Australia

Monday

15th Sep 2025

What Australia is (and isn’t) copying from England’s MAT system
The Tasmanian government is to be the first to trial a version of England’s grouping of schools into trusts, writes Will Bickford Smith – but it won’t be adopting some aspects of the model
Painting of big ben in Sydney

Tuesday

2nd Jul 2024

What is the future for universal teaching resources? 
A centralised bank of resources has long been heralded as a potential solution to Australia’s workload problems, but so far this promise has yet to be fully delivered
What is the future for universal teaching resources?

Friday

24th May 2024

Taking a positive approach to fixing behaviour
One school in Australia explains how the school-wide positive behaviour support (SWPBS) framework is helping it to tackle a rise in disruption
SWPBS - a positive approach to behaviour in schools

Friday

17th May 2024

New South Wales curriculum reform needs careful handling
It is too easy for the needed changes to the school curriculum in New South Wales to deteriorate into a social media slanging match – we need understanding from both sides
Fragile box handle with care

Monday

13th May 2024

What should the top teachers in Australia be paid?
Despite a teacher shortage, Australian policymakers have not got a grip on the need to improve teacher salaries to aid retention, argues John Cole
Australian currency