The 'food and wellbeing' curriculum has been overhauled after a mother, former teacher and member of Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) led a campaign to change to how schools can teach food and nutrition. Foods can no longer be described ...
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A new policy from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), effective from November 1, aims to lessen administrative workloads for NSW teachers by scrapping principal signatures on accreditation renewal paperwork. Teachers are still required to complete 100 hours of professional ...
More »School leaders express screen-time concerns
Excess screen time and a decline in emotional stability are among principals' top concerns for students in 2023, according to new research. This year’s Child Impact Survey from Camp Australia drew insight from 130 principals and over 5,000 families in ...
More »Understanding and coping with burnout
An expert has urged Australia's educators to take the time to care for their mental health after a survey revealed widespread exhaustion and burn out across NSW schools. A recent NSW state survey, released last week, revealed that more than ...
More »How schools can help address youth self-harm: podcast
More than 6000 NSW kids aged between ten and 14 have visited an emergency service over the past five years due to self-harm, new research has shown. According to Dr Michelle Tye from the Black Dog Institute and UNSW Medicine ...
More »Parents want new public holiday for Victorian students
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 ...
More »New ACU course to address teacher mental health crisis
As teachers make their long-awaited return to the classrooms, high rates of anxiety and depression have led experts to develop a new course to help curb burnout and early retirement. This year, the Australian Catholic University (ACU) will offer a ...
More »One-in-five parents needed mental health support for their children during the pandemic, but struggled to get it
The strains of COVID-19 are continuing to seriously affect the mental health of our children, with one in five parents or carers admitting to needing support for the child's mental health during the pandmeic. As states around the nation plan ...
More »In 2020 our schools need R U OK? Day more than ever: Opinion
In 2020, the issue of mental health is high on the agenda for schools around the country. With a global pandemic adding a large dose of extra anxiety into the lives of our students and staff alike, talking about our ...
More »Campaign helps educators detect early signs of psychosis
More than ever, educators are teaching students who have been diagnosed with or show signs of a mental illness, including depression, anxiety, ADHD and bipolar disorder. Last week headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, launched a campaign to raise ...
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