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Making Sense of the 2026 Aggregated NAPLAN Data 2026: Reflecting Back and Looking Forward Early intervention always trumps the so-called “wait-and-see”, or as some like to refer to it as the “wait-to-fail” approach, where put simply, the academic gaps to be filled, are larger. With an established list of predictors of reading difficulty, for example, such as (but not limited to) poorly developed oral language skills, knowledge about print and how books work, and family history, various education initiatives, along with the Australian Federal Government’s policy response via the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025–2034, are all shifting the dial towards privileging evidence-informed teaching approaches, universal screening, early identification and targeted additional support for students falling behind before learning gaps become entrenched.

Systematic, Explicit Instruction for Academic Success and Virtuous Habits Prosocial kind habits for individuals and communities are essential.

Social Media Ban for Under 16s Needs More Work The internet remains accessible and so does the bad stuff.

Fears Registration Board Changes in NT to Reduce Standards Hundreds of teachers urge NT government to abandon rejig of teacher registration.

Suspensions and Expulsions Relatively Rare NSW public schools lead the way on suspension transparency.

Parents Don’t Know How to Take on Bullying Minority of Aussie parents feel ready for child bullying.

New Diverse Perspectives at Skills Board Worker and student voices now at NSW Skills Board.

The Enigma that is the New Zealand Education System NZ has many issues to tackle in terms of education. One is the political malaise.

When a Plant Spoke of People A laboratory experience that turned a Biology experiment into an opportunity to reflect, through scientific methodology, on the normalization of alcohol consumption in adolescence.

Australia Sets the Standard for Standards Students problem solve their way to international success in Standards Olympiad.

English Beats Maths in the Employability Stakes Australia’s most employable school subject is English.

Have We Been Designing Behaviour Frameworks Around Different Theories of Change? Our conversation about behaviour begins one step too late.