Earlier this month, the New South Wales government announced it would roll out programs for gifted students in every public school in the state. This comes amid concerns gifted school students are not achieving their potential. A previous review in ...

All NSW teachers will undergo 'explicit teaching' training in their staff development days at the start of term two, after it was revealed some disadvantaged schools outperformed their high-fee counterparts in NAPLAN results. Explicit teaching involves a teacher clearly showing ...

A parliamentary committee on Wednesday afternoon announced an inquiry into civics education, participation and engagement in Australia. The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters will investigate how effective education about government operations and policymaking currently is, what approaches schools and ...

With the decline in Australia’s international standings, and the shortage of teachers prepared to teach in the current environment, there is not a school in the country that could be satisfied with the status quo. During my visits to Finland, ...

A 15-year-old living in remote Australia is still an average 1.5 years behind their metropolitan peers in science, and performs significantly below the international average in maths. A lack of access and resources has caused this STEM gap, which is ...

Federal and state governments have just launched a A$10 million advertising campaign to “raise the status” of teachers in Australia and encourage people to consider a career in school education. Called “Be That Teacher”, the campaign features emotive stories from ...

Teachers will soon get access to three free short courses on classroom management and teaching strategies developed by the University of Adelaide. The short courses will be developed by the University of Adelaide Profesional and Continuing Education (PACE)  and will ...

A new policy from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), effective from November 1, aims to lessen administrative workloads for NSW teachers by scrapping principal signatures on accreditation renewal paperwork. Teachers are still required to complete 100 hours of professional ...

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has opened a new front in the national campaign to attract and retain teachers. Amid ongoing teacher shortages, Victoria will offer fee-free education for high school teaching degrees from next year. This is similar to the ...

A University of Queensland (UQ) first-year student is equipping year 11 and 12 ATAR students with interactive peer-to-peer learning ahead of this year's preliminary and Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) exams. Oliver Barr-David, founder of Queensland Study Hub, has turned ...