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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

Gas substitution in Victoria: policy solutions for GSR 2.0


When released in July 2022, the Gas Substitution Roadmap (GSR) took the important step of communicating the government’s intention to phase out the use of methane gas in Victoria. This paper provides five policy recommendations for the first update of the GSR.
Briefing paper

Explicit instruction optimises learning: explainer


This explainer provides an introduction to explicit instruction, with a focus on explaining how it contributes to positive outcomes for students’ learning achievement and dispositions.
Briefing paper

Knowledge is central to learning


This explainer provides an introduction to the role of knowledge in learning, implications for effective teaching, and describes how building background knowledge facilitates higher-order thinking and learning outcomes.
Briefing paper

Managing cognitive load optimises learning: explainer


This explainer provides a brief introduction to cognitive load, focusing on ways to manage it for effective and efficient learning.
Briefing paper

Recognising the power of community truth-telling


This briefing paper outlines key research findings and suggests ways in which truth-telling could be supported. It proposes a set of principles which the research indicates could enhance the power and impact of truth-telling and makes recommendations about how truth-telling could be progressed.