SchoolNews May 2026 by Gemma Easton After a competitive tender process, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has appointed the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to lead the development and implementation of the 2029...
Downloadable PDFs Goals for the Writing Classroom Core Beliefs About Writing Creating Boy-Friendly writing classrooms Encouraging Young Writers Guidelines for Nurturing Strong Writers Skilled Writers Separate Composing from Editing Access here from the Ralph Fletcher...
SchoolNews May 2026 by Sun Yee Yip Monash University As of December 2025, there was a reported shortfall of 2600 teachers in Victoria and New South Wales alone. A 2024 Australian Education Union survey of 953 primary and secondary schools also found almost 83 percent...
by Ralph Fletcher What Should I Write About? How To Use Your Writer’s Notebook Prewriting Strategies For Your Writing Ideas For Revising Your Writing Publishing Your Work All the details are here.
the educator, by Brett Henebery In many Australian classrooms, a quiet contradiction playing out. While an ever-growing body of research shows that music education lifts engagement, supports wellbeing and strengthens academic outcomes, it’s often the first thing...
Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Di Bates, editor and publisher of Buzz Words magazine for people connected with the Children’s Book industry, says: “I am collecting stories from teachers all around Australia about their teaching lives for a...
Argues that an equitable literacy education must acknowledge and build on the languages and ways of meaning making that children bring to school. Reference: Fray, L., Aukerman, M., & Birch, R. The right to belong, the right to flourish. (2026, April 20) Edu...
A very thoughtful discussion about how reading is a complex process in which pattern and predictability are used to make meaning and why the concept of “typoglycemia” is an oversimplification not a scientific rule. Reference: Stollznow, K. Sramcbled wrods: the real...
Discusses the benefits and challenges of using AI while acknowledging that “Indigenous knowledge is inherently relational” and therefore needs to be always contextualised in relation to peoples and countries. Reference: Alterator, S., Maddox,A., Southerton,C. &...
Teachers are offered some very useful strategies for conducting parent-teacher interviews that support students and parents. Reference: Reid O’Connor, B. & Zunica, B. Parents want to know more. Here’s how you can help. (2026, May 7) Edu Research Matters. Parents...
