Only one third of year 7 to 10 high school students are being taught maths by a qualified maths teacher, the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute has warned.

A bipartisan organisation which has been advocating for improvements in Indigenous education has been cut to the bone and isn’t even able to make its rent after the federal government defunded it in 2014.

Led by Dr Tim Moore from the Australian Catholic Unviersity's Institute for Child Protection Studies, a panel of five young people brainstorm how child abuse could be prevented.

What’s more stressful, exams or a bear attack? Common sense would suggest the latter, but one educational expert has said some students find exams so nerve-racking that the stress response triggered in a test setting is similar to that if a bear was about to maul them.

A new survey commissioned by Schools Plus and the Commonwealth Bank has revealed many Australian are likely to choose their career based on the subjects taught by their favourite teachers. Almost one in two (49 per cent) said their favourite teacher inspired their career.

While child sexual abuse may only happen once in the lifetime of a school an appropriate response is urgently needed if it occurs, one of the commissioners of the child abuse Royal Commission has said.

A report from financial services company AMP has found financial stress among workers in the education sector is on par with the national average of 25 per cent.

You don’t need fancy science labs to teach science in school just go down to the supermarket and spend $10.

Australian teenagers with poor reading skills are no-worse off than those with medium reading proficiency when it comes to future employment outcomes, a new study from the University of Melbourne suggests.

Adam Brimo is the CEO of OpenLearning, an online start-up that uses a study for free, pay to be certified business model. OpenLearning recently signed a partnership with TAFE NSW's Hunter institute to launch a new VET platform called Learn.com.au.