In studying the world’s top-performing education systems, I have had the privilege of meeting some of the leading international experts in standards, curriculum development, assessments, and teacher ...

Australian Government Primary Principals Association president Patrick Murphy said teachers needed a simpler national curriculum to focus on literacy and numeracy. He said teachers were “struggling ...

There are no conflicts of interest. The Australian Government plans to conduct the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) online from 2016. This presents a significant challenge ...

Aussie kids are being let down by ‘impossible’ national curriculum with parents fearing they aren’t being taught the basics of reading, writing and maths. The national curriculum has also been accused ...

Maths teachers will be expected to incorporate Indigenous dance and storytelling into school lessons under the revised national school curriculum. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting ...

Schools have been caned over failures in teaching children to read and write, as the Albanese government’s chief education ­researcher demands an end to “culture wars’’ in the curriculum and a focus ...