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The Research Files Episode 104: TALIS 2024 with Dr Tim Friedman
The Research Files Episode 104: TALIS 2024 with Dr Tim Friedman

In this episode of our Research Files podcast series, editor Jo Earp talks to ACER’s Dr Tim Friedman about the latest Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). We’ll be focusing on the theme of staff wellbeing and looking at some of the protective factors when it comes to levels of teacher job satisfaction and stress.

Researching education: 5 further readings on specialist and support staff
Researching education: 5 further readings on specialist and support staff

Teaching assistants (TAs) and other specialist support staff are important resources in a school. In this edition of Researching education: 5 further readings, we share 5 resources on this topic, including guidance reports designed specifically for leaders and a report on the role of Aboriginal Education Workers.

School Improvement Episode 63: The Aspect Learning Improvement Collaborative
School Improvement Episode 63: The Aspect Learning Improvement Collaborative

Teacher editor Jo Earp finds out how the Aspect Learning Improvement Collaborative is using a mainstream learning framework developed by Dr Lyn Sharratt, adapted to suit an autism-specific education setting. We’ll hear from Lyn, Aspect Education's Deputy National Director Karilyn Gumley and principals Kaye Perry, Joanne Tisdell, and Michelle Zikmundovsky.

TALIS 2024: Elevating teacher and school leader voice
TALIS 2024: Elevating teacher and school leader voice

Australia’s results from the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) have just been released. The survey captures the firsthand knowledge and experiences of school educators. Here we explore some of the key findings on staff wellbeing, collegiality, mentoring support, and use of AI.

School Improvement Episode 62: Focusing on presence, not absence – flipping the script on attendance
School Improvement Episode 62: Focusing on presence, not absence – flipping the script on attendance

‘Instead of focusing on absence, we focus on presence now. We celebrate students turning up.’ In today’s episode, Dominique Russell is joined by Chantel Barnes, Principal at Glenora District School in rural Tasmania, to hear all about how they’ve flipped the script on attendance in the last 12 months by focusing on the language they use and sharing data with all members of the school community. 

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.

Building instructional capacity – the impact
Building instructional capacity – the impact

In a 3-part series for Teacher, the leadership team at Warriapendi Primary School in Perth are sharing how they have built staff instructional capacity to improve student outcomes in literacy. In their final article, they present the impact their work is having on student outcomes so far. 

Strengthening Induction through Quality Teaching Rounds
Strengthening Induction through Quality Teaching Rounds

More than 800 teachers from over 200 schools in every state and territory have taken part in the Strengthening Induction through Quality Teaching Rounds project. The evidence collected to date shows that participation in Quality Teaching Rounds has reduced burnout and improved wellbeing and professional community. 

The Research Files Episode 103: Principals leading through crises – what did they learn?
The Research Files Episode 103: Principals leading through crises – what did they learn?

The past few years have been a challenging time for school leaders around the world. In this episode of The Research Files, Dominique Russell is joined by Michelle Striepe to discuss her and her colleagues’ research into what school leaders have learned from leading during crises – including a 3-prong approach they utilised – and how they can be more resilient for future crises. 

Teacher and leader experience and duties – what the data show
Teacher and leader experience and duties – what the data show

Each year, the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership’s (AITSL) Australian Teacher Workforce Data initiative collects data from higher education providers, teacher regulatory authorities and teachers themselves on topics important to the national teacher workforce. In today’s article, Dr Gillian Clark, Alex Allan and Dr Susan-Marie Harding from AITSL provide a snapshot of some of the latest data.