Teaching

Extra school roles can boost teachers’ job satisfaction when properly recognised and balanced within existing hours, helping to ease teacher shortages

From Mr Schneebly in School of Rock to Mr Holland and his opus, the way movies portray music teachers can undermine their diversity and professionalism

Pioneering 95-year-old Australian mathematician and statistician Alison Harcourt AO has made a big impact on her field, and on her colleagues

Increasing the diversity of Australia’s teaching workforce hasn’t been a policy priority. It’s time for a rethink

To fix public education in Australia we need to harness teachers’ knowledge and stop undermining their love for the profession

Stanley Wang is one of this year’s 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians for his work on bilingualism in school to help foster cultural identity in Australia

While the desire for a return to business-as-usual (or curriculum-as-usual) is understandable, COVID-19 is an opportunity for educators to re-think the relationship between school and life

Critical thinking has become highly valued in business, but these skills aren’t taught to business students. So, how do we ensure that the next generation of business leaders don’t repeat the mistakes of the past?

Australian literature hasn’t received the attention it deserves in the classroom, but a new project aims to help teachers share its diversity with Australian high-school students

NAPLAN and PISA are part of a wider approach to schooling and testing that isn’t fit for purpose anymore, and our focus on results can leave us oblivious to the big picture