When you consider your curriculum planning for the term, or the year, linking learning goals and lesson activities to key events can be a great hook, and a chance to bring students and teachers from different year levels together. Today’s article looks at free curriculum-aligned resources for National Science Week, and a school example of planning in action for this annual celebration.

STTOP’s free, fast-paced sustainability program has landed in Aussie classrooms. What started as a series of fun, fast-paced YouTube videos has evolved into a national education program helping Aussie students take action and become advocates for a more sustainable future, right from the classroom.

Today’s students are entering school with more digital literacy than ever before and there is an advantage to leaning into this skill. Educators can meet students where they are and introduce screen time with a purpose.  Sora, used in thousands of schools across the world, including Australian schools, provides access to ebooks, audiobooks, comics and more – all in one platform.

‘Technology does not work in the same way or to the same effect in all classrooms and with all students.’  In the final instalment of his 3-part series on technology in education, Dr Ralph Saubern addresses the challenges – and opportunities – in evaluating the impact of EdTech on learning outcomes. 

‘We all feel the pressure of keeping up with the latest technology innovations. This is especially true in schools where we are preparing young people for the future.’ In part 2 of his 3-part series on technology in education, Dr Ralph Saubern questions how schools and teachers can choose the right EdTech in the first place.

In this episode of Behaviour Management, Teacher’s Dominique Russell is joined by Associate Professor Brendon Hyndman from Charles Sturt University to share 6 key areas of consideration for schools to support student wellbeing by setting up for healthy play behaviours at school. 

A new report presents 2025 survey data from 104 senior staff in Australian schools about their school’s use of digital technology. The findings show that most schools are using AI tools and that the use of other digital technology has changed since 2023.

The rapid adoption of digital technologies in schools has dramatically changed the way schools and classrooms look, teachers work and students learn. In part 1 of this 3-part series on technology in education, Dr Ralph Saubern discusses whether these digital innovations have led to improvements in student learning, and explores how a professional learning community aligned teaching practice with available technology to improve students’ text analysis skills.

‘I’m proud that Future Thinking has become a fantastic case study in how curriculum can evolve to meet the needs of the present and the possibilities of the future.’ Liam Bassett – Director of Digital Learning (P–12) at Westbourne Grammar School – shares details of a new year 9 subject designed to challenge, provoke and inspire.

Australia’s year 4s achieved the country’s best-ever result in the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Alongside the year 4 and 8 assessments, students, teachers and principals at participating schools completed a questionnaire – those findings have been released today.