This story appeared in the October 2013 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
Australian primary teachers are ‘trailblazers’ on the global stage when it comes to teaching grammar, an expert in the field has said.
A brand new OurFutures vaping program, which aims to prevent young people from taking up vaping, has been officially launched.
Federal ministers have written to parent groups and school principal peak bodies to outline details of its proposal to ban children under 16 from using social media.
A new paper co-authored by researchers from UNSW Business School and University of Sydney suggests that Australian students’ NAPLAN scores remained stable during periods of remote learning, offering a different perspective on academic performance ...
An explicit mathematics program for teachers that promises to lock in success for every K-2 student has been launched by a group of teachers and maths experts.
Chronic absence in students has doubled in the last decade, according to new research from ERO, and the system for addressing it has been deemed ineffective and failing.
Every year, a quarter of a million Australian students find themselves overwhelmed by the high-stakes pressure of Year 12 exams - an outdated system that promises to “define their future,” but at what cost?
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Professor Gail Gillon, a world-leading expert in children’s speech, language and reading development has been appointed Education Commissioner for the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO.
The Victorian Government is taking steps towards ensuring youngsters in the state have access to the mental health tools they need to thrive at school and in life.