Have you ever been upset and turned to someone to seek comfort and reassurance, only to have them say something like: “It’s not worth getting upset about”, “why did you do that?!”, “it could be worse”, “everything happens for a ...

While strong and positive student-teacher relationships are always important, they take on a new level of significance during a pandemic, a UNSW educational psychology lecturer says. In a climate of fear, change and disruption, Dr Rebecca Collie argues that developing ...

A school blazer in Australia represents many things. To some it’s a sign of prestige and opportunity, while to others it represents conformity, history and tradition. What it certainly does not represent is comfort. Do you remember trying to run ...

EducationReview · 'They're hope machines': How schools and teachers can support distressed students - Podcast The hellish summer bushfires and the current COVID-19 pandemic has made 2020 a year most of us would rather forget. But one group, in particular, ...

Students and teachers need more support from schools and policymakers to cope with traumatic events. The call, from University of Melbourne researchers, is contained within a new report which held the twin economic and health crisis – the catastrophic bushfires ...

A recent study by Dr Lesley-Anne Ey of UniSA and Professor Marilyn Campbell of the Queensland University of Technology revealed that only a fraction of parents can accurately describe what bullying is. As part of the study titled ‘Do Parents ...

A new report on the importance of student wellbeing argues that a student’s social and emotional intelligence is closely tied to their academic outcomes. However, the report, which is based on 27 book chapters, journal articles, reports and surveys, makes ...

Clinical psychologist Dr Danielle Einstein is concerned about how well teachers are prepared to handle students returning to school across the country this week. “Teachers have not been provided with any training in pre-emptive mental health strategies and therefore are ...

One of the key concerns surrounding school closures and distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been student wellbeing. As face-to face learning continues to be inconsistent across the country, schools require a way of measuring their students' wellbeing and, if ...

UNSW public health researchers say tougher laws are required to reverse the trend of under-18s with alcohol dependence purchasing liquor “at the touch of the button”. To reach their findings, public health researchers “examined the sales, marketing and delivery practices" ...