A 2023 program funded by the federal government's Emerging Priorities initiative saw teachers save an average of 94 hours each in lesson planning time this year. The grant program was established in 2021 to fund projects that assist school communities ...

Teachers' burnout does not only impact educators' wellbeing but also their physical health, a new study has found. The University of York and York St John University in the UK have found a link between physical health issues and teacher ...

A new report by The Black Dog Institute found that almost half of Australian teachers (46.8%) are considering leaving the profession within the next 12 months, which is a huge increase from 14% in 2021. The same study of 4000 ...

Teachers are demoralised because of the hours of “pointless busy work” they‘re expected to perform each week, an inquiry has heard. A team of academics, which has looked into the problem of teacher shortages in Australia, presented their research findings ...

Like health practitioners of all stripes, 2020 and 2021 are years that many teachers in COVID-19 affected areas would probably rather forget. Undoubtedly acquiring new skills – and a greater sense of agility and resilience – benefitted many teachers, but ...

Reflective practice has been adopted by teachers for many years to ensure that they are meeting the needs of students. It helps teachers understand their personal areas of development and addresses underlying beliefs and assumptions about learning and teaching in ...

A study has concluded that teacher burnout affects students in numerous ways, including their achievement levels and motivation. The study, titled ‘Does teacher burnout affect students? A systematic review of its association with academic achievement and student-reported outcomes’, was written ...

While many Australian schools have spent the last few decades admiring the old school tie, tightening standardisation and rubrics while chasing NAPLAN and ATAR scores, Finnish educators have been told to study best practices, and then try and improve on ...

Closer to burnout. Stressed. Anxious. The work never stops. These were some of the ways teachers described working during the COVID-19 pandemic in a new survey. A team of Australian and international researchers asked teachers and educators 16 open-ended questions ...

Twelve-hour days and big classes are realities that Singapore's teachers face daily. Such conditions create stressful work environments which impede their capacity to live up to their global reputation for teaching excellence. They are usually too exhausted to be the classroom innovators they ...