Education Matters outlines the latest in Australian school curriculum research in teaching and learning, including assessment and reporting, planning, and effective approaches to advancing educational attainment.
Experts in the fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), literacy, numeracy and other learning areas of the Australian Curriculum share their insight and offerings, which aim to help boost classroom learning for students.
With the innate enjoyment that children have for movement and play-based learning, it is essential that HPE be supported through every primary school environment to ensure that every student has the skills, knowledge and understandings to be engaged, confident and capable learners, writes Alison Turner, ACHPER National Executive Director. Read more
Two leading educators have told Education Matters that the key to engaging high school students with STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) is through teachers, and have called for a greater focus on professional learning. Read more
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivered his budget reply in parliament overnight and put funding for education, particularly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education, down as a top priority. Read more
Federal President for the Australian Education Union Correna Haythorpe, together with a delegation of parents and students, is scheduled to meet with Education Minister Christopher Pyne and Labor leader Bill Shorten in Canberra to put disability education funding back at the centre of the conversation. Read more
The Federal Government has given a strong indication that education policy and delivery will remain the responsibility of the states and territories in its issues paper titled Roles and Responsibilities in Education. Read more
There has been significant recent press coverage given to the decline in the number of students taking advanced maths or science subjects both in the later years of secondary schooling and at university. Read more