Science has come a long way in understanding why humans behave the way they do, and why children might behave in ways that we find challenging. Yet, the way people deal with these challenging behaviours hasn’t changed nearly as much. ...
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Online ed grows as remote students remain behind in STEM
A 15-year-old living in remote Australia is still an average 1.5 years behind their metropolitan peers in science, and performs significantly below the international average in maths. A lack of access and resources has caused this STEM gap, which is ...
More »Vic primary schools move away from ability grouping
Victorian primary schools are moving away from streaming students according to ability amid fears it is doing more harm than good, and is damaging to students self-esteem and wellbeing. Northcote Primary School in Melbourne's inner city is leading the way, with parents ...
More »Student wellbeing: The importance of play
It's well established that play is important for children's physical and mental development, but research also shows it is necessary so that you can have quiet and attentive students in the classroom. Play is defined as voluntary, uninstructed, and joyful ...
More »Why are half of students ‘chronically absent’ from school?
Data released in the Productivity Report on Government Services revealed school drop-out rates have hit a 10-year high, with just over half of school students leaving to undertake further study or full time work. One in five school students also ...
More »Activist pushes reform to food and wellbeing curriculum
The 'food and wellbeing' curriculum has been overhauled after a mother, former teacher and member of Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) led a campaign to change to how schools can teach food and nutrition. Foods can no longer be described ...
More »Where are all the male carers and teachers?
Only three per cent of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce is made up of men despite research showing male presence in teaching and caring is vital to breaking down gender stereotypes in children. Research has shown that ...
More »Playground and cyber bullying increases
The eSafety commissioner has released data that found a 40 per cent jump in child bullying last year, with cyberbullying reports increasing from 1700 in 2022 to 2383 in 2023, an increase of 71 per cent. Just over two-thirds (67%) ...
More »Rethinking the first encounter of Europeans and Indigenous Australians
The Australian National Maritime Museum has developed a learning program that teaches the events of the first known interaction between Indigenous Australians and Europeans aboard the Duyfken ship. The Dutch East India Company, the biggest and only global company in ...
More »12 days saved in lesson planning time
A 2023 program funded by the federal government's Emerging Priorities initiative saw teachers save an average of 94 hours each in lesson planning time this year. The grant program was established in 2021 to fund projects that assist school communities ...
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