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For the first time Australia is below the OECD countries’ average in mathematics – and it’s getting worse. According to the 2018 PISA (Programme International Students Assessments) results, published in December 2019, Australia has fallen below the OECD countries in...

Our modern education system has a lot on its plate. There’s a very wide range of subjects and categories we expect schools to teach over the course of our children’s education. But as the curriculum continues to expand, the core subjects are given less and less time...

If you’ve ever sat across the table from your child’s teacher at a parent-teacher meeting and just not been quite satisfied that this teacher was great at their job, you may well have been right. Teachers come in all forms, and often different students respond...

Behind every nervous and excited child soon to be heading off to high school, there is a parent or caregiver that is equally (but a little more quietly) nervous and excited. If you’ve already happened to find yourself at that time in your life when you’re going to...

As a parent and an educator, I want to do more than just highlight the faults of our education system; I hope to shed some light on why it is failing our children. Because I call Australia home, I feel the obligation to be more than the voice asking for change and to...

Every parent wants their child to perform well academically and to develop confidence as they mature. Both academic success and confidence are central to a child’s success in adulthood. There’s been a lot of research on the connection between these two elements....

There’s a good chance that when you were a child no one talked much about stress. Especially not about stress in children. But research shows that children are experiencing stress at levels that can affect their academic performance and their mental health – and...

The NSW Department of Education offers year 4 students the possibility of entering Opportunity Classes (OC). These are classes for academically gifted students, teaching content at a higher level than regular classes, throughout years 5 and 6. Children are selected...

Most parents want their children to do well at school. We inherently know that when they do well at school it’s a good thing. But we also know that kids under too much pressure to perform can suffer. We don’t want to give our kids the message that unless they do well,...

Dr Majeda Awawdeh provides expert insight into the ongoing problem with NAPLAN, students NAPLAN results and the Government’s continued lack of action in response to poor results.