This article describes research into adolescent executive functioning in Australian Indigenous children, examining the role of early home and learning environments and key developmental skills. Longitudinal data indicates preschool visual motor and literacy skills and early school classroom self-regulation predict adolescent executive function. Policy responses for family and early learning services are suggested.

What helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children thrive at school? This Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) report provides valuable insights from the study participants including the children, their parents and carers, and education professionals.

This article provides a conceptual framework for understanding, measuring, and encouraging research impact for academics. Although not alone in seeking to impact public policy with their research, academics are under-utilised creators of knowledge.