The proposed merger of four key educational agencies: ACARA, AITSL, ESA and AERO, into a new Teaching and Learning Commission (TLC) to align with the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement will have repercussions for all educational institutions and their personnel. In...
World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe. It commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which sets benchmarks regarding the rights...
Indigenous Literacy Foundation July 2025 There is a new chapter in the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s journey. “We are proud to launch a brand that reflects our Community-led values, celebrates First Nations storytelling and honours the diverse cultures and...
The Guardian 31 August 2025 by Michael Rosen … I’m going to make a big claim: we can’t do anything about the things that bring us down if we are oppressed and depressed by them. We have to have hope. We need to be hopeful creatures in order to live. No matter...
Sally Rippin talks about CBCA celebrations for their 80th birthday. She also shares free activities and the free September audiobooks-two wonderful titles! Click here
SchoolNews 9 September, 2025 by Gemma Easton On Tuesday, September 9, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare MP, proposed the creation of a new Teaching and Learning Commission to improve coordination across education’s governing bodies. The announcement has been...
School News August 2025 by Gemma Easton AI is not new—it’s been ubiquitous in our lives for decades. The autocorrect on your mobile phone, the helpful suggestions offered up by Siri, Alexa and Google, applying digital filters to our photos, and the recommendations...
Since 1967, the annual celebrations of International Literacy Day (ILD) have taken place on 8 September around the world to remind policy-makers, practitioners, and the public of the critical importance of literacy for creating more literate, just, peaceful, and...
“It will come as no surprise that creative education scholars are, in principle, opposed to most strategies of standardisation. This is not the same as opposing baseline skills’ education, which form the foundation of all creative work. What we are opposed to is...
Two-part article addressing claims made about NAPLAN data. There are media reports indicating NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) results in Australia have significantly declined. These interpretations may not accurately reflect the data or...
