People often assume that young children will bounce back after disruptive events or forget them completely but researchers are reminding Australians that pre-schoolers too are facing a pandemic. The University of Melbourne researchers hope a survey will help improve understanding ...

An education expert at Monash University has warned that we need to prepare our schools for further disruptions in the future, despite families and schools looking forward to returning to the classroom. Professor Neil Selwyn from Monash’s Faculty of Education ...

It’s the place where stars are made and has a reputation for being a punishing yet almost guaranteed gateway into the acting profession – whether that be theatre, television or film. Some of Australia’s most esteemed and talented actors learned their ...

Clinical psychologist Dr Danielle Einstein is concerned about how well teachers are prepared to handle students returning to school across the country this week. “Teachers have not been provided with any training in pre-emptive mental health strategies and therefore are ...

A new study using data from 223 student surveys across 24 Australian schools has found that school interventions did not help to resolve severe cases of bullying and group bullying. UniSA’s Professor Ken Rigby found that school interventions “reduced or ...

A principal in Victoria endorsed the appointment of one on of their children without initially declaring a conflict of interest. Another oversaw the hiring of their partner for almost $80,000 of maintenance work without advertising the position. These were some ...

“Do you know what it's like when a younger man shows up wearing the same cufflinks? You might as well be invisible.” So complains daddy bear TGS magnate Jack Donaghy in the iconic satirical sitcom 30 Rock. The joke here, ...

The vast majority of teachers are worried about the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on student mental health and want to know how they can help. Macquarie University researchers surveyed 350 students, parents, carers, teachers, schools and health professionals ...

NSW students will return to school full-time by the end of the month. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the education system and community were ready for a complete return to face-to-face teaching and confirmed a May 25 return date. “Since starting ...

One week after a third of French schoolchildren returned to classrooms there has been a flare-up of about 70 COVID-19 cases linked to schools, the government says. Some lower grades in schools were opened last week and a further 150,000 ...