Storytelling may be as old as the hills but it remains one of the most effective tools for teaching and learning. A good story can make a child (or adult) prick up their ears and...Read more
Not all children with autism need the same level of support with socialisation in schools, and unnecessary segregation only makes the process more difficult. That’s the view of experienced teacher and trainer Rebecca Wood, of the University...Read more
Countries should be investing in ‘books not bullets’, leading children’s activist and former Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has told a major international child rights summit.
Satyarthi, the Indian Nobel Laureate, believes countries should be...Read more
School bullying is depressingly common but having a group of friends, not just a single “bestie”, may bolster a child’s resilience, says Andrew Trounson, a writer for the University of Melbourne’s research publication platform, Pursuit.
Surviving...Read more
A new report by England’s Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield says that far too many young people growing up in the north face both deep-rooted deprivation and poor schools. While some children in the north are...Read more
The newly-crowned Global Teacher of the Year has used her award to highlight some of the harsh living conditions faced by the children she teaches in inner-city London.
Art and textiles teacher Andria Zafirakou is the...Read more
Are videogames the missing element in the English curriculum?
Debates about the purpose of English are not new. Perhaps the most highly politicised subject in the curriculum, English is tasked with developing literacy skills so today’s...Read more
Melbourne architects are transforming our schools, with a new inner-city learning precinct to teach children from kindergarten to university.
When populations explode, meeting the community’s education needs is a challenge. As local schools reach bursting point,...Read more
Children learn best when they’re having fun, and they are more likely to be having fun when they are playing. Children’s learning is optimal when they’re free to learn at their own pace and in their...Read more
|Comment|author: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Researchers followed the 30-year progress of 989 children who attended the Child-Parent Centers program in inner-city Chicago as preschoolers. Their findings suggest preventive interventions beginning in early childhood can promote long-term educational success that contributes...Read more
|Comment|author: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Learning outcomes in the first two to three years of life have been shown to have a huge impact on children’s ongoing educational achievement.
Children as young as two who fall behind their peers in intellectual...Read more
Sustainability and the green movement often find themselves associated with the political left, yet there are many practical and economic reasons for sustainable living. Without trying to push one political agenda or another — teaching...Read more
How quality teacher interaction with children pays off in their future education and development.
We know that quality early childhood education is critical, but what is actually happening in kindergartens, childcare and homes across Australia?
The research
Over...Read more
France’s Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer has announced the prohibition of mobile phones during school hours. This ban will begin September 2018.
“These days the children don’t play at break time anymore, they are just...Read more
As part of its new ‘resilience strategy’, the French capital has launched a programme to transform its state schoolyards into green, inclusive public spaces. Adrian Voce reports.
Paris will open up school grounds to the local...Read more
A new initiative in Norway will research the knowledge and tools needed to improve the competence of early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers to develop the indoor and outdoor environments they offer to children. Adrian...Read more
