School leaders

An initiative to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers should have its funding extended so that a more targeted approach can be developed in the future, according to an evaluation panel.

What do you think the gender mix is for school leadership roles? How did it change between 2010 and 2013? Are more women moving into school leadership positions? Find out in this video infographic.

Professor Geoff Masters AO and Robert Marshall discuss school improvement, effective assessment and the current grading system.

Why can it be so hard to generate improvement that is sustainable? Robert Marshall discusses.

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

Principals, teachers, and the public are increasingly recognising the importance of teaching social and emotional skills to students alongside academic skills.

The first national STEM Programme Index brings together information on more than 250 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics opportunities available to schools and students.

'We need something that really embraces where our Middle Leaders are at on their journey. … It needs to be something that's sustainable and longitudinal and really is an immersion process,' - Lee MacMaster.

'Happier staff create more conducive, less stressed learning environments.' At this school, food is just one way of bringing staff together and supporting wellbeing.

A framework with strategies intended to tackle attendance head on has resulted in a measurable increase in student attendance levels at this school.