Resource collection Jul 2025 Supporting the diverse needs of students AERO has developed these practice guides in partnership with MultiLit and the Institute of Special Educators to help teachers refine or refresh their understanding and practice of supporting students with diverse needs.
Resource collection Jun 2025 School writing instruction framework AERO has developed a School Writing Instruction Framework (SWIF) to support school leaders and teachers in delivering evidence-based writing instruction to students across all subject areas in mid to upper primary and secondary.
Practice guide Jun 2025 Writing paragraphs This practice guide will help teachers and school leaders understand different paragraph types. It’s part of a suite of resources designed to support explicit writing instruction in the classroom. It can be used in conjunction with AERO’s guides on simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences and sentence combining.
Practice resource Jun 2025 AERO's writing instruction model This model introduces an approach to teaching writing that is explicit and systematic, and that can be used in all subject areas that require students to write. AERO’s School Writing Instruction Framework (SWIF) professional learning courses align with and support the implementation of this model.
Discussion paper Aug 2025 Insights into implementation in schools in 2025 AERO has been working closely with Australian schools and systems to learn about promising approaches for implementing evidence-based teaching practices in different school contexts. This discussion paper is the second in a series that shares insights from our work with schools in the Learning Partner project.
Project Jun 2025 Learning English while learning the curriculum This project investigated how long it takes Australian students learning English as an additional language (EAL) to develop the level of English required to equitably participate in curriculum learning.
Research report Jun 2025 How long it takes to learn English while learning the curriculum This report presents research into how long it takes students in New South Wales government schools learning English as an additional language to develop the level of English required to equitably participate in curriculum learning.
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Research summary Jun 2025 How long it takes to learn English while learning the curriculum This research summary describes an AERO research project that explored how long it takes Australian students learning English as an additional language (EAL) to develop the English language skills necessary to participate equitably in curriculum learning.
Explainer Apr 2025 Retention and recall Retention and recall are fundamental to successful learning outcomes. Knowledge needs to be retained so that it can be used. Retention is the ability to store information in memory over time, while recall is the ability to retrieve and use stored information when needed. When students effectively retain and recall information, they can easily access and apply it to build on existing knowledge and develop deeper understanding.
Article Sep 2025 The value of participating in education research: How participation benefits schools When teachers and school leaders participate in research studies, they experience benefits that extend well beyond their classroom walls. At the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO), we’ve recently had the privilege of fostering research partnerships focused on understanding how to enhance evidence-based practices in classrooms.
Article Sep 2025 Are we there yet? The long and winding road to evidence-based practice in Australian education In May 2025, AERO CEO Dr Jenny Donovan gave a keynote on explicit instruction at the Advancing Effective Education Summit in Sydney.
Article Sep 2025 How long it takes to learn English while learning the curriculum: Unpacking new Australian evidence – Webinar recording On 28 August 2025, AERO hosted a public webinar exploring findings from its recent report into how long it takes to learn English while learning the curriculum.
