Short articles

The 2024 winners of the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Excellence in Science Teaching have just been announced. Daniel Edwards from Montello Primary School in Tasmania and Alice Leung from Concord High School in New South Wales have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the profession.

In today’s article, we speak with the winners of the Excellence in Staff Collaboration Award category for the Teacher Awards 2024. The team from Balmoral State High School were recognised for their systematic, sustainable, whole-school approach to collaboration to improve student outcomes.

‘Many teachers sensed … a marginalisation of other key learning areas, including HPE.’ In today’s article, Dr Jessica Amy Sears discusses the findings of an Australian study into the current status, staffing and teaching of Health and Physical Education in New South Wales government schools.

Four inspirational educators from New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory are in the running for the 2024 ARIA Music Teacher Award. Find out more about each of the finalists, and details of how to vote, in today’s article.

In yesterday’s reader submission, Dr Sunaina Sharma and Wendy Lang discussed their high school students’ anxiety over oral presentations. In this second article, the Ontario teachers share 4 strategies they’ve implemented to build the same speaking and listening skills while reducing the stress level.

How can we transform education practice to enable holistic growth for all students? That’s the topic for Research Conference 2025. In this Q&A, we speak with Professor Pauline Taylor-Guy – Research Director for ACER’s Centre for School and System Improvement – about the theme, and why it’s an important topic for school leaders and teachers.

For the last month, we have been asking for you to share your insights and feedback with us through our 10th annual reader survey. The survey concluded last week, and in this article, we’re excited to share the winner of our $500 prize and some highlights from your responses.

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.

The winners of the 2024 STEM Video Game Challenge have been announced today. They were chosen from over 500 entries from over 1,400 students in years 3-12. Find out more about the annual challenge and take a look at the winning entries in this article.

‘We weren’t looking at expanding (the program) but the demand from the education sector was strong.’ Researchers behind the trial of a meditation program for primary students have just launched a new study focusing on principals and teachers. In this article, we find out more from Dr Peta Stapleton.