HOBART, May 20 - An idea put forward by artist Leon Ewing, and promoted by Hobart's Museum of Old and New ...
Only once children have mastered their times tables will they be able to unlock new levels of mathematical reasoning and actually engage in stimulating puzzles that extend their ability, a prominent maths educator says.
Every school has students who are passionate about gaming. They talk about it at lunch, light up when it comes up in class and spend hours developing skills most adults don't fully see. That passion is already in your school. The question is wheth...
Brandishing homemade placards – many bearing the faces of two policymakers with a less then complimentary caption – and their best teacher voice, Victoria’s public school workforce have defiantly executed the first statewide teachers’ strike in 13...
Schools have thrown a spanner in the works for parents as teachers in two states prepare to walk off the job.
Devastated principals claim they are being abandoned and ‘hung out to dry’ by their department employer when critical incidents occur, saying bureaucratic concerns about reputation take precedence over their own safety and wellbeing.
Playing with Barbie dolls helps children improve vital social skills and develop empathy, a new study has found.
Professional learning that is practical, inspiring and immediately applicable has never been more important for educators navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of Australian classrooms.
Diversion programs will be rolled out in schools to try and keep kids from committing crimes as a pair of youths are charged with setting a Melbourne gelato shop alight.
Efforts to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians continue to fall short on key measures, sparking renewed calls to better translate community leadership into government action.
The Victorian Government is revamping its student reporting for public schools as one of a raft of measures designed to help free teachers up from their current admin quagmire.
