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Associate Professor Helen Adam

NAPLAN: We know how to close the reading gap. We must fund it now

This year’s NAPLAN results are in. Reading scores have fallen again in Years 5, 7 and 9. First Nations, regional and disadvantaged students have fallen furthest behind. The commentary will almost certainly and rapidly circle back to the same place it always does. It will circle back to teaching quality and Initial Teacher Education (ITE).

A Portrait of Associate Professor Matthew Byrne

ECU expands paid pathway into teaching across WA

The HAT@ECU program is being expanded to regional centres across Western Australia with the support of the Australian Government Department of Education.

Dr Anabela Malpique

Ministers reconsidering online NAPLAN writing test due to concerns about screens’ impact on kids’ learning

Australia’s education ministers are considering whether to ditch computer-based NAPLAN writing tests and revert to hand-written assessments because of growing concerns about the impact of screen use on children’s brains.

A portrait photo of Mrs Marnie Harris standing in front of a white background.

Pre-service teachers hit the road to experience the heart of rural education

Pre-service teachers were given a first-hand experience of the strengths, opportunities and complexities of teaching and living in rural and remote communities as part of the 2026 On Country Study Tour.

Fogarty Program Coordinator Harry Kwon, Day of AI Australia Curriculum Specialist and Teacher Trainer Jacqueline Manison, Dr Sarah Ratner, ECU School of Education Director of Partnerships and Engagement Julie Boston, Fogarty Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Knight and Fogarty Program and Communications Manager Laura Potts Standing as a group in front of a Fogarty Foundation banner.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its future in classrooms

The School of Education hosts ‘AI in Education: A Day for Pre-Service Teachers' at ECU Joondalup Campus, which included a hands-on professional development workshop delivered by Day of AI Australia.

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Current events

MON
10
AUG

Lunch and Learn: Universal Design for Learning

Online
Visiting Scholar
Pre-Service Teachers

The School of Education is delighted to invite Pre-Service Teachers and other interested students to a Lunch and Learn on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Join visiting scholar Mr Bill Wilmot, a Senior UDL Implementation Specialist at CAST (Centre for Applied Special Technology), for an engaging seminar focused on creating more inclusive, accessible, and effective learning environments. Bill brings his experience as a school leader and a math, science, and music teacher.

TUE
11
AUG

WAHPSA: Promoting Injury Prevention and Wellbeing Professional Learning Seminar

Professional Learning
Pre-Service Teachers
Online

ECU’s School of Education has again partnered with WA Health Promoting Schools Association (Inc) to offer a second Professional Learning seminar to all ECU Pre-Service Teachers. Promoting Injury Prevention and Wellbeing is a two-hour seminar facilitated by KidsSafe WA, Cancer Council WA SunSmart, and Road Safety and Drug Education members of WAHPSA.

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ECU Newsroom

$4 million gift to support student wellbeing for generations

A generous gift to honour the memory of a loving daughter, will have a lasting impact on thousands of students.

ECU going greener as new EVs join the Joondalup fleet

Campus Environments gearing up for a more sustainable future with new EVs, as part of a shift to lower-emission transport at the Joondalup Campus.

ECU celebrates National Science Week

Celebrating science and technology with Australia's biggest science festival.

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