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Federal politician Alan Tudge has retained his title of education minister despite being stood aside from the position. Tudge was asked by the prime minister to stand aside from the role last year, pending an investigation into allegations of an abusive extramarital ...

A leading health professional has warned of the potentially fatal effects of vaping, with primary school children picking up the addiction. It comes after some Victorian schools have installed sensors to stop students from smoking e-cigarettes. Paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, ...

Indigenous high school students will be placed at the forefront of a major research collaboration aimed at redefining success in Indigenous education.  Funded by Australia's largest philanthropic organisation, The Paul Ramsay Foundation, RISE will track the progress of 1,000 Indigenous ...

Over the last two years, school leaders in Australia have led their institutions through the most significant health pandemic of the modern age. As the new year begins, many have just entered their third year of uncertainty, which has some ...

A new study has found that reading out loud to at-risk children can triple their resilience before they start school.  Researchers from the University of South Australia took data from over 60,000 kids aged between 5 and 6, focusing on ...

Teachers, parents and carers have been warned to be wary of their kids’ social media use as graphic footage of the Ukraine war is broadcast across TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. Clips showing terrified civilians hiding in bunkers, bombs exploding on ...

Principals, teachers and senior education leaders from across NSW gathered in Sydney this week to attend the fourth annual SMH Schools Summit. The event, marking the first in-person event since COVID-19, dissected some of the major issues facing Australia's education ...

Disadvantaged young people experience significantly lower levels of teacher support and life satisfaction at school than their more affluent peers, research has shown. A new study, led by Flinders University, analysed survey responses from over 3,500 young people aged between ...

It’s been over a decade since the release of the Gonski report, the most significant school funding review in Australia’s recent history. The report, handed down in late 2011, proposed a fairer funding model to give children a high-quality education, ...

The past 18 months have taught us how truly resilient and adaptable our education system can be. The pandemic created the need for schools to develop an alternative to face-to-face learning quickly and under immense pressure. We now have an opportunity to transform ...