The transition from primary to secondary school can be tough for children socially and emotionally. Students also do less physical activity in secondary school, and need help with this transition too.
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Teachers should seriously reconsider using technology to monitor behaviour because of the negative impact it could have on students.
Research tells us goal setting is important, but not all goals are created equal. Here are five things to consider when setting goals for your final year in school.
In the space of a few short years, deaf Nicaraguan school children created their own language. This example may give us a clue about how spoken language developed over thousands of years.
Evidence shows improving teacher selection will improve student results.
While international students do need baseline proficiency in English, they need support the whole way through their degrees to actually be successful.
Gifted students have the potential to be our future Einsteins. But they will only do this if we support them to learn in an appropriate way.
For women with a bachelor of arts degree, teaching is one of the highest paying jobs. The opposite is true for men.
If schools and policy-makers want to boost children’s literacy, they should invest in teacher librarians.
Changes to the literacy and numeracy standards for new teachers in Victoria have raised questions about what makes a ‘good’ teacher.
Reports that Australian classrooms are some of the most disruptive in the world are based on the experiences of 15-year-old students alone, and focus on science classes.
It’s important for the child and their achievement at school that there is a good parent-teacher-student partnership.
At least in the short term, employment opportunities for graduates seem to be increasing.
National programs have not yielded improved achievement rates in schools. We need to empower local people to take responsibility and collaborate to develop programs.
Navigating friendships as a teen can be hard. Parents can help by modelling good behaviour and making sure their teen feels they can talk to them about their friendships.
Food education in Australia tends to be patchy, and doesn’t fully met the present and future life needs of students and their families.
Many new teachers leave the profession after only five years. Here are six steps schools can take to better support new teachers.
Tensions between the government and the university sector ran high in 2018, with the government cutting funding to student places and research and a big push back from universities.
Making good friends in primary school is not always an easy task. Here’s how teachers and parents can help.
Encouraging good social skill development benefits your young child throughout their life.
2018 was a mixed bag for schooling policy in Australia, with new ministers, a new organisation and auspicious anniversaries. It’s worth reflecting on the year that’s been.
Authentic assessment is perceived as being harder to outsource, and has been adopted by many Australian university teachers. But that doesn’t mean students won’t still cheat on them.
With a budget surplus in sight, it makes no sense to cut funding from Australia’s research capacity.
The Institute for Public Affairs’ audit of academic freedom pits people either for or against universities. This prevents us from having thorough conversations about real threats to academic freedom.
Here’s some advice for concerned working parents with kids at home during school holidays, based on our research on home security, burglaries and young offenders.