Curriculum – Foundation for Learning and Literacy

16/10/2025

Meet the schools innovating their curricula

School News October 2025 by Shannon Meyerkort Across Australia, schools are rethinking what learning looks like. From restructured timetables to hands-on industry pathways, educators are taking bold steps to ensure students

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27/11/2024

The social media ban for under 16s: What it means for Australian schools

SchoolNews 26 November 2024 Shannon Meyerkort On Thursday November 21, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland introduced The Online Safety Amendment Social Media Minimum Age Bill 2024, an amendment to the existing Online

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04/11/2024

Aboriginal cultures and histories: ‘Deep truths’ about content in the new syllabuses

EduResearch Matters November 4, 2024 Christine Evens UNSW As many in the curriculum ‘engine room’ know, curriculum development is a complex collaborative process that is dependent on a range of factors. Some

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10/09/2024

What’s the point of drama class? It teaches the workplace skills employers want, for a start

The Conversation September 6, 2024 by Jo Raphael Joanne O'Mara Parents sometimes ask: what’s the point of drama class? Many want their children to choose elective subjects, especially in Year 12,

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13/08/2024

Key principles for designing early years literacy programs

Australia Reads August 6, 2024 What is best practice when it comes to early years literacy program design? Professor Robyn Ewing shares some key considerations, based on decades of research. Becoming literate

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05/04/2024

The Sciences of Learning and the Practice of Teaching

Guy Claxton March 18, 2024 There is much argument about learning, the practice of teaching and the purposes of education. Here is a handy “crib-sheet” of some of the areas of

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04/11/2023

Shifting sands: The new landscape of Australian education

the educator 31 October 2023 by Brett Henebery The landscape of Australian education is changing, and at its heart lie sweeping reforms to reshape the nation's schools and universities. These ambitious reforms,

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21/07/2023

Curriculum changes must tackle the lifelong consequences of NZ’s alarming literacy and numeracy declines

The Conversation July 20, 2023 by Gail Pacheco, Lisa Meehan. Thomas Schober Literacy and numeracy are under the spotlight as Aotearoa New Zealand grapples with how to improve student performance in

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07/07/2023

How can schools protect students’ unique voices in the age of AI?

The Educator 6 July, 2023 by Bridget Forster Forster, who is the Head of Kerferd Library and a VCE Literature Teacher at Mentone Girls Grammar, has been keen to explore approaches

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06/06/2023

5 reasons kids still need to learn handwriting (no, AI has not made it redundant)

The Conversation June 7, 2023 by Lucinda McKnight, Maria Nicolas The world of writing is changing. Things have moved very quickly from keyboards and predictive text. The rise of generative artificial intelligence

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