Professor Geoff Masters AO and Robert Marshall discuss school improvement, effective assessment and the current grading system.

A recent census highlights a continuing gender disparity when it comes to school readiness, with more boys than girls considered 'developmentally vulnerable'.

Mapping learning against a developmental continuum has made it possible to monitor progress and set individual targets at this school.

What do the results from the latest NAP-ICT assessment mean in terms of student skills and competencies?

‘You need to plan for what might arise, remembering that the range of skills and abilities of the group is likely to be very wide.’ Dave Tout discusses identifying individual maths skills and targeting lessons.

Schools must work with parents to ensure they receive useful, meaningful information about their child's learning, says Professor Dylan Wiliam.

Setting high expectations, putting faces on the data and making student growth visible to the whole community has helped accelerate literacy learning at this school.

To mark National Science Week, Teacher hears from Professor Jim Pellegrino about shaping science learning for the future.

Teacher chats to Dr Peter Goss about a research paper highlighting schools and education systems that are starting to do targeted teaching in a more systematic way.

How can we engage girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths? One school is tackling the issue full steam ahead.