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A shorter path to teaching: Exploring one-year postgraduate qualifications – Executive Summary Australia faces major teacher workforce challenges, especially in …
Katharine Birbalsingh has been described as ‘Britain’s meanest headmistress’ because of her use of detentions and rigorous application of school …
Myths about learning and teaching maths continue to plague classroom practice despite consistent lack of evidence demonstrating positive outcomes for …
This paper examines the impact of changing approaches to teaching history and citizenship on the cultivation of national identity in Australia and the UK.
Children’s mathematical competencies in school impact on their long-term outcomes at work and in general life.
Developing creative and critical thinking is a major priority of educators and policymakers. This is promoted because of popular views that students today require more creativity and critical thinking than past generations.
Policymakers have increasingly looked to improvements in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) as key to overcoming declining education outcomes. The analysis in …
This paper outlines the evidence and scientific reasons that inquiry based learning reduces academic performance. Why inquiry based learning reduces …
Generational decline in student achievement and teacher expertise in writing skills — the poor cousin of reading skills in Australian …
Indigenous education disadvantage remains among the most pressing and persistent public policy challenges in Australia. Despite bipartisan and intergovernmental commitment …
At the Garma Festival last July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled his proposal for constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice. Last week, …
A new review into teacher training could be a game-changer in better preparing new teachers and improving classroom teaching. Contrary …
Before Treasurer Jim Chalmers courted controversy with his essay on “values-based capitalism”, he foreshadowed — in the government’s first budget …
Northern Territory internal police data obtained by The Guardian last week shows a significant drop in domestic violence calls and …
Australians take great pride in our sport. It is not only one of the most important aspects of our nation’s …
Speaking truth to people The Albanese administration’s recent surprise announcements about superannuation — like its predecessor’s failure to admit the …
If you haven’t been playing close attention, you might have missed the disturbing findings coming out of the robodebt royal …
The super wars are back! Well … strictly speaking, they never left us. But after a brief hiatus where both …
The Voice campaign depends on accurate and unbiased information being given to the public. The Albanese government is asking Australians …
The notion of the ‘fair go’ is meant to be central to Australia’s national ethos. It’s not easy to define, …