As the school year begins in earnest, teachers around the country will come under renewed pressure to achieve the unachievable: optimal student outcomes. Why unachievable? Allegedly because of unmanageable class sizes and high student-teacher ratios. The debate has been going…
On 1 January 2019, implementation of the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) came into force. It has one objective: “Australian schooling provides a high quality and equitable education for all students”. Achievement of the NSRA faces three major challenges. First,…
Science, technology, innovation and change, and their widespread integration into society, are changing 21st century teaching and learning. Schools and universities are making the most of the advantages they bring. Books are no longer limited to hard copy editions, whiteboards…
At the end of WWII, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was established to promote peace and goodwill across the globe, and to prevent another world war. The founding nations of UNESCO believed education would provide the…