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Leadership Essentials: How principals can build a high-performing team

The Educator speaks to an expert about practical approaches for school leaders to navigate challenges, enhance team cohesion, and cultivate a culture of openness and accountability

Successful program sees teaching enrolments soar

Surging demand signals renewed hope and rising respect for teaching, offering a brighter future after years of crippling educator shortages

New model tackles childhood trauma in schools

A new project unites caregivers, educators, students, and researchers to find whole-school solutions for addressing childhood trauma in schools

Revealed: Rising Stars and School Leadership Award Winners for 2025

Meet the emerging leaders who are making waves in the early stages of their career

New blueprint to lift Australia's maths game

Inside the bold new plan to rescue maths education by backing teachers, ditching fads, and closing the gap for disadvantaged students

Opinion: The maths method that's winning hearts and minds

A powerful new approach is helping students embrace maths with newfound confidence and excitement

Ten-year plan to reboot maths in Australia's schools

With one in three kids struggling in maths, a bold new plan targets better teaching, stronger resources, and clear national goals

Strained relationships harming student outcomes – survey

Relationships are the heart of teaching — but cracks are forming, and some educators fear the damage to learning could be long-lasting

Opinion: Judging future educators by ATAR alone is misplaced

A low ATAR doesn't mean low capability. It's time to rethink how we judge future teachers and what really matters, writes Professor Mary Ryan

Teachers starve while serving others, study finds

A nationwide study is helping teachers prioritise self-care – starting with what's on their plate and how it affects student success