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  Infographic: Teachers who work second jobs

  Jo Earp

  A new paper explores US data on public school teachers working a second job, outside the education system. What proportion of full-time teachers worked a second job? What type of jobs did they take? And, what were their average earnings? Find out in this infographic.

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  Infographic: Effectiveness of remote learning during COVID

  Jo Earp

  McKinsey surveyed teachers around the world for their views on the effectiveness of remote learning during the COVID-19 school closures. Teachers were asked to reflect on their experiences in the first few months of the pandemic, scoring the effectiveness on a scale of one to 10. Find out the results in today’s infographic.

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  Infographic: My Teacher alphabet #1

  Jo Earp

  What do you need information on? Online learning? How to support your students after the COVID-19 school closures? School leadership? How to introduce higher order thinking skills into your lesson planning? This Teacher alphabet brings you quick links to popular content from our Southeast Asia site that you might find useful.

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  Infographic: Women in secondary principal roles

  Dominique Russell

  A literature review has looked at the current state of female representation in secondary principal roles in New Zealand, Here, we look at how the percentage of women in secondary principal roles has changed over the past three decades.

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  Infographic: Parents’ views on the role of education

  Jo Earp

  What should and should not be the responsibility of schools? A nationwide poll by the Australian National University asked parents and carers to consider this question in relation to 15 statements. Today’s infographic takes a look at the results.

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  Infographic: Student attitudes towards Australian Indigenous cultures

  Jo Earp

  In Australia, one of the aims of civics and citizenship education is to develop understanding and appreciation of Indigenous histories and cultures. This infographic looks at students’ attitudes towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, traditions and peoples.

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  Infographic: Learning about other countries and cultures

  Jo Earp

  What opportunities do school students have to learn about other cultures, perspectives, and global events? Students participating in PISA 2018 were asked 10 questions about the different learning activities they are exposed to. Today’s infographic looks at the OECD average results.

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  Infographic: The professions viewed as most ethical by the public

  Dominique Russell

  A recent survey measured public attitudes to ethical conduct across society. In this infographic, you can see how each occupational sector scored in the Ethics Index for 2020, and how different occupations within the education sector are viewed by the public.

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  Infographic: Rural, regional and remote professional learning

  Dominique Russell

  AITSL conducted surveys in 2018 and 2019 on the current arrangements of professional learning in rural, regional and remote schools across the country. Here, we look at some of the survey responses from teachers on their experiences.

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  Infographic: Australian achievement trends in TIMSS

  Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

  Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) measures how well Year 4 and Year 8 students from around the world are performing in science and mathematics. In this infographic we look at Australian student achievement over time.

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  Infographic: My eighth Teacher alphabet

  Jo Earp

  What do you need information on? Strategies for implementing school improvement? Resources for building cultural responsiveness? Ideas for online excursions? The eighth Teacher alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful.

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  Infographic: Remote learning during COVID-19

  Jo Earp

  To assess student access to remote learning during school closures due to COVID-19, UNICEF collected data about broadcast (television and radio) and digital (internet-based) instruction policies from more than 100 ministries of education around the world. Today’s infographic shares some of the findings.

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  Infographic: VET in Schools

  Jo Earp

  Annual data on school students in Australia undertaking vocational education and training (VET) as part of their Senior Secondary Certificate of Education has been released by NCVER. Today’s infographic looks at the headline figures, qualification levels and the most popular training packages for 2019.

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  Infographic: Public perceptions of the teaching profession

  Jo Earp

  Researchers from Monash University surveyed teachers and members of the public in Australia about public perceptions of the teaching profession. Today’s infographic takes a look at the responses on the topic of appreciation.

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  Infographic: Student word choice during a pandemic

  Dominique Russell

  Children aged 8-14 in Australia recently submitted a 100 word story responding to the prompt ‘A different world – living in lockdown’ for a story-writing event. Their word choices were analysed and in this infographic, we see how their word choices compare to previous instalments of the event.

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  Infographic: From one teacher to another

  Jo Earp

  Each year, we ask readers to share a piece of advice. In today’s infographic we share some of the responses we’ve received on teaching and leading. What would your piece of advice be?

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  Infographic: Students living with disability

  Dominique Russell

  A recent survey conducted by Mission Australia highlights how the experiences of young people with a disability differ to young people living without disability. Topics included inclusion, issues of personal concern and post-school plans. Here, we look at how some of their responses compare.

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  Infographic: News and young Australians

  Dominique Russell

  A survey of young Australians has illustrated how young people access, perceive and are affected by news media. Here, we look at some of the key findings from the survey, which was conducted following the bushfire crisis and at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Infographic: Proficiency in financial literacy

  Dominique Russell

  The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) examines student understanding about money matters. Here, we look at 15-year-old students’ understanding of and attitudes towards money in the 20 countries and economies that participated in this optional portion of the assessment in 2018.

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  Infographic: My seventh Teacher alphabet

  Jo Earp

  What do you need information on? Strategies for identifying and supporting gifted learners? Digital literacy? Learning Walks and Talks? Indigenous perspectives in maths? The seventh Teacher alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful.

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  Infographic: Principal wellbeing – Sources of stress and support

  Dominique Russell

  The latest Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey reveals 19 sources of stress for school leaders. In this infographic, we look at the top 10 sources of stress reported by school leaders, and their top 5 sources of support.

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  Infographic: Teenage career expectations over time

  Dominique Russell

  A new report from the OECD explores the career aspirations of 15-year-olds from across the world. In this infographic, we look at the percentage of boys and girls expecting to work in one of the 10 most commonly cited jobs when they are 30 years old, and how their career choices have changed over time.

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  Infographic: Wise words on professional development

  Dominique Russell

  Each year in the Teacher reader survey, we ask you: ‘looking back on your experience as an educator, if you could share one piece of advice with your peers, what would it be?’ In this infographic, we take a look at some of your responses on the topic of professional development.

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  Infographic: Closing the Gap Report 2020

  Dominique Russell

  Australia’s annual Closing the Gap Report communicates progress towards government targets for Indigenous Australians in areas like education, health and employment. In this infographic, we take a look at results detailed in the 2020 report related to education targets.

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  Infographic: Principals’ working time

  Jo Earp

  The latest cycle of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS 2018) asked principals in Australia about the time they allocated to various tasks throughout the year, including curriculum-and teaching-related tasks and meetings, administrative tasks and meetings, and student interactions. This infographic takes a look at the results.