education

Featured Leader: Megan Gilmour on sustaining sick kids’ education

Up to 1.2 million Australian children have complex health challenges affecting their school attendance, making them at risk of missing

Featured Leader: Andrea Musulin on strengthening families through positive parenting

Child protection remains a critical issue in Australia, with the number of children in out-of-home care and reports made to

Teach For Australia appoints Edwina Dohle as CEO

The education charity’s appointment will take effect on 1 May. As an experienced leader of systemic education reform and a

LGBTIQA+ education thrives amidst DEI debate

Melbourne-based Queer Town is demonstrating that demand for robust LGBTIQA+ education and inclusion initiatives is surging. Despite some corporations scaling

$2.5B funding over the next decade for schools in Victoria

Government commits $2.5B to the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) to improve teacher professional development and student outcomes. A landmark agreement

Skills training funding bias disadvantages students

Skills training funding favours public TAFEs, limiting student choice. ITECA calls for equitable funding to improve outcomes. New data reveals

Officeworks brings $9 million of donations for students

Officeworks’ 2025 Back to School Appeal benefits thousands of Australian students with over $9 million of generous donations. As the

Addressing the rising cost of living: How it impacts children’s education

The Smith Family’s latest annual Pulse Survey reveals that nearly 60% of respondent families have struggled to afford essential school

ITECA reveals students overwhelmingly choose independent RTOs

In the lead-up to the next federal election, a policy reform agenda to put students at the heart of skills

New report highlights urgent need for AI literacy

Good Things Australia announces the launch of the Digital Sisters: AI for Good project that will support refugee and migrant

Partnership to build healthier communities through education

HCF, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, is in partnership with Australia’s leading national children’s education charity, The Smith Family. The

New Australian teacher scholarship program targets resource allocation

Cool.org has launched a new scholarship program to help address long-standing challenges facing teachers and improve student outcomes. With philanthropic

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