SchoolNews - Australia

It’s official: Phonics compulsory for Year 1 students

Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the evidence of phonics effectiveness is undeniable, and from…

Teacher-student relationship key to positive learning at semi-rural school

The robots helping sick kids ‘teleport’ to the classroom

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

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For teens, getting access to speech pathology services depends on where you live

Speech pathology services for 12-16 year olds in public schools is inconsistent across Australian states…

Teachers are expected to put on a brave face and ignore their emotions. We need to talk about it

Fundraising brings in big bucks for Aussie schools

New principals are ready to lead

5 evidence-based ways teachers can help struggling students

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…

$20m program lifts out of school hours care places

Forty-seven schools across NSW will open Out of School Hours Care Hubs by June as…

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

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

Teachers are expected to put on a brave face and ignore their emotions. We need to talk about it

I wanted to find out how someone who wants to become a teacher learnt what…

Op-Ed: Linking character education & wellbeing with community service learning

Fast track for top teachers to become principals

‘The stories a nation tells itself matter’: how will the COVID generation remember 2020?

Remote learning didn’t affect most NSW primary students in our study academically. But well-being suffered

Promise to boost mental health support in schools

The $2m+ funding boost will be available to government, Catholic and independent primary schools in…

Teachers, place the writing onus back on students!

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

Vic’s grand STEM centre holds promise for senior students

Fostering self-confidence in the maths classroom

For teens, getting access to speech pathology services depends on where you live

Speech pathology services for 12-16 year olds in public schools is inconsistent across Australian states…

The need for mental health education in Australian schools

Children in Darwin are more worried about their safety than their grades

Study finds playground duty times are a burning issue for teachers

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

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…