Education

The best depth studies include fieldwork and exposing students to real-world investigations. School News finds out more from Jenny Murphy of Latitude Group Travel.

Licensing, costumes, equipment and more: There's a lot involved in putting on a school theatre production but these pointers will demystify the process.

The Victorian Premier is promising a building boom of new schools to accommodate 15,000 students in the state's fastest-growing suburbs. Find out which suburbs.

Twitter has become a significant resource for teachers to find, share, learn from and use information for the professional benefit of themselves and their students.

Numeracy and literacy testing of student teachers is said to be modelled on the Year 9 NAPLAN exam. What do the results tell us about the teachers of the future?

More than 23,000 teaching students sat a Literacy and Numeracy Test last year to assess if their skills were in the top 30 per cent of adults. Did they pass?

Using the school public address system is not as difficult as you think if you follow a few simple guidelines. School News has done the homework for you.

International enrolments have spiked, with more than half a million students choosing Australia as their preferred study destination. The biggest increases are from some of the most unlikely countries.

Despite the widely known benefits of reading, more than one-quarter of primary-aged students are not being read to at home. Five tips teachers can offer parents to bond with kids over a good book.

It's not just about the haircut. Battle lines were drawn at a top Melbourne private school, with students and parents voicing concern about a "change in culture and direction" towards elitism and exceptionalism.