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Associate Professor Helen Adam

Why good teaching isn’t good enough

The Australian Teaching and Learning Commission represents Australia’s most significant opportunity in a generation to reshape literacy education.

Dr Jason Goopy

Community music education a key youth wellbeing strategy

A new Edith Cowan University study has investigated the positive impact of community music education programs in regional Australia – providing non-medical, cost-effective, and community-based opportunities to reach out to young people who are struggling.

Dr Julie Boston and Dr Rikki James

$1.4 million in Applied Research Grants to boost WA’s clean energy training capability

School of Education researchers joining forces with SM Safe, MLEC Group and Magellan Power to create Virtual Reality (VR) training for electrical apprentices in remote communities.

Side-by-side to the finish line: mother and daughter duo graduate as teachers from ECU South West

Side-by-side to the finish line: mother and daughter duo graduate as teachers from ECU South West

Balancing family life, work and setbacks, the pair supported each other every step of the way and are now teaching in the community they call home. Penny and Elizabeth Gaskell have always shared a close bond, but studying Education together at Edith Cowan University's (ECU's) South West campus deepened their connection in ways they never expected.

An image of the street parade after the ECU and Children's University South West Graduation.

ECU South West celebrates graduates across generations

ECU South West celebrated both the University and the Children's University graduates from the region in its lively street parade on a day of community togetherness and academic achievement.

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Training

Professional Learning
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Duke of Edinburgh

ECU’s School of Education is proud to offer an exciting professional learning opportunity to all ECU Pre-Service Teachers. Become a fully trained Award Leader for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, and you will join a global network of educators offering students the opportunity to benefit from the Award’s world-class non-formal education and learning framework.

ECU Newsroom

ECU City shortlisted for Australia's highest construction award

Edith Cowan University's $853 million City Campus has been named a finalist in the 2026 Australian Construction Achievement Award, widely regarded as the nation's highest honour for the building industry.

ECU leader in Aboriginal health appointed to FHRI Fund Advisory Council

Professor Dan McAullay, Dean of Kurongkurl Katitjin has been appointed to the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Advisory Council in Western Australia. The move aims to strengthen the Advisory Council's capability as WA's flagship health and medical research fund.

Nursing education's critical role in shaping disability care

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted the need for dedicated disability education in undergraduate nursing programs to better prepare future nurses.

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