Alan Tudge has been appointed as the new Minister for Education and Youth following the Federal cabinet reshuffle before Christmas. Read more
Eye health a priority before heading back to school
Optometry Australia is urging parents to get their children’s eye’s tested before heading back to the classroom. Read more
Queensland schools FEAST on new program
Students at Kimberley College are among the first students in Queensland to complete OzHarvest’s new food education and sustainability training (FEAST) program. Read more
SkoolShare improves nutrition in primary school-aged kids
An evidence-based nutrition program aiming to improve primary school children’s eating habits has successfully changed the behaviours of thousands of parents by working with SkoolShare. Read more
Key to consistent high progress in NAPLAN
Explicit teaching, collaborating on the analysis of formative assessment data, and focused professional learning – these are some of the practices that are prevalent in schools that consistently deliver high progress in NAPLAN. Read more
Making mistakes to develop a love of learning
According to an increasing number of experts, ensuring that children avoid failure is doing more harm than good. Accommodating and facilitating a child’s avoidance of anxiety actually increases the problem, because they will never have a chance to fail and in turn, learn to persist. Read more