SchoolNews - Australia

NSW wants to change rules on suspending and expelling students. How does it compare to other states?

Schools should develop a plan that outlines educational support during the students’ absence, so they…

Disability royal commission: People living with disability paint a bleak picture of education exclusion and neglect

Writing needs to be taught and practised. Australian schools are dropping the focus too early

Victoria’s money for tutors is necessary, but there are 5 things it needs to do to ensure they’re successful

Shore School muck-up day scandal reflects deep-rooted ‘us and them’ culture of elite institutions

Connecting with others remotely: What have we learned from online learning?

As the teacher, there’s benefit to surfacing and naming what’s behind our pedagogical actions, as…

Strathfield Girls leader knows what works best

In 20 years of award-winning picture books, non-white people made up just 12% of main characters

The budget has more money for school programs for Indigenous boys than girls

Why so religious? Chaplain controversy amps up

Macarthur school adapts quickly to home schooling during COVID-19 pandemic

Headmaster Dr Nockles takes us through his school's layered process: "The planning we undertook included…

School of fish: how we involved Indigenous students in our investigation of a 65,000-year-old site

A recent program for school kids in Kakadu and West Arnhem Land, incorporating traditional knowledge…

TAFE versus private providers: Union backlash to VET funding

Digital divide impacts vulnerable students

I redesigned a school playground for my PhD – and the children got better marks learning outside

Kids will need recess more than ever when returning to school post-coronavirus

EXCLUSIVE: The problem with cultures of privilege when you’re building a kid

Adam Voigt: "I’m so proud that we avoided the boastful, arrogant gimmickry that our highest…

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Out-of-hours email controversy escalates between teachers and parents

From Kirrawee High to Harvard Law School

Is learning more important than well-being? Teachers told us how COVID highlighted ethical dilemmas at school

YouTube maths hero Eddie Woo explains the maths of the Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House has launched a free new new video series, Maths of the…

Vic’s grand STEM centre holds promise for senior students

Fostering self-confidence in the maths classroom

Only one fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the remote learning period

School chaplains may be cheaper than psychologists. But we don’t have enough evidence of their impact

Since its inception by the Howard government in 2006, there have been concerns from many,…

No such thing as a healthy tan: shade structures for schools

Why some learners thrive in lockdown

More counsellors in the pipeline for NSW schools

Schools warned to watch out for ‘best friend’ bullying

2020 a record year for building schools

Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said she was thrilled the next phase of school building is…

I redesigned a school playground for my PhD – and the children got better marks learning outside

Forest High students in a league of their own

An idea to take lunchtime football beyond the school oval has paid off for Year…