Today the NAPLAN testing window starts for more than a million students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Over the next nine days students will sit literacy and numeracy tests which are designed to measure their reading, writing, numeracy, grammar, punctuation and spelling.

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s Review of the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA), released today.

The best-performing school systems internationally strive to develop their teachers to be more effective instructors. Australian school systems and sectors have implemented a range of initiatives to support and increase use of evidence and evidence-based practice.

Article in The Conversation revealing how much use teachers make of education research evidence when teaching students.

Evidence-based intentional teaching can help educators and teachers progress and support children’s learning. It is also important for educators and teachers to incorporate the intentionality of children and their families into their planning for children’s learning.

Jenny Donovan, discusses AERO's analysis of NAPLAN writing data and the importance of writing instruction. Originally published in The Mandarin.