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Australia's ageing teacher workforce
Australia's ageing teacher workforce

A survey of Australian teachers and principals has revealed an ageing workforce, which researchers warn has significant implications for succession planning.

School Improvement Episode 4: Ray Boyd, West Beechboro Primary School
School Improvement Episode 4: Ray Boyd, West Beechboro Primary School

We speak to Ray Boyd, Principal of West Beechboro Primary School in Perth. Since taking on his role, he has introduced a Professional Recognition Program to support staff learning and student outcomes have improved significantly.

Suicide prevention in practice
Suicide prevention in practice

Suicide is a significant public health issue due to its serious social, emotional and economic consequences. So, what can schools do? Three experts discuss.

What do you wish you'd known at the start of your teaching career?
What do you wish you'd known at the start of your teaching career?

This month's video vox pop asks three school leaders: What do you know now that you wish you'd known at the start of your career?

Teacher shortages
Teacher shortages

Around four out of 10 secondary principals and one in five primary principals say they have difficulties finding suitable staff to fill vacancies, a new survey indicates.

Helping set benchmarks
Helping set benchmarks

A project aimed at lifting the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers and principals in Australia has released a detailed workforce profile it hopes will lead to lasting reform.

Distributed leadership
Distributed leadership

What is distributed leadership? What does the evidence say? And, can it work for your school? Professor Alma Harris, an expert in this area, discusses.

Tailor-making learning to suit the student
Tailor-making learning to suit the student

This Melbourne school aims to personalise student learning, so staff analyse data and then adjust learning to build on students’ skills, knowledge and understanding.

School Improvement Episode 3: Glenn Proctor, Hume Central Secondary College
School Improvement Episode 3: Glenn Proctor, Hume Central Secondary College

In the third episode from our series on school improvement, we speak to Victorian Executive Principal Glenn Proctor about the changes that he is making at Hume Central Secondary College.

The Research Files: Episode 4 with Mere Berryman
The Research Files: Episode 4 with Mere Berryman

We speak to Mere Berryman, from the University of Waikato in Hamilton, about a program aimed at increasing engagement among Maori secondary school students in New Zealand and the implications for educators here in Australia.