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Navigate education with ease: Discover the all-new AERO website

Welcome to AERO's brand-new website! Find out about some of the changes and highlights.

First Nations education advisory group (Nominations closed)

Note: nominations for the First Nations Expert Reference Group closed as at 20 November 2023. The group will ensure AERO's contribution to education research, policy and practices meet the needs of First Nations communities.

Contributing to continuity: supporting children to progress in their learning across our education system

What can be done to create more effective transitions from birth to Year 12, to support greater continuity of learning and better student outcomes?

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Fewer than 1 in 5 students who are behind in Year 3 catch up and stay caught up

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.

How ready is your school for change?

How ready is your school for change? Considerations when introducing new initiatives, programs and models to your school community

This article explores some of the factors shown to impact school staff’s readiness for change and recommends 4 promising approaches.

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Why AERO is working to support a whole-school approach to writing

Christine Jackson and Annie Fisher discuss the need to support teachers to teach writing in all subject areas.

Tiered literacy and numeracy interventions

In this article, Adam Inder shares findings from AERO’s Implementing Effective Tiered Interventions in Secondary Schools' project.

One in five secondary students has not mastered basic skills: How do schools help them to catch up?

New research from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) and Monash University has identified a potential solution that could dramatically improve learning for those students who are significantly behind their peers.

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NAPLAN results inform schools, parents and policy. But too many kids miss the tests altogether

We look at who is not sitting the tests and why that matters.

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Productivity Commission report highlights the importance of evidence-based approaches

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s Review of the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA), released today.

Ten approaches to supporting evidence use across Australian school systems

We identified 10 approaches to evidence-use commonly used by Australian school systems and sectors.

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What is education evidence and how can we use it more effectively in schools and early childhood services?

There are many research reports, articles, ideas and resources designed to help teachers and education systems. How, though, can teachers be sure what they choose to do will work? The answer is evidence.