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Boosting student engagement with an eSports program
Boosting student engagement with an eSports program

What opportunities are available to your students to develop skills in data analysis, game theory and digital citizenship? eSports might be one vehicle for schools. In this article we speak to the eSport Coordinator at Ripley Valley State Secondary College to find out about its eSport Academy.

School leadership Q&A: Tackling maths anxiety and busting myths
School leadership Q&A: Tackling maths anxiety and busting myths

Maths anxiety and negative attitudes towards the subject impact student engagement, learning and achievement. St Raphael’s School in Adelaide has just hosted a week-long celebration designed to tackle maths anxiety and bust myths. In our latest leadership Q&A, Principal Emma Fowler shares more.

School Improvement Episode 60: Cracking persistent classroom dilemmas with Professor Brianna Kennedy
School Improvement Episode 60: Cracking persistent classroom dilemmas with Professor Brianna Kennedy

What are the persistent teaching dilemmas you find yourself thinking about in your spare time and circling back to time and again? Professor Brianna Kennedy from the University of Glasgow joins the podcast to talk about a 2-stage process for cracking persistent challenges in the classroom, how teachers can use it in practice, and the impact it has on student learning and engagement. 

Research news: Supporting student attendance across schooling
Research news: Supporting student attendance across schooling

Transitioning to formal schooling, and from primary to secondary school, is a big change for students. New research shines a light on the impact of student absenteeism during these transition years, and recommends primary and secondary schools work together to support attendance. We’re joined by the study’s lead author to find out more.

Global Education Episode 27: The maths gender gap in the early years
Global Education Episode 27: The maths gender gap in the early years

In today’s Global Education podcast we’re joined by Dr Pauline Martinot, the lead author of the groundbreaking French study that points to the first year of school as the time and place where a maths gender gap emerges in favour of boys. Dr Martinot shares how her colleagues went about conducting the study of over 2.6 million children, some key findings, and the impact of this research on schools and teachers around the world. 

TIMSS 2023: New insights for teachers and school leaders
TIMSS 2023: New insights for teachers and school leaders

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.

School Improvement Episode 59: Careers and pathways education for secondary students
School Improvement Episode 59: Careers and pathways education for secondary students

Last month we brought you news of a major OECD report on the state of global teenage career preparation. So, in this follow-up podcast we’re going to be sharing an example of how one school here in Australia – Fairhills High School in Victoria – is doing some great work in the area of careers and pathways education.

School Assembly S3E10: Distributed leadership and the leadership pipeline
School Assembly S3E10: Distributed leadership and the leadership pipeline

We’ve reached the penultimate episode of Series 3 of our podcast series School Assembly. Teacher editor Jo Earp talks to Notre Dame P-12 College Principal Dan McShea about distributed leadership and developing a leadership pipeline in a new school. Dan also shares his biggest challenge, key learning and proudest achievement since last month’s episode. 

Podcast special: AI in teaching and learning
Podcast special: AI in teaching and learning

Alongside the exciting opportunities for AI to support teaching and learning, there are challenges and risks. In this special podcast Teacher editor Jo Earp talks to Dr Katie Richardson, Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Council for Educational Research.

Research news: Student absenteeism and its impact on teachers
Research news: Student absenteeism and its impact on teachers

It has been well established that student absenteeism has a negative impact on learning outcomes and other students in the class. But what about on other members of the school community, namely teaching staff? New research explores the link between student absenteeism and teacher job satisfaction.