Ask almost any principal and you will hear a version of it, because this is no longer the exception in school leadership. It has become the condition.
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GenAI Is Now in Our Childcare Centres. But There Isn’t Any Guidance
At the moment, too much of this responsibility is being pushed onto individual educators, directors and providers.
At the moment, too much of this responsibility is being pushed onto individual educators, directors and providers.
Disengagement: Are We Ready to Listen to Students Now?
What we often call “disengagement” is not simply a lack of motivation, effort or discipline.
What we often call “disengagement” is not simply a lack of motivation, effort or discipline.
From Policy to Practice: What Does GenAI Use in Classrooms Actually Look Like?
Most universities now have guidance on GenAI. These documents explain what is allowed, what needs to be acknowledged and where the risks lie.
Most universities now have guidance on GenAI. These documents explain what is allowed, what needs to be acknowledged and where the risks lie.
Want to Support Learners With Refugee Backgrounds? Start With Recognition
What appears to be troubling is that schools and teachers can experience difficulty recognising SfRB in the first place.
What appears to be troubling is that schools and teachers can experience difficulty recognising SfRB in the first place.
Heavy Weather: Are School Policies Built for the Climate Crises Schools Now Face?
These are not so much definitions as placeholders. Yet they are the documents principals are expected to rely on when deciding whether to close their school, send children home, or shelter students on site as conditions deteriorate.
These are not so much definitions as placeholders. Yet they are the documents principals are expected to rely on when deciding whether to close their school, send children home, or shelter students on site as conditions deteriorate.
Pupil Outcomes Are One of the Worst in Australia. Can the Multi-School, Top Down Approach Work?
Taking inspiration from England, Tasmania’s Department for Education, Children and Young People reports the model is internationally proven despite there being no proof that the English approach is any more effective.
Taking inspiration from England, Tasmania’s Department for Education, Children and Young People reports the model is internationally proven despite there being no proof that the English approach is any more effective.
The Right to Belong, the Right to Flourish
Recent debates about the “science of reading” tend to reduce literacy to a technical problem: how efficiently can children be taught to decode print? In this framing, the measure of success is narrow and immediate—test scores, benchmarks, compliance with approved methods. What is less visible are the wider rights, identities and forms of participation that literacy education is meant to support.
Recent debates about the “science of reading” tend to reduce literacy to a technical problem: how efficiently can children be taught to decode print? In this framing, the measure of success is narrow and immediate—test scores, benchmarks, compliance with approved methods. What is less visible are the wider rights, identities and forms of participation that literacy education is meant to support.
We Need Arts Education – Not Just Creative Industries
Australia’s next cultural policy is being developed right now. The consultation is open.
Australia’s next cultural policy is being developed right now. The consultation is open.
Two Trees: Now So Different, so Very Human. Here’s Why
What it produces is disembodied, not grounded.
What it produces is disembodied, not grounded.
Taking Civics Education to the People on Instagram
Educators operating on social media are performing a new type of public educational labour – civics education.
Educators operating on social media are performing a new type of public educational labour – civics education.
Will Politicians Tell Us What They Really Think About Arts Degrees?
The Job-ready Graduates (JRG) scheme is up for debate in federal parliament this year.
The Job-ready Graduates (JRG) scheme is up for debate in federal parliament this year.
Inclusion Isn’t Failing but Our Systems Are. Here’s What We Must Do Now
A common misconception is that inclusive education exists primarily to support a small group of students, particularly those with disability.
A common misconception is that inclusive education exists primarily to support a small group of students, particularly those with disability.
Do We Still Need Expertise Now We Have AI? We Can Find Out Together
My child is small enough that her feet don’t touch the floor when she sits, but she already knows what a screen is for.
My child is small enough that her feet don’t touch the floor when she sits, but she already knows what a screen is for.
Teacher Workload’s a Problem. What Is the Solution?
In our new research recently published in The Australian Educational Researcher, we were interested to understand teachers’ views on how to manage workload and what teachers articulated as most necessary to manage their workload.
In our new research recently published in The Australian Educational Researcher, we were interested to understand teachers’ views on how to manage workload and what teachers articulated as most necessary to manage their workload.
In a Public School Classroom, Talent Won’t Grow by Accident – Teachers Need More
What she needs is not praise but structured extension, disciplined challenge and a teacher trained to move her beyond competence into complexity.
What she needs is not praise but structured extension, disciplined challenge and a teacher trained to move her beyond competence into complexity.