The success of Irish education
Why does Ireland finish on the top tier of countries in work rankings? Their foundations for success are the same as nearly every high-performing system in the world.
Results post-covid
The latest results in the OECD PISA on the performance of our nation’s students is good and bad news for Australia.
Article published in The Australian newspaper 9 December 2023
Practice guides for implementing strategic plans
Learning First and the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) produced a series of practice guides to help school leaders develop and apply effective strategic plans.
Four reforms could close the education inequality gap
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 3 September 2022
How to reverse two decades of failed education reforms
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 12 August 2022
Lessons we can learn to help schools support our children
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 6 June 2020
Teacher training must focus on school requirements
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 6 December 2017
Learning First facilitates new approach to teacher training
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 3 October 2015
The six steps to better teachers for Australia’s school systems
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 28 March 2015
NAPLAN system haunted by underlying conflicts
Article published in The Australian newspaper, 14 May 2014