How do teachers prepare their students for jobs that don’t even exist yet? This was just one idea that Eric Sheninger explored during his address on day two of the EduTECH National Congress and Expo in Brisbane.
New research suggests that when leaders express negative emotions such as irritability and withdrawal in the workplace, their behaviour is often judged differently depending on whether they are male or female.
Australian teachers have been led astray by a prominent general capability in the national curriculum, which is based on the misguided premise that critical thinking can be taught as an abstract skill, a former teacher turned instructional coach h...
Gaming platforms Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite and Steam have been asked by Australian authorities to explain how they are protecting children from sexual predators and radicalisation.
Two Victorian Government sources have reportedly revealed the state’s teachers will be offered a 28 per cent pay rise over four years, but some educators have slammed the proposal, declaring it ‘garbage’ and ‘a joke’.
While high hopes accompany the Federal Government’s recent release of its National Respectful Relationships Education Framework, experts say extra teacher training is a must if the program is to have any hope of success.
Schools aren’t struggling from lack of effort, but lack of alignment. As programs and pressures stack up, many have drifted into busy-ness without real impact. This article argues the issue is design, not people, and calls leaders to refocus on th...
It may be on the other side of the globe, but the Federal Government is being warned the Middle East crisis has ramped the need for direct aid funding for adolescent girls at risk of cascading crises across the Asia Pacific.
A dangerously lax approach to student photo permissions by some schools is seeing external presenters unlawfully posting photos of children to help promote their business online, and the risks are huge, Australia’s leading cybersafety expert has w...
Tasmania’s public teachers have voted to accept a "fair and affordable" new pay deal after a bitter industrial dispute with the Rockliff Government.
A 15-year-old boy died after being thrown from an e-bike in Melbourne’s north-east last week, the latest casualty in what has become a major national issue.
