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 ...

Risk anxiety amongst teachers and parents is invading the school playground and could lead to inactivity and boredom, a Charles Darwin University researcher is suggesting in a new report. International Graduate Centre of Education researcher and lecturer Dr Brendon Hyndman ...

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) has denied trying to embezzle thousands from its Brisbane college after allegations made by its former principal. Dr Mubarak Noor has reportedly filed a police complaint accusing a senior AFIC official and board ...

Cyberbullying can be worse than traditional face-to-face bullying, one expert argues. Dr John Selby from Macquarie University said in a number of ways cyber-bullying can be more complicated than traditional forms of bullying and that schools should have processes in ...

Students share their thoughts on what makes an ideal school leader. By Madeleine Regan What qualities make a great school principal? In 2014, more than 100 students participated in a national survey through the Student Principal for a Day initiative. ...

Starting this month, teachers will be able to contribute to a survey that provides insight into the development of the nation's children as they start school. The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) is to run three times a year and will measure children’s ...

Workplace bullying is a huge problem in the education sector and can come from people from above, junior staff, colleagues, pupils and even parents, an employment and labour law expert says. In an extended interview with education editor Antonia Maiolo ...

Australia must be cautious when it comes to introducing school surveillance practices common in the UK and US, a University of Adelaide criminologist has warned. Associate professor Andrew Hope said surveillance in schools can undermine privacy, erode trust, stigmatise individuals ...

Naughty corners and time outs and are common disciplinary actions in the classroom but an education expert has warned that these techniques could make student disengagement worse. University of South Australia researcher Dr Anna Sullivan said research has shown that ...