New research has refuted the common stereotype that schoolboys prefer reading non-fiction, magazines and comics instead of fiction in a finding that is being touted as “significant” and “unexpected”. The study, which included 300 students aged from seven to eight ...
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Minister hits back over COVID vaccination of St Joseph’s College students, push for teachers to be given vaccine priority
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard has slammed suggestions the government should be embarrassed students at a prestigious Sydney school were accidentally vaccinated. It was revealed on Tuesday that year 12 students at St Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill ...
More »Teacher Monica Young cries in court over sex assaults on boy, 14
A former Sydney high school teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy has broken down in court while detailing her remorse over the “severe, lifelong” impacts of her actions. Monica Elizabeth Young, 24, pleaded guilty in April to three ...
More »Poll reveals how NSW schools are performing in sexual consent education
Young people’s views on sexual consent education in schools were recently revealed in a report released by NSW Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP) Zoe Robinson. The report was based on an online survey that polled 500 young people ...
More »Growing need for volunteer tutors in Melbourne
Melbournians are being encouraged to join the city’s Adult Migrant English Program Volunteer Tutoring Scheme, after government reforms and the COVID-19 pandemic has seen an uptick in demand for the services from new migrants and refugees. Funded by the Commonwealth ...
More »Ex-teacher and rugby league player Chris Dawson to face trial over wife’s murder
Former rugby league player and Sydney teacher Chris Dawson will face a murder trial over the disappearance of his wife Lynette later this year after a failed legal bid on Friday. Mr Dawson, 72, has pleaded not guilty to murder after Lynette ...
More »Attempted suicide rates among Victorian teenagers soar by 184 per cent in past six months
Attempted suicide rates among Victorian teenagers have skyrocketed by 184 per cent in the past six months. New data from Kids Helpline revealed the shocking statistic after Victoria was plunged into its fourth Covid-19 lockdown. Teenagers aged 13-18 were most ...
More »STEM teacher shortage still an issue academics, industry bodies warn
A shortage of maths and science teachers at a Queensland high school has exposed the growing crisis facing schools in STEM subject areas. It has also reignited debate among academics and professional bodies about what can be done to attract ...
More »Mark Latham accuses school of ‘losing the plot’
Outspoken One Nation politician Mark Latham has launched a scathing attack on a task assigned to a Year 8 class in a NSW school. The task is part of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PHPE) curriculum and asks ...
More »Age verification for porn sites could be unworkable, push kids to the dark web: Experts
A plan for age verification on online porn sites is no “silver bullet” and may even expose young people to child pornography on the dark web, Australians have been warned. The federal government has committed “in principle” to implementing age ...
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