In studying the world’s top-performing education systems, I have had the privilege of meeting some of the leading international experts in standards, curriculum development, assessments, and teacher ...

You’d be forgiven for not having heard about the long-awaited new Australian Curriculum, which was released with little fanfare in the midst of the election campaign. But this update to the national ...

With the new draft curriculum, there is a lot of debate and expert opinion floating around on what it means for school education. What is new and what has been discarded? What does it mean for our ...

Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Australian Catholic University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. This week a new report said there ...

Education ministers have ordered emergency changes to the way maths is taught in primary school – part of “keyhole surgery’’ ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australia’s school curriculum has been stripped of more than 20 per cent of its content, in a revamp that gives greater emphasis to ...

Could a humble board game improve school performance, play a role in driving Australia's economy and even help prisoners in rehab? That is the question being investigated by economist and former ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The achievements of Australian female scientists are less likely to appear in senior high school lessons despite millions of taxpayer ...

A deep dive into Australia’s “narrow and shallow” national science curriculum helps solve the puzzling equation of Australia’s failing, yet increasingly costly, school system. The formula that doesn’t ...

As an indicator of the growing demand for international education in India, the Australian curriculum has now made its entry to the country. The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA), ...

Growing up Amy McQuire struggled to find herself in picture books about Australia's history. When the Darumbal and South Sea Islander mother searched for Indigenous-centred stories to teach her own ...