The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) has been told that a small number of independent schools are considering standing down support staff without pay in Term 2 due to COVID-19’s fallout. However, the union is resolutely calling for the ...

Unlike Victoria and the ACT, New South Wales is yet to formally close schools, although students are encouraged to stay at home, especially if they are sick. As Education Review reported on Tuesday, this decision – backed by PM Scott ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s statement on Sunday night regarding school closures has caused major confusion among principals, teachers, education support staff and parents, according to Australian Education Union (AEU) federal president Correna Haythorpe and the NSW Teachers Federation. She has urged ...

There has been a surge in parents and health professionals across Australia calling for immediate school closures, as the COVID-19 pandemic tightens its grip and strict mass gathering bans and social distancing protocols have been enforced. My sons school spent lessons ...

UNSW public health researchers say tougher laws are required to reverse the trend of under-18s with alcohol dependence purchasing liquor “at the touch of the button”. To reach their findings, public health researchers “examined the sales, marketing and delivery practices" ...

Risk-averse, plastic play spaces might soon become a thing of the past as new research has found that ‘nature play’ delivers a host of benefits to young children. Researchers at The University of South Australia conducted world's systematic review of ...

More than two million Australian students will soon be returning to school (if they have one) for another academic year, and student emotional wellbeing is an issue that will be front and centre. A University of South Australia academic has ...

Researchers at Monash University have found a link between academic performance and eating disorders among female students. The Australian-first study found that high-achieving female students who later developed eating disorders felt strong, positive emotions when they did well in their ...

More than ever, educators are teaching students who have been diagnosed with or show signs of a mental illness, including depression, anxiety, ADHD and bipolar disorder. Last week headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, launched a campaign to raise ...

A new mental health program has been shown to improve teenagers’ ability to recognise friends who may be at risk of suicide and support them, new research has found. Researchers from the University of Melbourne have assessed the impact of ...