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In an increasingly digital world, schools are turning to integrated school management system to organise communications and newsletter content, complete administrative tasks, and manage data.

Big data analysis is now widespread in many fields, including education. Education systems look for large-scale evidence-based accounts of “what works” to frame teaching and learning policy.

Two recent reports have challenged the rhetoric around the importance of STEM skills in the digital economy, by revealing that occupations requiring communication skills are actually growing fastest.

You are invited to join students from Arthur Phillip High School and Parramatta Public School for their first day at school in the virtual world. 

Research indicates undirected play is vital for child wellbeing, and incorporating natural elements in the school playground can improvements in mood, cognition, and health.

Science and maths is important but "If there is one lesson I have learned as a teacher over the years, be wary, very wary, of buzzwords, Capitalised Concepts and acronyms. And in STEM you have all three".

In our 'school choice' culture, parents bypass the local school in pursuit of 'perfection', as schools improve their online presence to contend.

The federal government has released the terms of reference for an independent inquiry into the data and methodology used to determine specific components of Commonwealth funding for non-government schools.

The federal government is backing a new initiative from school principals aimed at enhancing leadership and changing the way science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is taught in our schools.

This educational program brings astronauts to Australia to work with students, creating an opportunity for schools with lower resources to experience real STEM learning.