Research

New Teachers Arrive Unprepared and Under Pressure 'Classroom readiness' is a policy slogan that fails to reflect real-world teaching challenges.

Tools Down: Australia’s Apprenticeship Boom is Over Entry-level roles for apprentices and trainees rose sharply throughout 2022 and 2023 but have since declined to pre-pandemic levels.

Transforming Adolescent Engagement: The Action Leadership Approach to Education When ALA was used to guide the course of instruction, students demonstrated significant gains.

The Key to Keeping Teachers in Rural Settings The tyranny of placelessness can be overcome.

Crowded School Playgrounds: Fix the Chaos Strategies to make playgrounds work better.

Money Matters for Student Achievement More is more when it comes to school funding.

Can Creativity be Taught? "Yes" Education systems that value creativity produce students with better creative thinking skills.

What Schools Could do to Better Support Neurodiverse Girls Research-backed ways Autistic and ADHDer girls could be better understood and supported in class.

Get them Reading More Tips from behavioural scientists to encourage everyone to read.

Sex Education’s Performance Issues Aussie teens say sex education is leaving them unprepared for relationships. 

COVID School Closures Effective but it Depends Closures reduced COVID impact in most countries but not all.

Technology Supports for Neurodivergent Learners Ground-breaking global research provides 36 actionable recommendations.