Teachers concerned about the mental health of students now have a new place to turn. Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard today launched Be You, a free resource that aims to better equip teachers and principals to nurture the mental health ...
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Students urged to ‘Ask Gran not Google’
The government is prompting Australian students looking for answers to life’s question to ask their grandparents before turning to Google. More than 150 schools have registered for Ask Gran Not Google, a concept driven by aged care provider Feros Care. The ...
More »A new way of measuring what matters in schools: Grattan’s take on NAPLAN
When looking at NAPLAN results, governments should take stock of the states or territories where students are best progressing and figure out the reasons why. By doing so, they can learn what’s working and what isn’t and help one another ...
More »Workers of tomorrow: the industries looking for new blood
What jobs will be on offer to students graduating high school this year? That’s the question IBISWorld hoped to help answer through a new release on the industries set to add the most new jobs to the Australian economy. The ...
More »NSW unveils strategy to get every student into HSC maths
It’s the question just about every maths teacher will hear multiple times a year – ‘Will we even use this in real life?’ – but a new course might help nip it in the bud. The NSW Government has announced ...
More »Researchers spruik the benefits of skipping school pick up
Letting kids find their own way to school, rather than dropping them off by car, is good way to keep them active, researchers have reminded parents. Their VicHealth research analysed travel data from more than 1000 primary school families who ...
More »Morrison loses support due to private school funding: union-commissioned poll
Undecided voters in some marginal electorates aren’t too pleased with Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s private school funding deal if new union figures are to go by. The Australian Education Union’s (AEU) Reachtel poll of 1261 residents, conducted on 27 September, ...
More »Homes filled with books give some adolescents a leg up: study
A bookish adolescent who ended school at year 9 but grew up in a home with large library is likely to be just as literate as a university graduate whose home lacked books. That’s according to a new study that ...
More »A look at the typeface that ‘helps students study’
That’s according to the RMIT University researchers who designed it. Released yesterday, it’s believed to be the world’s first typeface specifically designed to help people retain information and remember study notes. Called Sans Forgetica, it’s a back-slanted, gapped font based on ...
More »US teachers resign over zip tie restraint allegation
Two US teachers have been accused of zip-tying students' hands behind their back. The staff members of Oak View Elementary School in Atlanta have since resigned, WSB-TV 2 reported. Oak View Elementary’s principal reportedly sent out a letter to parents ...
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