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Research report

Co-designing an early childhood intentional teaching model and resources

This research report shares findings from a co-designed research project AERO conducted with ECEC services to develop an intentional teaching model.

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Discussion paper

Implementing evidence-based practices in early childhood education and care – 2026

Since 2023, AERO has been working alongside ECEC services to increase our understanding of effective implementation of evidence-based practices in ECEC. This is the second in a series of insights papers that share our learnings from the ECEC Learning Partner project.

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Discussion paper

Insights into implementation in schools in 2026

AERO has been working closely with Australian schools and systems to learn about promising approaches for implementing evidence-based teaching practices in different school contexts. This discussion paper is the third in a series that shares insights from our work with schools in the Learning Partner project.

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Discussion paper

Teaching practices to support Autistic students and students with ADHD

This discussion paper provides an overview of evidence-based teaching practices that support Autistic students and students with ADHD with learning at school.

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Research report

Leveraging evidence for system support

This guidance report provides evidence-based insights for how Australian education systems can most effectively support schools to take up and sustain evidence-based practices at scale.

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Research report

Health and allied health initiatives in schools: Impacts on academic, wellbeing and attendance outcomes

This report presents findings from a literature review AERO conducted to examine the role of school-based health and allied health initiatives and their impact on student outcomes.

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Discussion paper

Implementing evidence-based practices in early childhood education and care – 2025

AERO has been working alongside ECEC services to increase our understanding of implementation of evidence-based practices in ECEC. This insights paper shares our learnings from the 2023 and 2024 iterations of the ECEC Learning Partner project.

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Discussion paper

Evidence-informed implementation in schools

AERO’s deliberate and structured approach to implementation is designed to support effective implementation in Australian schools. This discussion paper and A3 summary detail why implementation matters and how AERO’s approach has been developed, tested and refined.

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Implementation in schools: The Learning Partner project

This collaboration focuses on implementation of evidence-based teaching practices in different school contexts.

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Research report

Sustaining professional learning outcomes: Evaluating the effectiveness of ‘booster’ interventions

This report presents the findings of a study AERO conducted in partnership with AISWA on how teachers can implement and maintain practice changes after professional learning.

Two female teachers sit side by side at a desk, they are looking at pages in a notebook, and an open laptop is in front of them

Discussion paper

Insights into implementation in schools in 2025

AERO has been working closely with Australian schools and systems to learn about promising approaches for implementing evidence-based teaching practices in different school contexts. This discussion paper is the second in a series that shares insights from our work with schools in the Learning Partner project.

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Learning English while learning the curriculum

This project investigated how long it takes Australian students learning English as an additional language (EAL) to develop the level of English required to equitably participate in curriculum learning.