Excessive gaming has an impact on teenagers schooling, behaviours and attention focus, a new study shows. Teenagers who spend a lot of time gaming have difficulties learning and focusing in the classroom as they cannot manage their emotions and impulses, ...
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Australia’s early educators to stage mass strike
Childcare workers across Australia will go on mass strike in September to highlight poor wages and industry conditions. On Wednesday, United Workers’ Union delegates and Early Childhood Education and Care union members unanimously voted to take nationwide action. “Educators are ...
More »Changing attitudes key to reviving kids interest in maths: expert
Helping Australian kids get better at maths may be as simple as shifting negative attitudes, according to one prominent education expert. Many students see maths as a subject only certain types of people are good at, which can stop them ...
More »Combating test anxiety with computerised cognitive training: opinion
Test anxiety is a very common experience amongst students. In fact, in studies of university students, researchers have found that between 20 and 40 per cent of students experience test anxiety. But we know it also affects younger students in ...
More »Education could be the key to reviving indigenous languages: podcast
School and education could be a solution to save indigenous languages from extinction, experts have said. Earlier this year, a survey revealed that students in primary school would rather learn an indigenous language than a traditional foreign one. While more ...
More »NSW announces major overhaul to selective school system
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds in NSW will gain more access to selective schools as part of a major state government effort to address the education equity gap. Starting in the 2023 academic year, up to 20 per cent of selective ...
More »Teachers reveal grim new vaping statistic
A new study has revealed grim new e-cigarette usage among teens, with more than 80 per cent of teachers reporting at least some of their high-school students vaping. The study, published in the Australian New Zealand Journal of Public Health on Thursday, surveyed almost ...
More »Why are writing skills declining in Australia? podcast
Students' writing skills have plummeted over the years, and experts believe it can be due to a lack of frequency in writing exercises. A new study by Edith Cowan University revealed the time teachers spend teaching writing skills varies from ...
More »Expert shares practical tips for teachers to maintain wellbeing during Term 3
With Term 3 underway, teacher wellbeing will once again be strained, but an expert says educators shouldn't wait until the holidays to focus on their mental health. Life and leadership coach and staff wellbeing teacher, Katrina Bourke, spoke with Education ...
More »NSW schools return to Covid-19 ‘blitz’
NSW public schools will receive a boosted supply of rapid antigen tests and enhanced cleaning and ventilation as students and teachers return to classrooms amid the latest wave of Covid-19. The state government said more than 9 million RAT kits ...
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