Last week, Waverley College hosted its highly anticipated Ecology Symposium, bringing students, educators, environmental advocates, and community leaders together in a shared mission to drive environmental action.

The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) includes a principal questionnaire. Today’s infographic looks at the percentages of principals by Australian state and territory (and the OECD average) who reported participating at least once a week in 7 stated educational and instructional leadership behaviours.

Improving students’ academic achievement goes hand-in-hand with supporting their health and wellbeing. In Episode 56 of our School Improvement podcast series, we’re focusing on grief and loss education. We’ll be hearing about an evidence-based program that’s helping a high school in regional New South Wales support its students with these issues.

The winners of the 2024 Teacher Awards have been announced! It’s an impressive list that spans across 4 states, celebrating the teachers, leaders, and members of the wider education community who are making a difference to students.

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Teacher Awards. Nominees from all school sectors and 5 states have been recognised and will now progress to the final judging. Find out more in today’s article.

In episode 10 of School Assembly Series 2, we’re speaking with principal Jo Camozzato about how she is fostering a sense of staff collaboration with a new team at Bemin Secondary College, and, of course, hear about her biggest challenge, key learning and proudest achievement from the last month.

In this podcast episode, Glenn Kayes, Deputy Principal at Kellyville High School in New South Wales, shares how the school’s average student attendance rate has increased, thanks to an evaluation and review of existing policies and procedures, and a raft of new measures.

We are excited to share that nominations for the 2024 Teacher Awards – aimed at recognising outstanding approaches to teaching and school leadership – open on 3 June. The 8 Award Categories are open to staff working in the K-12 area and recognise achievements of the last 12 months. Read more about the categories here.

New research has emphasised the importance of adolescent school belonging as a long-term protective factor that can mitigate against later depression, anxiety, and stress. In this episode of The Research Files we speak to the lead author about the findings and the implications for schools.

A new survey from Deaf Children Australia (DCA) hopes to inform the development of resources that better support deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students in regional schools. Teacher spoke to DCA CEO David Wilson about the concerns parents of DHH children have raised, and what teachers can do to create a more inclusive school environment.