A youth-led not-for-profit is leading efforts to increase consent education for teenagers, a goal federal and state governments set aside funds to achieve in this year's budgets. Consent Labs has connected with over 80,000 high school students, tertiary students, parents ...
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO's) theme for this World Teachers' Day, celebrated on October 5, is Valuing teacher voices: towards a new social contract for education. UNESCO says the theme acknowledges that teachers are experts in ...
More »Homeschooled students number hits 45,000 record
The number of Australian students being homeschooled has climbed to a new record of more than 45,000. Numbers exploded over the course of the pandemic and have tipped over the 45,000 mark to 45,858, even with some states still to ...
More »Concern that $400 Vic school bonus can’t be spent at discount retailers
State school parents will be unable to use the $400 School Saving Bonus on generic uniforms or stationery items from shops such as Big W or Kmart. They can spend the one-off voucher only at authorised suppliers, which charge up to ...
More »School cost and location the issue parents feud over most
A survey of family lawyers has found that the location and fees of a school are the most litigated matters in family court cases across the country. Conducted by Australian Family Lawyers it found it is not uncommon for parents ...
More »Extra $40m for teacher’s aides in Queensland
Premier Steven Miles announced an extra $40m to boost teacher aid hours on his first day of the Queensland election campaign. The Courier Mail is putting questions submitted by readers to the leaders of each campaign until voters go to ...
More »‘We nicknamed it Eddy’: what do schools and teachers think of AI in classrooms?
It’s almost two years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022. Since then, educators worldwide have been grappling with what generative artificial intelligence might mean for classrooms and learning. ChatGPT has been met with both anxiety and a ...
More »Reducing child abuse starts with educating kids about bodily autonomy: Opinion
From the time my daughter could talk, I taught her the words, ‘my body, my choice’. I used these words for simple things like choosing her own outfit, but I knew it had broader ramifications as well. This concept made ...
More »$70.9m to fast-track 1500 teachers into workforce
The Albanese government will invest $70.9 million more into a program that fast-tracks mid-career professionals to become teachers, based on La Trobe University's well-known Nexus program. La Trobe piloted the two-year Nexus program in 2020 with an aim to plug ...
More »How improving email security protects against cyber attacks
According to a recent cybersecurity report, half of the data breaches affecting the education sector involve social engineering, where attackers manipulate people into sharing sensitive information or making other mistakes that compromise their personal or organisational security. One of the ...
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