Student objectives

Teacher chats to Dr Peter Goss about a research paper highlighting schools and education systems that are starting to do targeted teaching in a more systematic way.

Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses the challenges of closing achievement gaps.

Initiatives aimed at improving attendance and retention rates in a remote Indigenous school have paved the way for a rise in students interested in pursuing tertiary education and career pathways.

‘From a moral sense, we asked “what can we do better?”’ How a focus on the fundamentals of primary education rapidly transformed results at a Western Australian school.

Greg Whitby speaks to Dr Miranda Jefferson about a new approach to schooling designed to meet the needs of today’s learners.

The SunLit reading program at Sunshine College in Melbourne is designed to cater to students of all abilities and has attracted interest from schools across the country.

Greg Whitby speaks to Tony Bryant, principal of Silverton Primary School in Victoria, about the process that he and his staff undertook in order to implement change.

Is a change in mindset – one that focuses on ‘personal best’ rather than ‘world records’ – needed to help improve Indigenous student outcomes?