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Pep talks for teachers

I encourage you to choose one or a few phrases below that resonate for you,…

Six Organising Concepts to Supercharge Children’s Thinking and Learning

Einstein was ‘wrong’, not your science teacher

‘How outrageous and impossible is that?’: factoring in how year 12 students coped in lockdown is a grading nightmare for teachers

Students who are more adaptable do best in remote learning – and it’s a skill we can teach

In debates about opening schools, we’re neglecting an important voice: our children’s

Schools in New South Wales are on track to reopen by October 25 following four…

Library learning zone refurb boom

More sleep, less traffic: here’s what we know about the benefits of staggered school start (and finish) times

More stress, unclear gains: are selective schools really worth it?

Learning from disruption: Why we should rethink the place of NAPLAN in our schools

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…

Green space around primary schools may improve students’ academic performance

We examined how greenery and traffic-related air pollution were associated with the average 2018 NAPLAN…

$20m program lifts out of school hours care places

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

Six Organising Concepts to Supercharge Children’s Thinking and Learning

If students work through and understand these modes, they will have more flexibility and technical…

How to get media ready after COVID+ case

8 tips to help exhausted teachers move to online teaching

Mid-career barriers to teaching torn down

Free schools guide about inclusiveness and climate science is not ideological — it’s based on evidence

Cutting edge student design at Salisbury High School

As part of the $692 million “Building Better Schools” program by the South Australian state…

Increased support for learning from home

CASE STUDY: Stellar science room revamp for St Catherine’s School

Dyslexia Resources: Reading between the lines

Theatre Resources: No business like school showbusiness

More children are self-harming since the start of the pandemic. Here’s what parents and teachers can do to help

In New South Wales, presentations to emergency departments for self-harm and suicidal thoughts are reportedly…

From vaccination to ventilation: 5 ways to keep kids safe from COVID when schools reopen

Breathe easier in the classroom

New study reveals 88% support compulsory first aid training for Australian teenagers

Children need playgrounds now, more than ever. We can reduce COVID risk and keep them open

Getting to grips with outdoor furniture options

Furniture has moved on from the simple wooden bench. Even the ‘Buddy Bench’, previously extolled…

Children need playgrounds now, more than ever. We can reduce COVID risk and keep them open

Riskier play, safer surfacing for school playgrounds

Nature’s best teacher is a playscape

‘Got no friends? Sit on the buddy bench.’ Untested anti-bullying programs may be missing the mark

Forest High students in a league of their own

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