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Teachers can do more to address anti-LGBT bullying
Australia’s teachers need to do more to protect their LGBTIQA+ students from bullying and harassment, new research says. Researchers from…
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Teachers want more classes outside, new research shows
Teachers feel ‘immense pressure’ juggling the curriculum and wish to run more classes outside in nature, a new study has…
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Health and Wellbeing
Storytelling triples resilience among at-risk kids
A new study has found that reading out loud to at-risk children can triple their resilience before they start school. …
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Health and Wellbeing
Outside school care needs ‘more exercise, fewer screens’: new guidelines
Outside school hours care (OSHC) provides an invaluable service to parents in the community, allowing more flexibility in being able…
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Health and Wellbeing
New research on period pain among young women shows significant impacts on attendance and performance
A new study of 4,202 young Australian women has found that more than a third of respondents have recently missed…
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Starting young for a dementia-friendly future
To improve dementia understanding, Australia needs to invest in the next generation. UniSA’s Dr Ashleigh Smith, a cognitive ageing expert,…
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Health and Wellbeing
New study finds parents often confuse bullying with fighting
A recent study by Dr Lesley-Anne Ey of UniSA and Professor Marilyn Campbell of the Queensland University of Technology revealed…
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Health and Wellbeing
What do Australian teachers think of bullying in schools?
A new study involving nearly 1700 students and teachers has challenged the long-held idea that teachers underplay the seriousness and…
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Health and Wellbeing
Researchers call for a ‘national response’ to harmful sexual behaviours among children
A newly released book by Dr Lesley-Ann Ey and Professor Elspeth McInnes of UniSA is pushing for a national, coordinated…
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Health and Wellbeing
Severe bullying not improved by school interventions: new research
A new study using data from 223 student surveys across 24 Australian schools has found that school interventions did not…
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