Let the Children Play was released as an English edition in North America in August 2019. Now it is available through Oxford University Press outlets in other English speaking countries around the world. It may take a moment before books are shipped to the distributors and stores. While waiting, here is a short synapsis of our book. Play is how children explore, discover, fail, succeed, socialize, and flourish. It is…
read moreIn 2012 I led an international review panel that was asked to review the structure of initial teacher education in Ireland. This report that recommended bold changes in the provision of teacher education in Ireland can be read here.…
read moreWe completed the Ride For Country Kids 2019! Cycling through stunningly beautiful part of New South Wales we together exceeded 1,000 kilometres in just three days. It was tough, it was hard, but it was certainly worth of every drop of sweat and tears (afterwards). We hope we helped to a…
read moreProfessors from the UNSW Gonski Institute of Education, former NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli and Finnish educator and author Pasi Sahlberg, are preparing for children’s charity Royal Far West’s premier fundraiser ‘Ride for Country Kids’. This year’s three-day event starts in Albury on Sunday 7 April,…
read moreMy co-author Bill Doyle and I have written a book for parents, teachers, scholars and decision-makers about play titled “Let the Children Play: Why more play will save our schools and help children thrive”. It is published by Oxford University Press and available in mid-2019. Here is what it is all about.
read moreOn Monday 8th October at 9.35pm AEST Australia’s Broadcasting Company ABC hosts a conversation about education. Q&A is a television discussion program that focuses mostly on politics but ranges across all of the big issues that set Australians thinking, talking and debating, like education. Q&A provides an opportunity for Australian citizens to directly question and hold to account politicians and key…
read moreThe recent release of the ambitious Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools (“Gonski 2.0“) report has Australia buzzing about what the future holds in reforming Australian education. Will we see an end to NAPLAN or the HSC? How will teachers’ work change in planning for individual student…
read moreMarch 1, 2018 The core mission of the Gonski Institute for Education is to address growing inequality in Australian education as well as improving access for students to high-quality education wherever they may go to school. We will do this by delivering practical, interdisciplinary research as well as focused professional development.…
read moreGreat leaders are also leading learners. If leaders don’t learn, then the learning in the organizations they lead is not…
read moreHur mår egentligen välfärdssverige? Erfarna reportern Britt-Marie Mattsson tar med sig superrevisorn Inga-Britt Ahlenius och ställer diagnos på patienten. I kvällens program synas skolan, bland annat med hjälp av en tur till vårt grannland Finland – som är bäst i klassen. Vi träffar också…
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