Schools in NSW have returned to remote learning amid a rise in Covid-19 outbreaks with state government warning that entire school shutdowns would be a "last resort". Last week, almost a dozen schools across NSW sent students home following a ...

A US-based study has found that sniffer dogs can be effective in detecting symptoms of Covid-19 in schools. The California Department of Public health partnered with Early Alert Canines to train medical alert dogs to sniff out volatile organic compounds ...

A new report calling for Australia’s schools and universities to remain open during future Covid-19 outbreaks has been critiqued for using “misleading” data. Last Thursday, a six-month independent review into Australia’s Covid-19 response led by Western Sydney University chancellor professor ...

The covid-19 pandemic has underlined a mathematical skills gap as many Australians were unable to correctly assess the health data presented in the media and were drawn to fake news.  Many of the data and graphs used to explain the ...

More than 90 per cent of Australian teachers saw their stress levels increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, driving educators away from the job.  A recent study carried out in collaboration between La Trobe University and Swinburne University of Technology revealed ...

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 ...

Unvaccinated teachers and other education staff in all east coast states could soon return to work under new mandates proposed last Friday. Victoria and Queensland have both already dropped their requirements for teacher vaccinations to take effect from next week. NSW ...

There are growing concerns among health professionals over the impact rising flu cases are having on Australian kids. The nation is going through a “flurona” after Covid measures and border closures virtually stopped influenza from spreading over the last two ...

A new ministerial portfolio and public holiday are part of the push from a Victorian parent advocacy group to help the “most locked down children in the world” recover from the impacts of Covid. Shadow Pandemic group conveners Moran Dvir ...

This week, teachers and students across Australia have returned from the Easter holidays with eased COVID-19 restrictions.  Last week, Victoria announced it would be scrapping masks for students in grades 3 to 6, with children deemed close contacts no longer ...