1+ hour ago   (429+ words) New research shows delaying smartphones across a school's entire cohort reduces mental health problems, giving leaders evidence as new guidance on smartphones in the UK looms. The working paper, released by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), found that when…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (534+ words) A data breach at Australian-founded learning platform Mathspace has exposed personal information belonging to more than 1 million students, parents and school staff across Australia and New Zealand, with the company confirming attackers exploited a critical software vulnerability that sat unpatched…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (463+ words) As Australia's education policymakers debate the use of AI in the nation's classrooms, Norway is cracking down on its elementary students from using the technology, with the country's PM warning that it increases the risk that young children skip important…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1632+ words) The classrooms that run smoothest tend to have one thing in common: a teacher who's had a real say in how things are done. And as Australia's schools juggle an ever-growing list of complex, exhausting demands, it's the people on…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (517+ words) Social media platforms are deliberately amplifying misogynistic content to teenage boys, and the consequences are showing up in Australian classrooms. That is the central argument Chanel Contos, chief executive of Teach Us Consent, put to the National Press Club in…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (586+ words) Across Australia, AI tools are landing in classrooms faster than schools can train teachers to use them. Research shows that about two-thirds (66%) of Australian lower secondary teachers now use AI in the classroom — well above the OECD average of 36% — yet…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (534+ words) Student violence dulls the protective effect of administrator support, new research shows, even as backing remains vital to retention. A U.S study of early childhood through Year 12 teachers has found that support from school principals reduces stress and helps retain…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (466+ words) Student behaviour is pushing teachers out the door, and the numbers are stark. The share of Australian teachers citing behaviour as a reason for leaving nearly doubled, from 25% in 2020 to 47% in 2024, according to AITSL's Australian Teacher Workforce Data. This trend…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1167+ words) Teaching ethics in schools could shape how millions of students think and behave for years to come, a major new study has found. The study, the largest of its kind, looked at four decades of research covering almost 13,000 students worldwide....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (496+ words) Student violence dulls the protective effect of administrator support, new research shows, even as backing remains vital to retention. A U.S study of early childhood through Year 12 teachers has found that support from school principals reduces stress and helps retain…...