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This project identifies trends, challenges and opportunities in education datasets and generates actionable insights that can support improved outcomes in schools and ECEC services.

By examining literacy and numeracy results across assessments, we can better understand the performance of Australian students over time; we can pinpoint areas of national strength and weakness and improve Australia’s educational outcomes.

This practice guide explains how to select and manage targeted reading interventions to support students struggling with foundational reading skills. It’s the fourth part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

This practice guide explains how to select and administer student reading assessments in an MTSS approach, including identifying important criteria when choosing reading assessments. It’s the third part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

This research summary explains the methodology for a data analysis of students' backgrounds and their influence on literacy and numeracy achievement.

This practice resource provides examples of reading assessments Australian secondary schools can use in an MTSS framework. It forms part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

We found less than 1 in 5 students who perform below the national minimum standards in literacy and numeracy in the Year 3 NAPLAN tests catch up and stay caught up.

Kerri Proctor, Head of English at Walford Anglican School for Girls, uses different formative assessment methods to track students' progress.

This example comes from a Year 7 English class where a formative assessment task was to gather data about students’ writing and interpretive skills.

This checklist focuses on formative assessment. It is a list of practical steps you can take to support the implementation of an evidence-based practice in your setting.

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.