Andrew Broadley

We're celebrating 10 years of Teacher magazine this year, and that also means 10 years of podcasting. In this special episode, the Teacher editorial team share snippets from the last decade to chat about how it all started, the thinking behind the different series, and how your feedback and input has shaped what we do.

From the uniform and building names to community consultation and learning, Aboriginal perspectives and culture is woven into the fabric of Googong Public School. Teacher speaks to principal Rebekah Lindsay, a 2024 NAIDOC Teacher of the Year Award winner, about their approach and the success it’s bringing.

Are Australian students getting better or worse at mathematics? Are they more or less creative than their OECD peers? Andrew Broadley chats to ACER Senior Research Fellow and National Project Manager for PISA, Lisa De Bortoli, about what we can learn from the latest PISA results.

‘School leaders expressed a need for better-prepared new teachers who could integrate smoothly into the Independent school environment … [the program creates] a pipeline of qualified teachers who are already familiar with the school's culture and practices.’ In today’s article, we look at a new mentorship program addressing staffing needs.

In this series, we take a look at some further readings available on a particular topic, including open access research papers from various online databases, and Teacher archive content you might not have come across yet. This month, we’re looking at cyberbullying and online safety.

Many of us clearly remember (fondly or not) our school sports days and the houses we were split into. But what do the names of those houses say about our ‘Australianness’ or the values we aspire to uphold? New research explores the names of school sports houses and how things have changed over time.

A new study from the Australian National University Tech Policy Design Centre and the Australian Computer Society has found more than two-thirds of teachers are struggling to effectively teach Digital Technologies. Today’s article explores some of the issues and how schools can better support teachers.

A survey of almost 20,000 young people, aged 15-19, has found nearly 1 in 10 respondents have experienced homelessness in the previous year. The report, released today, sheds light on some of the educational barriers these students face – including lower levels of engagement, inadequate spaces to do homework, and disruptions from frequently changing schools.

Rising teacher shortages and a global pandemic are just 2 of the major challenges schools have had to navigate over the last few years. Despite this, the latest PISA report highlights a handful of education systems that showed resilience during this period – including Japan and Lithuania. Teacher finds out more.

Each year, the International Mathematical Modeling Challenge gives students an opportunity to team up on a complex task that connects their mathematical learning with a real-world situation. Teacher spoke to members of an Australian team judged among the best globally, about how they approached this year’s challenge.