Resource collection Jul 2025 Supporting the diverse needs of students AERO has developed these practice guides in partnership with MultiLit and the Institute of Special Educators to help teachers refine or refresh their understanding and practice of supporting students with diverse needs.
Practice guide Feb 2026 Persistent disengaged and disruptive behaviour: Creating calm, focused classrooms This practice guide will assist teachers in supporting students to focus on learning when a range of factors impact their engagement and attention and lead to persistent disengagement and disruption across multiple lessons.
Practice guide Feb 2026 Escalated behaviour: Creating calm, focused classrooms This practice guide will assist teachers with creating calm learning environments, helping to prevent emotional and behavioural escalation, and supporting students when it does occur.
Practice guide Feb 2025 Supporting a colleague with refining their classroom management practice This practice guide is designed for experienced teachers and school leaders supporting colleagues with refining their classroom management practice using AERO’s foundational classroom management resources.
Discussion paper Dec 2023 Effectively managing classrooms to create safe and supportive learning environments This discussion paper explores the evidence supporting the Australian Education Research Organisation's (AERO) suite of classroom management resources.
Project Dec 2023 Engaged classrooms through effective classroom management Students learn best in well-managed classrooms. AERO’s classroom management resources support teachers and school leaders to create safe and supportive learning environments through evidence-based practices.
Explainer Dec 2023 Establishing and maintaining rules: Their role in classroom management This explainer focuses on establishing and maintaining classroom rules, describing how rules allow teachers to clearly state the behaviour expectations for all students in the learning environment.
Explainer Dec 2023 Teaching routines: Their role in classroom management This explainer focuses on teaching routines, describing how explicit teaching of routines provides structure, predictability and consistency to support student learning.
Explainer Dec 2023 High expectations for student behaviour: Their role in classroom management This explainer describes how maintaining high expectations for all students can positively impact their behaviour and readiness to learn.
Article Jan 2026 Managing classrooms: Three tips from Tim McDonald Teachers often tell us that supporting students to focus on learning can be challenging. It’s part of the complex work they do every day. We spoke with expert advisor Dr Tim McDonald about classroom management that works. Here are his top three tips for calmer classrooms and stronger learning.
Article Mar 2025 Fostering safe and supportive learning environments: Webinar recording On 27 February 2025, AERO hosted a webinar exploring how teachers and leaders can foster safe and supportive learning environments in their schools.
Article Feb 2025 New classroom management resources for Australian teachers and leaders AERO has released a suite of new resources offering practical, evidence-based strategies to help teachers and school leaders create supportive learning environments.
