A school in the UK is making headlines after it replaced break time games with supervised activities in a bid to address a bullying problem at the school. Instead of playing self-run games and sports at break times, students at ...

A Victorian school has admitted that it asked male students to apologise for their gender after a raft of scathing allegations relating to sexism and misogyny in Australia's parliament and wider society. Following the nationwide justice for women movement, male ...

A private boys’ school in Perth is cracking down on “excessive” facial hair and “non-conventional” hairstyles, including rat tails, top knots and mohawks, but the premier says he is “pro mullet”. In its latest newsletter to parents, Trinity College said ...

Three experts have offered insights about education and autism on the eve of World Autism Day and the start of Autism Awareness Month in Australia. Highly successful television series such as ABC TV's Employable Me have challenged preconceived ideas about ...

Australians have sounded off on how their view of teachers has changed after the pandemic – and four in 10 say it has improved. The Monash University survey canvassed the views of just over 1000 Australians. It showed that 41.6 ...

A new report by Pivot Professional Learning and supported by the Coalition of Australian Principals found that the pandemic has had a mix of positive and negative effects on the education sector. The report, titled ‘Principal perspectives on the impact ...

Students at dozens of high schools across NSW will have access to free menstrual hygiene products as the state government rolls out a new trial. Dispensers filled with sanitary products including tampons and pads will be installed at 30 schools ...

Outside school hours care (OSHC) provides an invaluable service to parents in the community, allowing more flexibility in being able to juggle their professional and family lives. However, research shows that 31-79 per cent of OSHC sessions are sedentary, giving ...

Private funding initiatives have the potential to create – or further cement – a multi-tiered education system based on parental capacity and inclination to pay.  Senior lecturer at Queensland University of Technology Anna Hogan raised this concern on the back of ...

I’m often asked why I advocate so fiercely for restorative practices. After all, its detractors are many and they certainly seem a fervent lot too.   So, before I answer that question of why, I actually think it’s important to address ...