Calls for change as NAPLAN results show one-in-three children underperforming: Explainer August 19

The latest NAPLAN (National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy) test results reveal one in three Australian children are not meeting the required reading and writing standards. Listen to SBS Sinhala explainer for more information.

File photo dated 12/09/18 of a teacher and students in a classroom. The number of pupil suspensions in England has risen by more than a third in a year to reach a record high, Government figures show, with reports of 786,961 suspensions in the 2022/23 academic year, compared with 578,280 in 2021/22 - a rise of 36%. Issue date: Thursday March 14, 2024.. It is the "highest recorded" number of suspensions in a single academic year, the Department for Education (DfE) said. See PA story EDUCATION Suspensions. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire Credit: Ben Birchall/PA