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A convincing argument using the APST to decide what constitutes both ‘best practice’ and ‘best practitioners’. Reference: Cole, J. Setting the Standards: who chooses ‘best practice’? (2026, February 3). Edu Research Matters Setting the Standards: who chooses...
Taking issues like staffing, resources, explicit teaching, support for parents, wraparound services and funding into account means that NAPLAN results do not provide parents with a comprehensive guide of what a particular school can provide for their individual child....
Ashenden suggests that what needs fixing is not NAPLAN but the system which controls it. He suggests that the ‘system’ is a combination of state/territory and national agencies, including ACARA. The information generated about schools is used to report on the work of...
Quality Teaching Rounds are examined as a manageable and well researched response to the challenges schools face in inducting and retaining early career teachers. Each new year a challenge which many schools face is the very problematic and ongoing issue of teacher...
Reference: Adam,H. Hey, ministers, now’s the time to make better choices. (2025, November 14). Edu Research Matters. The disconnect between policy and practice is examined in this article through a lens provided by Dr Adam’s research over the last decade. Three...
AARE blog, Pat Thompson October 31, 2025 The review of the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is due to report in May 2026. However, the federal minister Jason Clare has just announced the formation of the new Teaching and Learning Commission, bringing...
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