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Mind gains: Time to expand the offering of psychology study in schools

On 10 November, a group of secondary school students in Queensland will be the first…

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Promising start for national phonics check, boasts gov

Fewer Australians are taking advanced maths in Year 12. We can learn from countries doing it better

Research calls for school shake-up in 2021: Non-traditional teaching arrangements critical to NAPLAN gains

Op-Ed: How to deliver high-impact remote learning experiences

Traditionally many schools have had a separation between the IT department and the teaching staff.…

No, Education Minister, we don’t have enough evidence to support banning mobile phones in schools

A year without NAPLAN has given us a chance to re-evaluate how we gauge school quality

Victoria is boosting disability support in schools by A$1.6 billion. Here are 4 ways to make the most of it

Empower students with flexible seating

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…

Op-Ed: How to deliver high-impact remote learning experiences

Traditionally many schools have had a separation between the IT department and the teaching staff.…

NSW Growing more green thumbs in schools

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

TAFE versus private providers: Union backlash to VET funding

Digital divide impacts vulnerable students

Rural teaching plan unveiled by gov

Teachers in regional and rural schools can now apply to join a new leadership program…

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

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

From Kirrawee High to Harvard Law 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

Study finds playground duty times are a burning issue for teachers

Changing meal break times in schools could reduce teachers’ risk of skin cancer by more…

The missing middle: puberty is a critical time at school, so why aren’t we investing in it more?

3 out of 10 girls skip class because of painful periods. And most won’t talk to their teacher about it

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

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

Empower students with flexible seating

With growing evidence indicating learning environments have a direct impact on student achievement, increasing numbers…

2020 a record year for building schools

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…