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School attendance matters because every day students miss represents lost learning time. AERO has investigated factors that influence school attendance and evidence-based strategies that can support and strengthen attendance.

This report presents the findings from a rapid literature review of the barriers to school attendance and the reasons for student absence.

This report presents the findings from a rapid literature review of approaches, programs and interventions that promote student attendance and address student absence.

AERO was commissioned by the Education Ministers to investigate student attendance in Australian schools.

This report discusses the findings of an investigation AERO conducted into student attendance in Australian schools for Education Ministers.

Ongoing professional learning is an important part of ECEC, and quality outcomes for children depend on a highly skilled workforce. AERO and ALNF have conducted an experimental study in the ECEC sector, comparing the effectiveness of a peer mentoring approach to a direct participation approach for professional learning.

This report discusses the findings of a study conducted by AERO and ALNF into the effectiveness of a peer mentoring approach for delivering professional learning to educators and teachers in early childhood education and care services.

This research summary provides an overview of a study on peer mentoring for professional learning conducted by AERO in partnership with ALNF.

This collection of AERO’s Early Childhood Learning Trajectories is designed for teachers and educators working in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children in the years before school. It can support ongoing professional learning for individuals and entire ECEC services and teams.

These resources are designed to help school leaders lead staff in professional learning to support a whole-school approach to classroom management.

This video introduces AERO's Early Childhood Learning Trajectories, freely available evidence-based resources for use alongside the EYLF 2.0 assessment and planning cycle. Early childhood education and care service teams can use these resources to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.