In The Classroom
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AI use up, digital literacy down
The results of the latest National Assessment Program (NAP) test of students skills and knowledge of information communication technology (ICT)…
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Kathy Lette: My favourite school teacher
With a history dating back to the Public Instruction Act of 1880, Australia’s state-resourced and run public education system is…
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Reconciliation takes more than a week
Every year, National Reconciliation Week sparks important conversations in classrooms across Australia. Educators plan activities, children engage with stories and…
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New taskforce on student engagement
A recently established taskforce has found that early warning signs for student disengagement can be identified and acted on in…
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Review of Teacher Standards announced
A review of the Teacher Standards starts this month, running to February next year, after calls from key stakeholders for…
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Budget tightens school disability support
The federal government has announced a new “safeguard” around how funding is spent to support school students with disabilities. The…
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What does misbehaviour really mean?
Classrooms across Australia are under more pressure than ever before, with teachers increasingly navigating complex behaviour challenges alongside already stretched…
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How to stop teens vaping
Walk into almost any Australian secondary school and you’ll see it: a vape tucked into a blazer pocket, passed between…
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School mental health checks should be regular
When screening is used, it is often conducted at a single point in time. But when it comes to mental…
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How hybrid learning works at Melbourne school
Cire Community School's new campus, EduHub, in Lilydale, Melbourne, just finished its first term educating 30 hybrid students.
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