In this special episode of The Research Files, Teacher talks to Professor Tim Bell about Computer Science education. He's one of the keynotes at the ACER Research Conference 2016 – his talk is titled 'What's all the fuss about coding?'

Teacher chats to Claire Warden about Nature Pedagogy – what it is and how it works in practice, including lesson planning and risk management.

Teaching reading through a synthetic phonics programme has long-term benefits for children from poorer backgrounds, a large-scale study has found.

The inaugural Kids & Family Reading Report Australia explores child and parent attitudes and behaviours around reading for pleasure. Teacher speaks to Professor Rosemary Johnston about the report’s findings and its implications for educators.

‘Too often service is given a polite pat on the back for being “nice” while simultaneously being positioned somewhere to the left of the “serious business of education”. But both research and practice tell a different story.’

Teacher speaks to Associate Professor Gerry Redmond about the Australian Child Wellbeing Project, capturing student voice and the importance of focusing on the middle years of schooling.

From worksheets to soccer balls. Why one school has replaced formal homework with after-school sporting activities.

A 2015 study looked at the percentage of Australian principals who have had negative experiences in the workplace. Here are some of the results.

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

Young people are the experts in their lives and, as such, should be the ‘key informants on policies affecting them’, a recent report highlights.