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Dr Ken Rigby, Australia’s leading bullying expert, said there was no evidence to back up the claim. “In fact, there is reasonably good evidence to show it’s in decline. A longitudinal study in Europe and North America over 12 years, ...

The findings are from the first qualitative analysis of the Life Education program, a drug education program which is now a core part of primary and secondary curricula. Parents underestimate the importance of their role in drug education, said Jenny ...

Brendan* was just about to start high school when he became ill. Before the onset of his illness he was academically capable and socially competent. His condition meant prolonged absences from school and before long his grades were slipping. Increasingly ...

One might have thought that when the My School website became a reality on 28 January, the debate over school transparency and performance reporting would fade. Undoubtedly, such as assumption would have been wrong. Since then, there have been threats ...

It’s a curious fact, but along with incisive minds greedy for knowledge, academically gifted children have recently been found to hunger for and nurture utually beneficial social connections and friendships. “A real friend is a place you go when you ...

For the past three years Jesús Bergas Paz has been implementing the first Spanish immersion program in Australia – at Indooroopilly State High School in Queensland. Under the program, students in Years 8 to 10 receive more than 50 per ...

Gifted education, and the role of a “thinking curriculum”, is the focus that drives Toni Meath in both her professional role and her postgraduate research. Since completing a masters of education in 2004, specialising in curriculum and leadership, Meath has ...

Melanie Dunkley has long lived with the privilege and burden of being a dual citizen and globetrotter. Having studied German at high school, Dunkley travelled to Germany and France several times on exchange. Her tertiary education then took her to ...

Australia established its international reputation as a pioneer of distance education in 1951, when the Alice Springs School of the Air began offering lessons. But now, the nation is playing catch-up when it comes to offering online education to school ...

We want our profession to be among those recognised by the community, including governments, for their expertise and capacity to contribute to public debate, policy directions and priorities. If educators want our voice to be heard, we have, of course, ...