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Australian schools get resources from Woolworths Earn & Learn  Aussie schools and early learning centres are set to receive more than 300,000 vital education resources from this week, with Woolworths store managers delivering equipment as part of the Woolworths Earn & Learn program.

Call for Gallup Student Poll 2018 registration The 2018 Australia/NZ Gallup Student Poll is open for registration. This  poll surveys ANZ Students in Years 5–13 on non-cognitive measures like hope, well-being, engagement, entrepreneurial aspiration and career and financial literacy.

Data and equity make learning visible: an Invitational Road Map John Young, Principal of Clarkson Community High School, has seen the difference visible learning makes. An emphasis on research and data has focused teachers’ attention on the why, how and what of accelerating student learning.

SA business and education working together on STEAM It looks like education and industry are beginning to work together on the direction that STEAM education will take if the SMARTSchool which opened this week on the University of South Australia’s Magill Campus is any indication.

Outstanding SACE achievers recognised with Governor’s Commendation  Twenty-seven outstanding South Australian Certificate of Education students were recognised for their achievements in academics as well as their contributions to community and the arts.

Wominjeka inclusive space at Mount Dandenong Schools are encouraged to come up with innovative projects based on their existing facilities and the needs of their students with disabilities to access the Vic Government’s $20 million Inclusive Schools Fund.

Innovative resource for safeguarding children It is timely that the Australian Catholic University (ACU) has launched an innovative web-portal that provides safeguarding initiatives and preventative approaches to child sexual abuse within organisations.

NSW public school students shine in HSC Some parents in NSW will be having a good look at why they’re sending their children to expensive private schools after the release of HSC results for the state this year.

ATAR not everything Student’s futures don’t have to live and die by their ATAR score as an increasing number of institutions are looking beyond entrance rankings when admitting students. Institutions are now implementing their own admission requirements.

Next gen entrepreneurs Are entrepreneurs the new celebrities? If research is to be believed it looks like a big ‘yes’ with 90% of kids indicating that they want to follow the example of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and the Google guys.

NAPLAN three horse race It isn’t supposed to be a race but if they will release comparison tables the temptation to identify a winner in the NAPLAN results is too great. And it looks like NSW, Victoria and the ACT in a three-horse photo finish.

World leader in education policy, Pasi Sahlberg, joins UNSW and Gonski Institute for Education World-renowned Finnish educator Dr Pasi Sahlberg has been appointed a Professor of Education at UNSW Sydney and will work with the University’s new interdisciplinary institute focussing on educational access and excellence, the Gonski Institute for Education.