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Disadvantaged students more excluded at school: study
Disadvantaged young people experience significantly lower levels of teacher support and life satisfaction at school than their more affluent peers,…
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We can’t stop teenagers sexting, so let’s educate them about safety: expert
We can't stop teenagers sending and receiving sexually explicit texts, so it's time we started to include sexting as part…
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Health+Wellbeing
Physical education: the forgotten subject during the pandemic
Physical education (PE), which is often viewed as less important than other āacademicā subjects in the school curriculum, was āfurther…
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In The Classroom
How more traditional Aboriginal games can be brought into the PE curriculum – Podcast
Associate Professor Shane Pill of Flinders University recently conducted a study with Dr John Williams of the University of Canberra…
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Should school-provided lunches be on the menu?
Australian researchers believe uniform delivery of lunchtime food at school could be a recipe for better childhood nutrition and learning.…
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Health+Wellbeing
What the 2020 word of the year tells us about students’ experiences of the pandemic
The Oxford Australian 2020 Childrenās Word of the Year (CWOTY) is āvirusā, shining a light on how deeply the COVID-19…
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Health+Wellbeing
Study finds excellence, not perfectionism, is key to high achievement, social and emotional wellbeing
As Year 12 students across Australia prepare for the culmination of their schooling, a proportion of over-achievers will be setting…
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Bullying from best friends especially harmful: study
Bullying hurts children more if it comes from a friend, and they're less likely to report it, says a new…
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In The Classroom
Teaching self-regulated learning skills needs greater emphasis, expert says
A Flinders University researcher has highlighted that developing studentsā ability to self-regulate their learning will be one of the most…
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In The Classroom
The role of feelings and intuition in mathematics – podcast
Feelings. It's probably not a word that many of us would associate with mathematics. But according to Dr Carol Aldous…
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