This story appeared in the December 2013 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
Teachers are juggling more complexity in the classroom than ever but lesson preparation hours have not changed in decades, according to a new survey.
A new position paper prepared by three peak science teacher associations has lifted the lid on deep dissatisfaction across the sector regarding climate change education and the way it is taught in schools.
Teaching is a highly rewarding profession, yet it is also recognised as inherently complex and often challenging.
The Australian Education Union’s Primary and Secondary Sector Council has set a date for 24-hour stop-work action in Term 1.
Beginner writers’ attitude and motivation towards writing is related to the quality of their writing and writing skills (handwriting vs keyboard automaticity), new research has found.
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, with love and relationships front of mind, educators, young people and parents are being encouraged to look beyond risk-based sex education to focus on communication, consent and emotional safety.
Sidelined from the early years and scrapped at senior levels, arts education in Australian schools is rapidly deteriorating – and our nation’s creative and cultural capital is now at serious risk of dying out, two researchers have warned.
Oxford’s Australian Children’s Word of the Year for 2025 has just been revealed, and researchers say it may come as a huge surprise.
Victoria’s Catholic education employers have submitted numbers suggesting that their workforce has somehow miraculously sky-rocketed from under 35,000 to nearly 45,000, the Independent Education Union (IEU) Victoria Tasmania says.
In the wake of the deeply disturbing allegations concerning Victorian childcare worker Joshua Brown last year, the topic of CCTV cameras has become more urgent than ever before.
