Get off the internet

Teachers say most students have lost the ability to focus, are less empathetic and spend less time on physical activity than they used to be, and overuse of digital devices may be to blame.

One billion hours of time

If the economy has shed the equivalent of one million jobs, then we’ve gained about one billion hours of available time, so how can we use it productively?

School’s not out forever

While the classroom might appear an old-fashioned concept, COVID-19 is demonstrating that there is something irreplaceable about students and teachers coming together to learn in person.

Optimising online education

Australia’s schools and universities haven’t yet been ordered to close, but many countries have already taken this step, and the quality of online education must be optimised to ensure students don’t miss out.

Australia bombs in student satisfaction

Educational communities are critical in either supporting and building, or hindering and destroying, the sense of belonging that supports student success.

Elite private boys schools in crisis

The crisis facing St. Kevin’s College should prompt a public rethink over the culture of private school education, and its wider social consequences.

A poor start leaves disadvantaged children behind

One in five children starts school with emerging health and developmental needs identified by their teachers, and on average goes onto having poorer NAPLAN results in Grade 3, a new study has found.

Making better use of Australia’s top teachers

Making better use of our top teachers can help guide other teachers to take a similar path to help Australian students catch up with their international peers.

The changing face of science

Science is forever evolving. The recent International Day of Women and Girls in Science reminds us that our perception of science, and how it’s taught, should change too.

Challenging the climate of bias

The largest ever all-woman expedition to Antarctica saw women from 34 countries travel and work together to challenge gender bias in science as well as learn more about the effects of our fast changing climate.

Year 12 can be stressful, but setting strong and healthy goals can help you thrive

Many students are anxious as they enter year 12 as they look forward to crucial exams, but adopting a few simple coping strategies can reduce the stress and improve their outcomes.

The challenge of free speech

Universities should be bastions of free speech and open inquiry, but intolerance of “politically incorrect” opinions and party political meddling is threatening to close down rational debate on a range of hot-button social and scientific issues.