School News February 2026 by Gemma Easton Tasmania has begun the 2026 school year with Australia’s first government-led Multi-School Organisation (MSO) trial, based on a model that has lifted performance in thousands of schools in the United Kingdom. The five-year...
School News February, 2026 Australia Post has extended its partnership with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) after celebrating the delivery of over 600,000 books to more than 400 remote First Nations Communities across Australia. Australia Post and the ILF...
The Reading Australia team is busy preparing new resources for the year ahead. I Next month, they will be inviting you to take part in a Reading Australia survey. Your feedback is incredibly valuable and will help them improve the site to ensure it continues to meet...
Students in Years 5–12 across Australia are invited to share what matters to them through original writing of up to 600 words. The competition is supported through the Allen & Unwin Prize of $1,000, along with book prize packs...
SchoolNews February 2026 Applications to study undergraduate teaching in 2026 have jumped 6.5 percent and domestic undergraduate university offers have jumped 6.3 percent. The increase in offers will mean another strong year for people starting a teaching degree after...
Education HQ 19 February 2026 by Grant Quarry A “ridiculous” emphasis on testing and grading is totally antithetical to the business of creativity and genuine learning, our Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026 and 2027 says. Read here
School News May 13 2025 by Kristin R. Laurens and Emma Carpendale The school curriculum has changed a lot from when many parents and grandparents were at school. Alongside new approaches to learning maths and increasing attention on technology, there is a compulsory...
Australia Reads Momentum is growing for reading reform in Australia, with Australia Reads securing Government support to get more Australians reading, more often. Faced with a global decline in reading rates, Australia is one of many countries ‘stepping up’ to...
Australian Society of Authors February 18, 2026 We know reading rates in Australia are declining, but what can you do as an author to help more Australians embrace reading culture? Read the key insights from our recent event with Australia Reads CEO, Anna Burkey, and...
Internationally acclaimed and best-selling children’s author Andy Griffiths is the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026 and 2027, sharing his mission: READING IS AN ADVENTURE. Andy says: “I am honoured to have been chosen as the Australian Children’s Laureate. My...
