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School Management
Why are public schools charging fees?
Public schools can ask families for fees, but they cannot force parents to pay. The precise rules around fees for…
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School Management
Do school rankings tell the full story?
Lists of Australia’s “top” schools regularly make headlines. But do they really tell us which schools are the best? And…
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Health and Wellbeing
Kids of teen mums face stigma
When teenage girls fall pregnant, many report facing stigma from teachers and peers at their own school. What’s less well…
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Health and Wellbeing
Parents, schools disagree about bullying
Research shows bullying can lead to reduced academic performance depression, anxiety and even suicidal behaviour.
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Health and Wellbeing
Only 20 per cent of students tell teachers about domestic violence
Less than one in five students tells a teacher or school counsellor when they are affected by family and domestic…
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School Management
Schools still assume students have a mum and dad who are together. This can leave separated parents ‘completely out of it’
In 1987, UK researchers lamented how schools were organised “around the assumption that the nuclear family is the norm”. Families…
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In the News
School cost and location the issue parents feud over most
A survey of family lawyers has found that the location and fees of a school are the most litigated matters…
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Opinion
How supporting parents helps students
The sight of a struggling student can be heart-breaking for teachers and school staff but with a classroom full of…
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School Management
Increased opportunity, increased expectations: immigrant parent influence on children’s education pathway
When immigrant families arrive in Australia, they will often find a whole new world of educational opportunity for their children.…
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In the News
Should Australians need a licence to parent?
Parental licensing has long been mulled over by academic philosophers and political scientists, but a social work researcher says the…
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