The myriad effects of surroundings on wellbeing make green schools more necessary now than ever. The wheels screech as they hit the tarmac, and as we pile off the plane into the thick, soup-like atmosphere of Bali, I feel excited ...

School wellbeing programs are ubiquitous nowadays; but to ensure they perform as promised, educators need to re-evaluate constantly. By Helen Street ​Nearly every school in Australia has at least one wellbeing program or initiative in place. But do they work? ...

Victorian business and community leaders have engaged with their local schools to become Principal for a Day. The program involved participants shadowing school principals and immersing themselves in the day-to-day operations of a government school. Principal for a Day, run this week, ...

About two dozen Catholic educators have spent the last six months working on becoming more responsive leaders. Twenty-three Catholic education leaders from dioceses across Queensland and New South Wales are about to complete a half-year Executive Development for Educational Leaders program. ...

Legal dangers abound when interacting with the parents of students – and every situation is different. There are many complex issues surrounding interaction with parents that have the potential to trip up schools if not handled properly from a legal ...

High levels of school autonomy could be the key to greater student achievement, based on new research launched by the education minister, Christopher Pyne. The report included the latest findings from the work of emeritus professor Brian Caldwell, the Australian ...

As education continues to see a growth of internet use and technology it is becoming increasing critical to educate teachers and students on cyber ethics. This is according to a new study by Dr Boris Handal from The University of ...

The state of a young person’s psychological health can greatly impact both wellbeing and academic outcomes. From this concept grew the educational philosophy known as positive education, which was introduced in Australia six years ago and has been challenging traditional models ever ...

Former Australian Federal Police cybercrime expert Alastair MacGibbon has officially stepped into his new role as children’s e-safety commissioner. The Office of the Children’s e-Safety Commissioner was created as a result government surveys that revealed up to 1 in 5 Australian ...

A prestigious Melbourne girls’ private school has cut ties with the Uniting Church, preventing it from having a say on how the school is run. The Uniting Church has accepted “with some sadness” that Methodist Ladies’ College is changing its ...