Jo Earp

Jo Earp

Editor of Teacher magazine

Jo Earp is the Editor of Teacher.

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Expert Q&A: Navigating difficult conversations with families
Expert Q&A: Navigating difficult conversations with families

Parents and families are integral members of a school community, and working with them to improve student outcomes is a key part of an educator’s role. In our latest expert Q&A we speak to ACER Research Officer Simone Griggs and colleagues Greta Rollo, who leads the Primary, Early Childhood and Inclusive Research team, and Research Fellow Dr Kellie Picker, about a resource they’re developing to help practitioners build strong partnerships with families, including how to navigate difficult conversations.

School Assembly S2E4: The mission, values and vision
School Assembly S2E4: The mission, values and vision

School Assembly is the podcast that explores what it takes to build a new school from the ground up. With Bemin Secondary College due to open its doors for the first day of the 2024 school year, things are getting to the pointy end. In this episode, we talk to Principal Jo Camozzato about putting together the school mission, vision and values.

Infographic: Confidence in schools and other institutions
Infographic: Confidence in schools and other institutions

The Attitudes towards education in Australia report from Australian National University includes data on public confidence in different institutions. Confidence in all institutions has declined since the height of the pandemic, with schools one of those to see a big dip. Find out more in this infographic.

Infographic: World Teachers’ Day 2023 – Stories of inspirational educators
Infographic: World Teachers’ Day 2023 – Stories of inspirational educators

On this World Teachers' Day, we shine a spotlight on the profession by sharing some quotes from recent release Teacher, Teacher: Stories of Inspirational Educators, published by Affirm Press and edited by Megan Daley.

School Assembly S2E3: Recruitment in a time of teacher shortages
School Assembly S2E3: Recruitment in a time of teacher shortages

School Assembly is the podcast that explores what it’s like to build a school from the ground up. Principal Jo Camozzato has been busy building her team of teachers, leaders and support staff at Bemin Secondary College in Melbourne, which opens for the 2024 school year. So, in this episode we’ll be chatting about recruitment in a time of teacher shortages.

Global Education Episode 23: Engaging high school students with study and job skills
Global Education Episode 23: Engaging high school students with study and job skills

In this episode from our Global Education podcast series, we’re venturing to New Zealand’s South Island, to find out about the Central Otago Youth Employment Program, which is keeping Year 11 program in high school while setting them up for job success.

Infographic: ICT standards for teachers – an international snapshot
Infographic: ICT standards for teachers – an international snapshot

UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report for 2023 focuses on technology in education. According to the report’s Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews for 211 education systems, 51% have set ICT standards for teachers ‘in a competency framework, teacher training framework, development plan or strategy’. Here is an international snapshot for 2022.

The Research Files Episode 87: Where are the female scientists in high school curricula?
The Research Files Episode 87: Where are the female scientists in high school curricula?

How many scientists are mentioned in high school science curricula in Australia and how many are women? After discovering that Marie Curie was absent from the radioactivity section of a state Physics syllabus, astrophysicist Dr Kathryn Ross set out to explore if the contributions of other women were being overlooked. She joins us on this episode to share the shocking findings.

Cross-curricular resources: Student mental health and wellbeing
Cross-curricular resources: Student mental health and wellbeing

Teachers can now help students better understand what influences their own and others’ mental health and wellbeing with the help of a new resource. ACARA has teamed up with Beyond Blue and Headspace to develop the Curriculum Connection online content.

Expert Q&A: Supporting your students through exam stress
Expert Q&A: Supporting your students through exam stress

End of year exams and assessments, particularly for senior school students, can be a time of heightened stress for many. Linda Williams – Senior Psychologist and Clinical Lead at youth mental health service ReachOut – shares new survey findings on students’ exam stress, and how teachers can continue to help them through this difficult period.