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This article explores some of the factors shown to impact school staff’s readiness for change and recommends 4 promising approaches.

AERO is collaborating with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) to examine readiness for change. This is the first research snapshot in a series of 3 that summarise learnings from readiness for change research undertaken as part of the Getting it Right from the Start (GIRFTS) project.

We identified 10 approaches to evidence-use commonly used by Australian school systems and sectors.

Formative assessment is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Melissa Garstang-Leary explains how she uses formative assessment in her English lessons.

Formative assessment is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Sue Davis explains how she uses formative assessment in her mathematics lessons.

Formative assessment is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Darcie Clarke explains how she uses formative assessment in her science lessons.

Secondary school teachers and leaders can use these tools to examine their school’s approaches to engaging with families to support student learning.

Primary school teachers and leaders can use these tools to examine their school’s approaches to engaging with families to support student learning.

This report aims to guide and catalyse further work towards building a better early childhood education and care (ECEC) system to serve all Australian children and families.

This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of formative assessment.

A tool to help policymakers use evidence to make decisions about a new or existing policy, program or other initiative based on AERO’s Standards of Evidence.