Abstract Aerial Art/Getty By the time an Australian student is 15, they will have already spent as many as 11,000 hours at school. Many formative social and emotional experiences occur
Olia Danilevich/ Pexels The federal government is aiming for 80% of Australian adults to have a vocational or university qualification by 2050, up from the current rate of 60%. It
James Lauritz/Getty Images The federal government’s Intergenerational Report published this week shows Australia will need significantly more skilled workers if we want to flourish in a rapidly changing world. The
Moor Studio/Getty Images Since artificial intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT was released in 2022, teachers have been looking for ways to tell when AI has been used to generate text in
Both sides of politics are saying the Australian school curriculum needs to change. The Coalition has proposed changes it says would strengthen the teaching of Western values and Australia’s civic
Maskot/Getty Images Year 12 students are coming to the end of their formal schooling. Many are having graduation ceremonies at the moment ahead of their final exams. Over the next
Kaboompic.com/ Pexels School holidays inevitably mean more squabbles. Longer days together, less structure, and more sharing (of toys, screens, space and parental attention) all lead to children demanding you referee
Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images School holidays mean more free time and less structure. School drop-offs and pick-ups disappear, bedtimes may shift, and families may need to organise childcare, travel or visits
The Australian government has announced visa changes making it harder for international students to bring their families with them while they study. There are also new rules designed to stop
davidf/Getty Images We’ve just received the results of the latest PISA test – the international assessment of 15-year-olds’ science, maths and reading skills. In Australia, the reporting followed a script