Health & Safety
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Resolve car park chaos
Low-speed vehicle runovers in locations such as schools are responsible for too many tragic deaths and injuries. Here's what schools…
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First Aid training for schools
Some of these principles might seem like common sense; however, first aid undertaken by an untrained person can put someone…
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Purifying air for learning spaces
Recent studies in both Victoria and NSW, conducted by RMIT and UNSW respectively, have shown that air quality in primary…
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What is DLD – the most common disorder you have ‘never heard of’?
Teachers' overall accuracy in distinguishing between speech and language difficulties was 48%, suggesting teachers need to know more about DLD…
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Self-compassion is the superpower year 12 students need for exams … and life beyond school
Some of us tend to be more self-compassionate than others. But if you’re not naturally a very self-compassionate person, there…
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How do you teach a primary school child about consent? You can start with these books
Talking about consent with young people can be daunting, but it’s an important topic we can’t ignore. Books about consent…
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Op-Ed: Restricting report card comments hurts diagnostic accuracy
Due to a widening of the diagnostic criteria more children were said to have ADHD than was previously the case. In…
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The Importance of Talking Openly with Young Girls About Anxiety this “R U Okay?” Day
Heightened anxiety among young girls is linked to the drop of confidence that happens in adolescence, and the impact of…
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Air quality monitoring to be expanded across NSW schools
The $1.9 million CleanAir Schools pilot program is being expanded from six to 100 NSW schools over the next two…
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Children commonly seek mental health support from school networks, BUT…
A survey by the Australian National Children's Commissioner shows that many children and young people missed out on critical support…
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