Teacher performance-linked pay, teacher performance generally and student achievement – these are three issues that are never far from the headlines. But are the debates founded on sound evidence or merely the thought bubbles of politicians and populist commentators? We ...

As we celebrate The International Year of Indigenous Languages, it is encouraging to see the latest figures released by Victoria’s Education Department. They show an 8000 per cent improvement in the number of Victorian students studying an Aboriginal language* between ...

One of the busiest and most engaging presentations at this year’s conference was Dr Devin Kearn’s Using explicit instruction to increase student achievement. Kearns prefaced his presentation with the fact that, while explicit instruction is essential for students with learning ...

Coding opportunities are now out of this world, and high school students from every state will soon code robots in space for free. Young space-enthusiasts across the country will have the opportunity to control NASA robots inside the International Space ...

A study of NSW kindergarten students released yesterday has provided evidence that social and emotional behaviours in children directly relate to school results later in life. The work was conducted by researchers from the University of New South Wales in ...

When children study video games in the classroom, they gain a deeper understanding of English literacy – even Shakespeare, says Professor Andrew Burn from the University of London’s Institute of Education. In a presentation at the University of Sydney, Burn ...