education

10 ways to get the most out of silent reading in schools

We regularly hear from teachers and teacher librarians who are concerned about the state of silent reading in schools.

5 years ago

Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is ‘not much’

What is being done about recognising and systematically supporting climate change education in state and national school curricula?

5 years ago

Sorting out the air conditioning by 2020

Too many schools around Australia get too hot and it impacts student learning.

5 years ago

Sydney student among the world’s science brains

A Chatswood High School student has taken out two medals while representing Australia at the International Earth Science Olympiad in…

5 years ago

If you want to cut bullying in schools, look at the ‘invisible violence’ in our society

More than a quarter of students in years 4 to year 9 in South Australian schools and more than a…

5 years ago

QLD expands industry school program

“New projects like screen and media, information and communication technology, health and community services have been included because we know…

5 years ago

New funding for rural & regional students

 $82.8 million funding package will support recommendations from the newly devised panel; more than half of this will be put…

5 years ago

Teacher-student relationships crucial to student engagement

Interestingly, they found the benefits of positive relationships actually outweighed the negative effects of poor relationships.

5 years ago

Three charts on teachers’ pay in Australia: it starts out OK, but goes downhill pretty quickly

Here are the facts: Australian teachers get a very decent starting salary, but their pay quickly falls behind that of…

5 years ago

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