Education Matters provides insight into the latest professional development initiatives for teachers, principals and school staff. We showcase a wide range of resources including formal coursework, programs, conferences and informal learning opportunities teachers and principals can use to stay ahead of the curve.
The new ‘roaring 20s’ are here – the 2020s that is. Professor John Fischetti from the University of Newcastle talks about some of the big issues facing schooling this year – and this decade – in Australian schools.
This article was produced for Education Matters earlier this year before the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more
According to Tony Cook PSM, Director-General of the Queensland Department of Education, ensuring every child lives a life of choice, not chance, is key to the state’s delivery of a high-performing and equitable education system.
As the next instalment of the National FutureSchools Festival gets closer, organisers have revealed an exciting line-up of education experts as key speakers and a new stream curated specifically for principals.
With research suggesting that Australian school students spend up to a year of their total schooling with a Casual or Relief Teacher (CRT), a new report released by AITSL is calling for more support specifically targeted to these teachers.
Belonging is a fundamental human need, yet one in four students around the world do not feel a sense of belonging to their school, and numbers are steadily rising, according to Monash Educational and Developmental Psychologist Dr Kelly-Ann Allen.
CEO of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), Mark Grant, discusses the important role of teachers and school leaders and the professional learning resources available to support them throughout their careers.