Our education vehicle is on the blink. Despite decades of well-intentioned declarations and reforms, increased funding, and the everyday professionalism of our educators, Australian education is unequal, underperforming and unwell.
Why Every New Teacher Needs Someone To Trust
Multiple graduates participating in our study identified the challenges of finding support that they felt comfortable and safe to access.
Multiple graduates participating in our study identified the challenges of finding support that they felt comfortable and safe to access.
How This Oppressive Test Is Killing the Magic of Childhood
Research over decades has shown that play is how young children learn. Through interacting with their environment and their peers, children are making sense of the world and their place in it.
Research over decades has shown that play is how young children learn. Through interacting with their environment and their peers, children are making sense of the world and their place in it.
Proactive and Preventative: Why This New Fix Could Save Reading (And More)
When our research on supporting reading, writing, and mathematics for older - struggling - students was published last week, most of the responses missed the heart of the matter.
When our research on supporting reading, writing, and mathematics for older – struggling – students was published last week, most of the responses missed the heart of the matter.
A New Sheriff Is Coming to the Wild ChatGPT West
You know something big is happening when the CEO of Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT, starts advocating for “regulatory guardrails”.
You know something big is happening when the CEO of Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT, starts advocating for “regulatory guardrails”.
The Government Must Fix the Childcare Desert Now
n Australia, 51 surveyed educators told us about their experiences working in a sector in crisis.
n Australia, 51 surveyed educators told us about their experiences working in a sector in crisis.
Teacher Shortages: Is Teaching Family-Friendly Now?
Once upon a time, teaching was seen as a favourable job, especially for women.
Once upon a time, teaching was seen as a favourable job, especially for women.
Nightmare So Far Away: The Truth About Why Teachers Can’t Live Where They Work
School systems are struggling to find enough teachers to cover classes. Projections indicate that in New South Wales alone there is a need for an additional 13,000 teachers in the next decade to meet student demand.
School systems are struggling to find enough teachers to cover classes. Projections indicate that in New South Wales alone there is a need for an additional 13,000 teachers in the next decade to meet student demand.
This Sure Ain’t Hollywood: It’s a Long Way From Neurons to the Classroom
Let’s face it, it can be fun to poke holes in the premise of silly Hollywood films. The idea that a character portrayed by Scarlett Johansson has tapped into the 90% of her brain we don’t use provides a basis for glossy action set pieces but isn’t founded in reality.
Let’s face it, it can be fun to poke holes in the premise of silly Hollywood films. The idea that a character portrayed by Scarlett Johansson has tapped into the 90% of her brain we don’t use provides a basis for glossy action set pieces but isn’t founded in reality.
It’s All About Balance: Why Analogies Might Make Math Easier to Understand
For over a decade now, I have aimed to understand the mathematical knowledge needed to teach mathematics effectively, and its impact on student learning.
For over a decade now, I have aimed to understand the mathematical knowledge needed to teach mathematics effectively, and its impact on student learning.
Why Do Teachers Have Bigger Workloads Now?
It’s nothing new to say that teachers are experiencing increased workload. But where does this increased workload come from?
It’s nothing new to say that teachers are experiencing increased workload. But where does this increased workload come from?
Screen Panic: How Much Time Is Too Much?
Smart devices are powerful tools that can assist teaching and learning. Each device on its own is a personal assistant, a massive library, media creator, communications hub, language translator and entertainment centre on our desk or right in our hands.
Smart devices are powerful tools that can assist teaching and learning. Each device on its own is a personal assistant, a massive library, media creator, communications hub, language translator and entertainment centre on our desk or right in our hands.
Could This One Thing Make Students Love School Again?
School refusal has been labelled a “national trend” by the Senate education committee. Primary and secondary children are not attending school and it is not because of cold symptoms or COVID.
School refusal has been labelled a “national trend” by the Senate education committee. Primary and secondary children are not attending school and it is not because of cold symptoms or COVID.
Trauma in All Our Classrooms: Here’s How to Respond
Children and young people who have been victims to complex trauma are sitting in most school classrooms and early learning settings across our country.
Children and young people who have been victims to complex trauma are sitting in most school classrooms and early learning settings across our country.
What Happens Now to Students Who Are First-in-Family to Go to University?
Students who are the first in their family to attend university remain severely under-represented, despite policy efforts to widen participation in Australian higher education.
Students who are the first in their family to attend university remain severely under-represented, despite policy efforts to widen participation in Australian higher education.
It Would Be So Much Better if We Taught Two Ways. Here’s Why
From one school year to the next, students experience an escalation in the amount and difficulty of schoolwork.
From one school year to the next, students experience an escalation in the amount and difficulty of schoolwork.