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Partnering with Learning First, we investigated issues influencing the effective use of evidence in policy development through a desktop review and interviews with senior policymakers.

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.

A tool to help you use evidence to make decisions about a new or existing practice or program based on AERO’s standards of evidence.

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

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

Schools and services often have cultures of sharing and discussing evidence, but less support exists for practitioners to actively change their practice based on evidence.

See how the Year 6 teachers at Loxton Primary School work to create a focused classroom from the beginning of the year.

This report summarises available evidence on writing and writing instruction.

Research, and the evidence it provides, helps educators be more intentional in their practice. It also guides important policy decisions to improve children’s outcomes and life trajectories.

This report outlines findings from a desktop review of 'what works' for evidence intermediaries and the barriers and enablers to implementing evidence in education.

Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.