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Our new research shows that children who are physically active every day tend to perform better in exams.
This week’s NAPLAN results show the writing skill of students is actually dropping as they progress from Year 3 through to Year 9.
Children as young as eight or nine could be taught in a more adult, analytical way.
Study shows how to help students achieve their full potential.
This is how to design schools for autistic children.
There is little evidence that pads alone will keep girls in school – stigma, lack of appropriate infrastructure, and embarrassment need to be dealt with too.
Teaching during the Section 28 era has left a damaging legacy for those LGBT teachers who lived through it.
When it comes to inclusive education, England has gone backwards, with more and more students placed in segregated provision or excluded from educational opportunities.
Research has found that students suffer lower levels of well-being when they don’t regularly use their greatest strengths of character.
When it comes to reading, choosing the books your child reads, forcing them to read at certain times and asking them questions about their books are all big no nos.
For many professional athletes, leaving their troubled neighborhoods for better resourced prep schools paved the way for success.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where primary school pupils do not have to learn another language.
Children are the future, so why don’t we listen to them more often?
Forest School helps children learn without realising it.
The education system is failing some of the country’s most vulnerable children.
Virtual reality can allow teachers and students to explore coral reefs or the inside of cells without leaving the classroom.
Yoga and mindfulness are becoming more prevalent in America’s public schools. But are they subtly promoting religion? A scholar who has served as an expert witness in several yoga cases weighs in.
Play video games and learn a language – a researcher explains why it might be possible.
Research from around the world shows that boosting teacher pay can lead to better student learning, but only if it’s accompanied by other things.
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Sue Roffey is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL
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Associate Professor, Critical Pedagogies, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology