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Policy & Reform
Election cycles stifle education policy
Three or four year-long policies stifle the learning progress and wellbeing of students, according to education leaders who spoke at…
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Health and Wellbeing
Concern about Thriving Kids services: APPA
The head of the primary schools association has said children should not have to choose between maths and therapy in…
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Health and Wellbeing
‘Anxiety project’ builds resilience in students and improves teacher confidence
A NSW Primary Principal's Association (NSWPPA) initiative is training teachers and parents how to manage the anxiety and stress in…
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In the News
Psychological skills, body image, bullying at centre of school’s wellbeing framework
A South Australian school is doubling down on efforts to reduce stress and anxiety among students. Working with Concordia College,…
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In the News
It doesn’t have to be a small world, after all: helping students with anxiety
Anxiety can make a child’s world seem smaller and teachers should try to avoid helping shrink it. That’s one of…
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In The Classroom
Great expectations: helping students weighed down by the pressure to succeed
Final year school students are rushing towards an imaginary finishing line burdened by societal expectations about their future, leading to…
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In The Classroom
Australian students are among the most test-anxious in the world
Dear Mum and Dad, This is just to let you know that I took the torch, the hammer, the gardening trowel,…
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Podcasts
Testing times: resisting the push for measurable outcomes in education
While some might think the education system is relatively protected from modern economic rationalism, for many the demands of the…
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Health and Wellbeing
Do antidepressants work for children and teens?
In short, the answer to the above question is 'yes', but they're no better than psychotherapy. This finding - published…
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In The Classroom
Stanford professor labels ‘math brain’ a myth
A New Yorker obituary of the first woman to ever win the Fields Medal - math’s highest honour - contained…
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