The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) are international studies directed by the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement), an independent international cooperative of national research institutions and government agencies that has been conducting studies of crossnational achievement in a wide...

PISA was administered for the fourth time in 2009. Since in each administration, one of reading, maths or science is chosen as the major domain, the 2009 survey marked the first time that a domain (in this case, reading) was revisited as the major focus of the assessment. This allowed a full review of the...

This submission discusses the new international research which identifies several steps that governments can take to enhance the quality of teaching and learning, and thus levels of student achievement and wellbeing, in primary and secondary schools.

LLEAP – Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy helps take the guesswork out of philanthropy in education so outcomes for learners most in need in schools and communities throughout Australia can be improved. LLEAP began because of a widespread view that effective engagement of philanthropy in education was hampered, in many cases unnecessarily, by gaps...

This paper highlights the need for a strengths-based approach to school readiness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, in order to recognise the skills, cultural knowledge and understandings they already have when they transition to formal learning. This paper provides an overview of the role of ‘resilience’ in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...