• Lessons in democracy

    Scott Arthurson     |      February 25, 2025

    Our children need to be educated ‘for’ democracy, rather than merely ‘about’ it, as they are the voters of the future, and will carry the torch we pass on.

  • Australia gets a C for civics

    Philippa Collin     |      February 19, 2025

    Australian school students’ civics knowledge is the lowest it has been since testing began 20 years ago, according to new national data, as a new Government report calls for mandatory civics education for pupils at school.

  • Civics for all

    Murray Print     |      February 17, 2025

    A federal parliamentary inquiry has just recommended civics and citizenship become a compulsory part of the Australian Curriculum, which covers the first year of school to Year 10. Here are 6 ways to do it well.

  • Don’t worry Felix

    Open Forum     |      February 4, 2025

    A new children’s book written by a counsellor and an occupational therapist aims to give educators, parents and caregivers with practical tools children can use to reduce symptoms of anxiety.

  • Early learning in the UK

    Jonathan Glazzard     |      January 28, 2025

    The British government is pumping money and attention into England’s early learning system, so what lessons can we learn for Australia?

  • Labor pledges 3 days of free child care

    Michelle Grattan     |      December 11, 2024

    Anthony Albanese will promise a re-elected Labor government would guarantee three days of subsidised child care without people having to undertake an activity test.

  • Australia’s “next-gen” engineers

    Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas     |      November 19, 2024

    Engineering’s future is not just about training more and more recruits to fill the current shortage, so universities must also focus on the qualities of our next-gen engineers.

  • NAPLAN scores survived the COVID closures

    Katie Miller     |      November 11, 2024

    A new study co-authored by researchers from UNSW Business School and University of Sydney suggests that Australian students’ NAPLAN scores remained stable despite the COVID lockdowns, but the social and psychological effects of the long-lock downs are less certain.

  • Pure magic

    Open Forum     |      November 4, 2024

    Trainee Australian teachers are learning about robotics programs so they can excite and inspire students about STEM.

  • Can pre-schools cut youth crime?

    Jacqueline Allen     |      October 28, 2024

    A new evaluation finds that preschool programs can cut the number of young people appearing before the courts by more than 50% and the right types of family support can reduce the chances of children committing crimes even further.

  • Getting more teachers in schools

    Open Forum     |      October 28, 2024

    Teaching needs to be made more attractive to a wider pool of graduates to tackle shortages in the profession, according to new international research comparing 18 countries.

  • The costly path to universal childhood education

    Michelle Grattan     |      September 19, 2024

    A new report from the Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education.