Leadership

No system or school has experienced sustained improvement without effective teacher and leader development.

Insight and actions

Media
The slow but steady road to better learning in our classrooms

Article published in The Australian newspaper, 24 August 2024

Curriculum and inequality

Article published in The Australian newspaper 9 December 2023

Science deficit points to dire state of the national curriculum

Article published in The Australian newspaper, 27 November 2023

Australia’s curriculum gap is failing science teachers and students

Article published in The Australian Financial Review newspaper, 27 November 2023

To lift standards, we must reclaim the curriculum 

Article published in The Australian newspaper, 15 October 2022 

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 

Teachers are being asked to detect AI-generated work — but it's nearly impossible, and the burden is completely unfair. Our research found that verifying a single piece of work can double or triple marking time.

Emily Pearson explains why this is a system problem, not a teacher problem — and why system leaders need to act.

Schools

We support passion project has evolved into something more. We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited for what’s ahead.

What sets us apart isn’t just our process—it’s the intention behind it. We take time to understand, explore, and create with purpose at every turn.

Systems

We support passion project has evolved into something more. We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited for what’s ahead.

What sets us apart isn’t just our process—it’s the intention behind it. We take time to understand, explore, and create with purpose at every turn.

Bigger reads

Research
AI use in schools: Taking action now
Systems, School Improvement
AI use in schools: Taking action now
Systems, School Improvement

New data collected by Learning First shows that AI is routinely being used in schools now by teachers, leaders, and their students.

Systems, School Improvement
Staying the Course on What Matters Most
Systems, School Improvement
Staying the Course on What Matters Most
Systems, School Improvement

This report examines Ireland's education system, exploring the factors that have driven its consistently strong performance on international assessments over more than two decades.

Systems, School Improvement
Benchmarking science curriculum
Curriculum
Benchmarking science curriculum
Curriculum

This report sets out the results of detailed analysis and benchmarking of the Australian science curriculum with curriculums in comparable and high-performing systems around the world.

Curriculum
Practice guides for implementing strategic plans
Teacher/Leader Resource
Practice guides for implementing strategic plans
Teacher/Leader Resource

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.

Teacher/Leader Resource