Schools Excursion Incursion & Camp Guide 2024

All Australian schools should rigorously teach the skill of debating to counter the nation’s longstanding decline in language competency and ensure students have the intellectual fortitude to uphold our free and civil society in the future, a new paper has argued.

Often harbouring romantic notions about what teaching entails, those who enter the profession later on in their careers are in for something of a rude shock when the reality of working in a school hits – but is it enough to turn them away?

As Christmas approaches, for some educators the long break is a time for some precious revitalising and much-needed mental and physical rest, punctuated by obligatory family gatherings and trips, for others it’s an opportunity to dive into stuff they’ve not had a chance to do during another hecti...

A decade ago, then-principal Paul Kidson was filling out the Workforce Gender Equality Report for his school.

Self-regulation, the ability to manage your own thoughts, emotions and behaviour, begins to develop in the preschool years and its impact is felt well into adult life.

Identifying some gaps in maths achievement across schools, the Farm Cove Community of Learning have sprung into action, with an initiative they’ve called Growing Great Teachers.

As Salman Khan sees it, children most often struggle to progress at school, not because the world lacks incredible teachers, but because by design the mass education model underpinning our schooling system allows learning gaps to flourish.

Big international names in structured literacy will touch down in New Zealand this month to share their knowledge with Kiwi educators.

Government cuts to STEM education funding, along with the cost-of-living crisis, are threatening the future of STEM skills in New Zealand, industry professionals say.

Madeleine Collins isn’t just a science teacher, she’s a self-confessed science nerd, and her enchantment with the subject is contagious.