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Health and Wellbeing
$10m anti-bullying campaign announced
In response to the recommendations of the Anti-Bullying Rapid Review, the Albanese Labor government has announced a $10 million national awareness campaign, which includes television and radio ads that ask the question “Can you tell…
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In the News
Primary students’ antisemitic comments
The fourth day of hearings at the Royal Commission on Antiisemitism and Social Cohesion started with an anonymised audio recording of a 17-year-old boy reciting a litany of abuse he was subjected to at a…
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Health and Wellbeing
Spotting psychosocial hazards at school
The potential for psychosocial hazards such as parent conflict, poor student behaviour and long hours to affect school staff, often gets written off as “just part of the job.” The numbers back this up. According…
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Policy & Reform
Advocacy vs abuse: When parents get it wrong
For more than a decade leading schools, I was threatened, abused, and talked about in ways I had no power…
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Health and Wellbeing
The power of school pride groups
School pride groups help LGBTQIA+ students feel safer, more connected and more engaged with school, but new research suggests many groups remain vulnerable due to staffing pressures and limited institutional support.
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Policy & Reform
Why families choose private schools
Australian families are increasingly choosing private schools despite rising fees, with researchers suggesting concerns about public school funding, infrastructure and resources may be helping drive the shift away from the public system.
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Health and Wellbeing
School readiness for choking incidents
A choking emergency is a low-frequency event in schools, but when it happens it demands fast, coordinated decision making. That combination can expose gaps that ordinary safety checks miss: staff may know first aid but…
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Opinion
Dealing with anti-feminist beliefs in classrooms
Teachers are increasingly experiencing harmful, sexist, and misogynistic behaviours in the classroom, while one in four girls feel unsafe in school due to boys’ behaviour.
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