be tricky to ...

Parental licensing has long been mulled over by academic philosophers and political scientists, but a social work researcher says the idea is fraught with problems. James Cook University’s Dr Frank Ainsworth reviewed international studies on parental licensing – the idea ...

Teachers are considering leaving the profession over the bullying they cop, so experts have floated a possible partial solution to the problem: a mandatory code of conduct for parents and students. Their study found a vast majority (80 per cent) of teachers ...

More than two thirds of parents feel financial pressure when paying schools fees. Overall, 68 per cent of parents feel either a little or a lot of financial pressure to pay for school fees. This figure rose to 80 per ...

Teachers just want teachable kids but parents focus more on literacy in the lead-up to children starting school. That was one of the key disconnects between the groups unearthed by new research. The study explored how parents are preparing children ...

Has a parent ever complained to you about voluntary school contributions – whether they be excursion, textbook or extracurricular activity-related? If so, you're far from alone. Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales, the peak body for NSW school parents, believes ...

As is the practice in some circles, Jessie has already private high school-shopped for her toddler. Her multi-ethnic three-year-old is advanced for her age, so Jessie knew she wanted to choose a school that embraced both multiculturalism and academic excellence. ...

Conversations with parents of children with autism might help teachers uncover new activities that help boost student literacy, a new study has suggested. Led by Griffith University’s Autism CRC, the research held that more effective parent-teacher communication and greater flexibility ...

Some parents might offer but a cursory glance at a school newsletter sent home with their child. Others might chuck it straight in the bin. But one such communique has sparked the interest of Australian media and started a discussion about ...