Kids decide on future in science by age 11: research
16 JulAustralia risks losing students from science and technology careers by age 11, amid a growing gap between national policies and actual school experiences.
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Fraser Coast graduate prepares for new teaching role
6 Nov 2025Fraser Coast’s Stacey Taplin is ready to step into her next classroom as a school teacher outside of Emerald in central Queensland.
'Marigurim Yan’: A path to new possibilities for First Nations youth
29 May 2025Marigurim Yan – the Butchulla word for ‘strong walk’ – is the inspiration behind a research-based educational program guiding First Nations youth to dream big and think deeply about their futures.
Students are neither left nor right brained: how some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong
16 Apr 2025Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops is important for children’s education.
‘Deep listening’ research project aims to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous students
11 Apr 2025The University of the Sunshine Coast will share in almost $170,000 in Queensland Government Education Horizon Grants to identify and evaluate factors associated with boosting school attendance and achievements for First Nations students.
Teachers need more support to deliver key health lessons to kids
18 Mar 2025Graduate teachers need more information to promote physical activity, sun safety and sleep health to school children across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.
Teachers who go rural and the partners who pave the way
5 Dec 2024When philanthropic partners support new teachers to have remote experiences, the result – for everyone – can be a match made in heaven.
Five things every teacher should know
5 Dec 2024Veteran teachers know there is much more to teaching than just the curriculum.
Strong Walk
2 Dec 2024A new program is helping Indigenous high school students find self-belief through their culture – and use it as their driving force to aim high when it comes to education and careers.
Language lover to future educator
6 Sep 2024Scottish-born Laura Wess is studying a Master of Teaching at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), supported by the Queensland Government’s ‘Turn to Teaching Internship Program’; while she didn’t set out to be a teacher, it was her love for languages and commitment to making a difference in rural communities that led her down the surprising path to teaching.
Following her true purpose to shape the lives of under fives
3 May 2024Even as a teenager, Maddie loved working with young children; but it took a couple years of studying a different degree, and one "very daunting leap" to make her realise her true life's purpose really did lie in the "most rewarding, creative, challenging and loving profession" that is working as an early childhood educator.
Making a difference: what makes people switch careers to teaching?
1 Dec 2023Mid-career or “career change” students are increasingly common in teacher education programs, UniSC's Erin Siostrom writes for The Conversation.
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