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Better services and more homes needed to support aspirations of indigenous young It’s tough being a young indigenous person, they face severe challenges in most aspects of life and are still generally less happy and secure than their non-indigenous counterparts. Mission Australia’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report showed that Indigenous respondents were acutely concerned about drugs, bullying/emotional abuse, personal safety...

Australian experts deliver school leadership program to USA Australia’s National Excellence in School Leadership Initiative (NESLI) has been chosen to develop and deliver a ground-breaking national teacher leadership program across the United States.

Some experts' strategies for upcoming exams With Year 12 exams on the horizon students need some strategies to deal with the pressure, a number of experts weigh in with some advice.

Bookish homes enhance literacy everywhere The effect of having lots of books around adolescents is profound, even those who didn’t go on to higher education experienced better literacy levels because of their exposure to books.

Winners of the 2018 NGS Super Scholarship Awards announced NGS Super has announced the winners of the 2018 NGS Super Scholarship Awards which encourage the betterment of those in the independent education sector.

New font ‘Sans Forgetica’ helps students study A new font makes students fill in the gaps, helping with information retention, and its release is timely as exam time kicks off.

Paper, iPads and child literacy Find yourself a pre-schooler and there will be a tablet nearby. It’s often a source of concern, after all shouldn’t they be reading books? Yes and no.

Two years of preschool for smarter Australia Providing two years of preschool for all children could boost our entire education system and later the economy Mitchell Institute at Victoria University Director, Megan O’Connell says.

Roaming Classroom for Rebel Girls to make coding more accessible Technology startup, Code Like a Girl, has today launched its Roaming Classroom for Rebel Girls – a mobile, pop-up classroom which aims to make coding more accessible.

Take geoscience education “beyond dinosaurs and volcanoes” Australians are to be urged later this month to move their thinking beyond dinosaurs and volcanoes when it comes to appreciating just how much their modern day lives are being impacted by the geosciences.

Feedback essential for better writing Student writing skills have declined by nearly 24 points since 2011 according to the latest NAPLAN results data and formative feedback is an essential tool in developing core writing skills for life.

Aboriginal students graduate in record numbers SAASTA is a educational program that provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students with skills, learning and development opportunities and given the results it has achieved it seems to be worth continuing.