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ClassCoach Maths tutoring will help rural and remote students Two UQ Business School MBA Graduates have launched ClassCoach, an online Maths tutoring system with the aim of helping rural and remote school students and young adults that are struggling with Maths and will benefit from one-to-one interactive tutoring.

Mobilising the Middle – the key to cultivating collective teacher efficacy A number of years ago at a school camp students were challenged to set up the campsite and cook each other a meal all without the guidance of the facilitating teachers. After a day of hiking, it was, needless to say, that the group was fairly tired. As I stood back and watched the scene unfold I was impressed by the ability of these teenagers to collaborate and harness their collective strengths to rise to the challenge

Select group of Sydney girls in inaugural Code Next Program Year 9 and 10 girls from Chatswood High, Mosman School and North Sydney Girls High are taking part in the inaugural Code Next Program. They are learning the fundamentals of coding and design including HTML + CSS and Ruby, a programming language to stimulate computational thinking.

Carclew to show SA teachers what’s the DEAL with arts 120 primary teachers from 60 South Australian government schools will undertake hands on professional development guided by practicing artists as part of a new program to introduce new and innovative approaches to arts education. 

UNI Qld to host 12-day National Science Forum Close to 200 Year 12 students will take part in the 12-day National Youth Science Forum in January when The University of Queensland hosts the program for the first time.

Terms of Reference for SES score methodology released The Turnbull Government has released the terms of reference for an independent inquiry into the data and methodology used to determine specific components of Commonwealth funding for non-government schools.

New research reveals young Australia is not thriving New research by Skillsroad has found that young Australians are not flourishing like they should, in fact they're just 'OK'. The data suggests that average levels of wellbeing are not only affecting them as a individuals but also the bottom line of Australian businesses.

Smart phones in bed linked to insomnia and poor quality sleep Children are more vulnerable than adults to losing sleep from taking smart phones and tablets to bed, a new study has found. Experts have warned that children are more sensitive to the blue light from electronic screens because their eyes have not yet fully developed.

Michael Chaney to head National School Resourcing Board They eight members of the National School Resourcing Board have been announced. Chaired by Dr Michael Chaney, the Board will undertake reviews of different parts of the funding model under the Australian Education Act 2013. The first review will consider how socio-economic status (SES) scores are calculated

Researchers respond to CIS report: Getting the most out of Gonski 2.0 Early in October, policy think tank, The Centre for Independent Research (CIS) released its report: Getting the most out of Gonski 2.0: The evidence base for school investments on the use of Gonski funding. It tapped into an ongoing debate over phonics, literacy, and behaviour management.

Make My Idea winners will have clever concepts prototyped Make My Idea is a national competition for student inventors. Winners will see their innovative idea transformed into an early stage prototype model, or 3D or 2D design, and have their ideas shown live on YouTube.

Context, context, context: implementing coaching in schools Prof Christian van Nieuwerburgh (van Nieuwerburgh, 2012, p.17) defines coaching in education as: … a one-to-one conversation that focuses on the enhancement of learning and development through increasing self-awareness and a sense of personal responsibility, where the coach facilitates the self-directed learning of the coachee through questioning,