Whether you’re a classroom teacher, in a position of leadership, retired, or taking a break from teaching – your story matters. All registered teachers across the country are invited to participate in Australia’s biggest survey, the Australian Teacher Workforce Survey.

When you’re planning a unit of work for your students, there may be opportunities to include a local trip to support the learning outcomes. Recent research from ACER shows the most popular local learning destinations in Australia and New Zealand for some schools participating in Children’s University, a program designed to engage students aged 5-18 in out-of-school learning enrichment activities.

‘Creative expertise can and should be developed alongside the acquisition of knowledge and skills.’ In this reader submission, Michelle Lucas and Dr Geraldine Townend from the University of New South Wales share how creativity can be nurtured across English, Creative Arts and Science and Technology.

In the latest PISA test cycle, one of the topics explored in the questionnaire was the disciplinary climate of classrooms. In today’s article we take a look at one of the drivers of Australia’s less than favourable index score – digital distractions.

In today’s article, we speak with the winners of the Excellence in Staff Collaboration Award category for the Teacher Awards 2024. The team from Balmoral State High School were recognised for their systematic, sustainable, whole-school approach to collaboration to improve student outcomes.

‘Many teachers sensed … a marginalisation of other key learning areas, including HPE.’ In today’s article, Dr Jessica Amy Sears discusses the findings of an Australian study into the current status, staffing and teaching of Health and Physical Education in New South Wales government schools.

From our very own Teacher Awards to the ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award and the STEM Video Game Challenge, it’s certainly the time of year for awards. In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we take a look at the educators being recognised around the country.

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.

Four inspirational educators from New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory are in the running for the 2024 ARIA Music Teacher Award. Find out more about each of the finalists, and details of how to vote, in today’s article.

As a teacher or school leader, what are the mental health needs of your students? How do you promote mental health and wellbeing? What would a whole-school approach look like in your own context? Educational and Developmental Psychologist Dr Jane Kirkham shares details of an organisational tool called the ‘Wellbeing Tree’.