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Our Research Agenda outlines our annual research priorities. The agenda is developed in consultation with the education community and approved by our Board and a meeting of Education Ministers.

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

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

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.

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.

AERO is committed to using evidence to achieve excellence and equity in educational outcomes for First Nations children and young people. We can only realise this commitment by building positive relationships with First Nations peoples and communities and embedding reconciliation in our culture.

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

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

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

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.

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