Teacher or technician? Choosing a collaborative path to stronger practice in the age of GenAI
Written by Michelle Ware, Quality Teaching Academy, University of Newcastle. Teacher agency in learning design is becoming a hot topic in an age where AI-generated resources and centrally designed lessons, assessments and units of work are the rule rather than the exception. An over-reliance on “ready-made” resources risks a dependence on these rather than the […]
Why Might I Need Leadership Coaching?
Written by Growth Coaching International. Here’s a question worth sitting with for a moment: how would you know if you needed a coach? Not in the abstract, “everyone is talking about coaching, maybe I should try that,” or “coaching is a good thing, generally.” I mean right now, this term, in your actual role. Would […]
Pouring From a Full Cup: Why Educator Wellbeing Comes First at YCDI
Written by You Can Do It! Education Australia. Ask any teacher what they need most right now, and wellbeing will be near the top of the list. Not as a nice-to-have, and not as a poster on the staffroom wall — but as something they are genuinely running low on. Because here is the truth […]
A Quick Guide to Me: From Support to Self-Advocacy
Written by Meg MacKenzie, Language Disorder Australia. Every day, we use supports without giving them much thought. We write lists, turn on captions, adjust the brightness of a screen, use predictive text when texting, turn off the music in the car before turning right at an intersection, move to a quieter room or ask someone […]
From Hype to Impact: A Practical Framework for AI Adoption in Schools
Written by Greg Brown, Strategenics. AI is everywhere in education conversations — but far less visible in day-to-day classroom impact. The gap between hype and execution is where most schools struggle. The Problem Too many initiatives start with tools, vendors, and features — instead of outcomes, problems, and value. This creates confusion, wasted spend, and […]
When One in Ten Australians Are Struggling with Life, Schools Cannot Look Away
Written by Andrew Murray, Lumina Consulting. Nearly 2.2 million Australians aged 15 and over are now living below what has been described as the “wellbeing poverty line”. It is a confronting figure. According to an analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2025 General Social Survey, 9.7 per cent of Australians rated their overall satisfaction […]
Overcoming the Barriers to Virtual Reality in Australian Schools
Written by Dominic Pye, Beyond Horizon VR. The promise of Virtual Reality (VR) in education has long been touted as a revolutionary frontier, offering students the ability to walk through ancient Roman forums, explore the human circulatory system from the inside, or visualise complex geometric planes in three dimensions. However, across Australia, the implementation of […]
Does your school keep trying to solve the same problems?
Written by Thuy Pham, Spectrum Books. The Learning Staircase Every school has that teacher. The one everyone sends students to when fractions just aren’t making sense. Or the teacher who somehow turns reluctant writers into confident ones. Or the colleague who always seems to know exactly what to say when a learner is on the […]
From Abstract to Hands-On: Three Ways CONNETIX Makes Learning Visible
Written by Valerie Wangnet, CONNETIX. Some concepts are difficult for young learners to grasp when they only exist as words, numbers or diagrams on a page. With CONNETIX, children can build, test and manipulate ideas – transforming abstract concepts into tangible learning experiences and allowing curiosity to take over. Here are three simple ways educators […]
RESET before rest
Written by Jasmine Healy-Pagan, Youth Reset. Why Sleep Education Matters Sleep is one of the most important foundations of lifelong wellbeing. Each night, the brain restores itself, strengthens memory, regulates the nervous system and prepares us to learn, connect and thrive. Yet many children, teenagers and adults are sleeping less and resting more poorly than […]