Of all the forces that have shaped the education sector during the past 20 years, none has been as significant as the internet. The global network has changed everything from how students research and learn to the way in which ...
More »Itâs time to understand the challenges faced by students with hearing loss: opinion
Isolation â itâs a word weâve all become too familiar with since 2020. For many of us, it was a feeling that we had never experienced before, but there is a vital part of our community that experiences it on ...
More »Mental health should be a top priority for schools – opinion
When it comes to mental health problems, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and this is especially true of our youth. Left untreated, mental health issues can lead to increasingly challenging outcomes in childhood and adolescent ...
More »The skill of the self: Educating for purpose in the world – opinion
Australiaâs resilience through the Covid-19 pandemic relied on the power of its digital infrastructure and the ability of citizens to engage in new ways. Schools and teachers stood at the forefront of the challenge, innovating at short notice for remote ...
More »Report suggests COVID-19 is still affecting Aussie students
Covid is still impacting Australian kids, with over a third of parents feeling their childâs academic performance and mental wellbeing has suffered according to a new report. The concerns come after kids have been stuck in lockdown and learning from ...
More »Students drop appeal of environmental âduty of careâ decision
Eight students who took the federal environment minister to court over climate change have decided they wonât be challenging the federal government in the High Court. In May 2021, the Federal Court found in a landmark judgment the minister did ...
More »Job characteristics linked with greater teacher well-being and lower attrition: opinion
Low teacher well-being and high teacher attrition are issues faced by many teachers, schools and educational systems. Pinpointing job supports that are associated with greater well-being and lower attrition among teachers is, therefore, important. This is particularly true during COVID-19, ...
More »Budget 2022 and education – what we already know
With Australiaâs unemployment rate at its lowest since 2008 and the country largely adjusted to a sense of Covid-normal for the first time in two years, Tuesdayâs evening's budget is likely to be a big push to spend post-pandemic household ...
More »Can technology help level the playing field for education? Opinion
By committing to the Sustainable Development Goals, countries around the world pledged to provide âequitable, quality education for allâ. Access to education has indeed expanded quickly. Globally, enrollment in primary education is near universal and the gross enrolment rate in ...
More »Improving student outcomes by tracking student wellbeing
In March of 2022, the OECD published a policy brief based on the views of over 150 youth organisations across 72 countries. The key message that youth organisations around the world are most concerned about is the impact of the ...
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