Education

Australia's brightest history students have been awarded the prestigious 2018 Simpson Prize. The 16 winners examined Australia's involvement in the Great War and demonstrated a deep understanding of the ANZAC spirit.

Preschoolers will get an early start on STEM subjects in a play-based program exposing students to science, technology, engineering and math. The program developed by the Univeristy of Canberra will be piloted at 100 preschools across the country.

Queensland kids hope their own photos of their school will attract teachers to work in rural and remote areas. The Teach Queensland Style campaign is designed to entice more beginning and experienced teachers to break out of the cities and explore the state.

Since taking on the role of college principal in 2013, Darren Trippett and his leadership team have prioritised the development and implementation of restorative practices across the campuses; to improve student-teacher and student-student relationships, as well as provide a more stable and orderly environment for student learning.

Post-#MeToo, teachers who are already engaged in skills-building in the area of consent might explore its nuances. They might delve deeper into sexual harassment and what it looks and feels like. And help shift young people’s understanding that consent is not just about (mainly) girls saying “no”, but also (mainly) boys understanding “yes”.

Schools on islands in remote Australia will receive an extra $120 payment per student to help fund the cost of school trips to Canberra...

It's coming up to World Book Day, so let's find out. Somehow, the nuanced human experience of a teacher slides by unnoticed in most classrooms. Still, there's unique delight in being caricatured by petite wordsmiths.

See our latest interviewee, Sir Ken Robinson, host a variety of sessions & give a keynote speech at the FutureSchools event, March 21 & 22.  Educators from all over Australia will converge at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to be inspired by the best in educational leadership, innovation and …

Sir Ken has often said, “teaching is an art form, not a delivery system” and with more Australian educators turning to ‘clinical teaching’ (the process of overlaying clinical practice onto teaching practice to assess and ensure teaching practices have an impact), it seemed pertinent to ask Sir Ken if there’s …

Michael McCormack needs a refresher course on Coalition school funding policy, according to the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. McCormack incidentally attended a rural catholic high school.