Recently, writes Sally Larsen, Australia woke up to a barrage of reports about the latest NAPLAN results. Media coverage described an “epic fail”, “plummeting” performances and a “bleak picture”. Education experts spoke of “grim reading”, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the results “alarming”. But many of these...
A new app is helping us find out, write Kate Anderson, Taleah Carson and Tasha Cole Australian children are among the healthiest in the world. However, First Nations children continue to be left behind. To break the cycle of disadvantage, we need to foster First Nations children’s well-being...
The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools, reports Linda J. Graham. What does this mean for students with a disability? We have just received the long-awaited response from the Australian government to the disability royal commission’s final report. One of the most...
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) have announced their 2024 Book of the Year Awards This year, the Shadow Judging winners were announced simultaneously. Now in its 3rd year, over 240 groups of school children (our Shadow Judges) assessed the shortlisted books and voted for...
Recent debates suggest yes, but students and schools are much more complex, report Jane Louise Hunter and Don Carter. New South Wales has just announced a curriculum “shake-up” for primary schools to start in 2027. Along with new content about the human body, consent, and screen time,...
With the Paralympics following hot on the heels of our best-ever Summer Olympic Games, there is a large group of Australians representing us in Paris at the 2024 Paralympic Games to keep the Aussie Spirit going! Ever wondered how athletes for the Paralympics are classified and...
Art offers us different, and sometimes challenging, perspectives to consider in our lifelong relationship with the human form, writes Naomi Zouwer Since they were babes in arms I have taken my two children to museums and galleries. Because of this frequent exposure to art, seeing representations...
Will all states agree to sign on? asks Glenn C. Savage The Albanese Federal government has released details of the next funding agreement for Australian schools. The Better and Fairer Schools Agreement is a new ten-year agreement that will have significant power to shape what happens in...
First, an autism diagnosis, then to a clinician’s office. Researchers Andrew Whitehouse, David Trembath and Sarah Pillar look at how the evidence supports a different approach now for families. Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Bill Shorten, has proposed a number of policy changes to...
Did you know that just 10 minutes of reading a day will change your child’s life? asks Alesha Evans While that may seem like a big statement to make, numerous studies have consistently shown that 10 minutes of exposure to reading materials each day is all...
