Education

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. 

Preschools and schools offer various approaches to early education, all promoting the benefits of their particular programs. One approach gaining momentum in the early years of primary school curriculum is play-based learning.

The Labor Party has pledged to create a A$280 million research institute to “take politics out of the classroom” if it wins the next federal election.

Adam Voigt: developing lasting self worth in students means encouraging them to build their own bucket nice and strong so when compliments come their way, they can hold on to them!

Leave schools to the states: This piece argues that extra Commonwealth funding is no excuse for the Commonwealth to intervene more heavily in school education policy.