Career conversations can be loaded with anxiety, but they can also serve as a vehicle to improving mental health wellbeing if approached in an integrated way. Wellbeing in schools has been in focus in recent years with the evident mental ...
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The decision to ban a young male student from school because of his haircut has divided a West Australian community, sparking calls for the education system to ditch its “alienating rules”. On Thursday, it came to light that a student at John Paul ...
More »How can teachers help students manage their anxiety? Opinion
There is no doubt the past few years have contributed to a rise in anxiety across the population, particularly affecting younger people aged 16-24. But even if it does not qualify as a clinical condition, many students experience anxiety in ...
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As part of two billion-dollar education reform packages earlier this year, the NSW and Victorian Governments recently announced the introduction of a pre-kindergarten year. It’s a bold move designed to have multiple complementary outcomes; deliver cheaper childcare, help more women re-enter ...
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A teacher who was found to have engaged in “grooming-like behaviour” with an ex-student in Perth has now been sacked from his job in Brisbane. Music teacher Aurelio Gallo lost his teaching licence in WA for at least three-and-a-half years last month after he ...
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An old school friend of King Charles from his time at a remote Victorian grammar school says “there’s no doubt” the monarch is fit to rule. Chas Armytage attended Geelong Grammar’s country campus Timbertop in the Victorian alps where, in 1966, the then-17-year-old Prince ...
More »Developing technology for the future of education – a St Thomas’ Primary School Windows 11 SE case study
Acer and Microsoft have been at the forefront of developing technology that adapts to the ever-changing needs of the education landscape. Aside from improving student engagement and learning outcomes, technological advancements now allow schools to better cater to the needs ...
More »Students’ confidence for social-emotional skills is linked with their motivation and behaviour: opinion
Research on motivation has long shown that students’ perceived academic competence is critical for supporting their positive academic outcomes. Perceived academic competence refers to students’ confidence about their ability to do well in schoolwork. More recently, researchers have started to ...
More »Digital books for every student
The Sora app is an award-winning digital reading platform for primary and secondary schools that ensures access to the right books for every student, on any device, at any time. Build a custom collection of ebooks and audiobooks Hand-select titles ...
More »Equitable and inclusive education: what does it mean for our First Nations students? Opinion
Australians want a fair and an equitable education system. We want a system where all students enjoy equal opportunities and experiences that will equip each of them to lead productive and purposeful lives. But this is not happening. Australia ranks ...
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