Do you know what’s the difference between ADD and ADHD? Asks Kathy Gibbs Around one in 20 people has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It’s one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and often continues into adulthood. ADHD is diagnosed when people experience problems with inattention...
Education expert John Hattie’s new book draws on more than 130,000 studies to find out. In 2008, I published my book Visible Learning, which aimed to explain what works best to help student learning. At the time, others claimed it was the world’s largest evidence-based study...
CEO of Early Childhood Australia, Samantha Page looks at early-childhood care and education options and the services they offer. ...
There is an awkward tension in how Australian schools and universities credential the learning of their graduates.On the one hand, Australian credentials issued by schools and tertiary institutions are easy to understand, widely used, based on high standards and carefully regulated. They are relied on for...
Teachers identify one in five children as having emerging health or developmental concerns when they start school, report researchers Meredith O'Connor, Jon Quach, and Sharon Goldfeld, This might include a child being disruptive, having difficulties understanding the teacher’s instructions, or experiencing fears and anxieties at a...
Is there a special time when our children’s brains are more open to learning new skills like reading, writing and playing a musical instrument? And is ‘earlier’ always ‘better’? We all want to give our children the best start in life, yet knowing when to introduce...
From a London private school to home-school in the Outback, the world is a school to Holly Rhodes’ three children. ...
Aussie mother, Suvi Mahonen, remembers the beginning of her daughter’s school career....
Do single-sex high schools have better academic outcomes than co-educational high schools? ...
Should our children play-all-day or focus on formal learning? What kids really need from early education. ...
