The National Party’s new curriculum policy proposes reforms, when there are already several underway. What schools and teachers really need is more funding and less change.
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Despite the high numbers of casual academic staff in Australia, surprisingly little research has been done on their working conditions and experiences.
Vocational education and training is facing some big changes. The federal government is proposing a five-year National Skills Agreement with the states to start next year.
Otago University has followed Massey in aspiring to be a “Tiriti-led” institution. But this implies being on the Crown side of the partnership – which is not where a university should be.
An annual survey of Australian school leaders has discovered a worrying shift in threats to their health and wellbeing.
A common criticism of the ATAR is it does not tell universities enough about potential students. But so-called ‘narrative evaluation’ models of assessment have their issues, too.
Our analysis reveals the participation rate is alarmingly low for some groups of students, such as First Nations kids and students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.
South Asian students make up more that 30% of international students in Australia. In a new study, they say career support is geared towards domestic students.
Maths anxiety is the feeling of tension and worry that interferes with a person’s ability to solve mathematical problems. It can be seen in children as young as five.
Research shows one way teachers could take more control over their wellbeing at work is by ‘job crafting’. This involves making changes to your job to make it more meaningful.
School ‘gets real’ in Year 1 after an emphasis on play in the year before. Meanwhile, in Year 8, students’ motivation can dip in a year that has no obvious purpose.
Analysing two major studies, researchers found it did not matter if teachers had less than one year of experience or had spent 25 years in the classroom – they delivered the same quality of teaching.
The federal government is contemplating the biggest overhaul of higher education in a generation. One issue crying out for more attention in the Universities Accord process is student loans.
With NAPLAN moving to March and Year 11 and 12 students already in the throes of multiple assessments, exams are looming for many households with school-aged children.
As Australians struggle to find affordable housing, there have been hostile responses to reports of a sudden influx of international students from China. It’s time for a reality check.
Some fear ChatGPT will increase student cheating. But education academics say it can also save time preparing lessons and create new opportunities for learning.
Today Australia’s education ministers are meeting and school attendance is high on the agenda. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has repeatedly flagged this as one of his key concerns.
Three decades of efforts to improve equal access to university have not worked. A new book, based on ten years of research, aims to look beyond narrow, impersonal definitions of ‘equity’.
On Wednesday, a discussion paper was launched, calling for ‘big ideas’ about Australia’s higher education sector.
My School is updated each year with information about every school in Australia to help parents understand “the performance of schools over time”.
Parents can be worried when they hear their child is in a composite class. Research says the teacher and school community are more important than how a class is composed.
There is a new push for private schools to open their grounds and facilities to the broader community
About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under.
With a rapidly expanding ‘edtech’ market, it’s easy for teachers and parents to be confused about what’s on offer, how to use it and whether it will help students learn.
NAPLAN testing has been brought forward from May to March and results will be reported against just four levels of achievement.