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Education
‘Just say no’ doesn’t work for teen sex and drug use, so why rely on it for young driver education?
Currently, we focus on teaching young people about major crash risks. Then we tell them not to take those risks.…
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Property
Schools need to know classrooms’ air quality to protect against COVID. But governments aren’t measuring it properly
In September, Victoria announced a $190 million program to improve ventilation in government and low fee, non-government schools. The program…
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Administration
Lots of schools are moving to ‘hot desking’. Is there any benefit for my child?
Designers of modern school furniture claim a range of physical and psychological health benefits for students. These include breaking the…
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News
Put teachers at the heart of education recovery
More than 80 percent of teachers agree that wellbeing and morale has declined over the past 18 months, 67 percent…
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Health & Safety
Missing out on PE during lockdowns means students will be playing catch-up
Physical educators will need support to re-introduce their students to physical education and help them catch up on what they…
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Sports & Recreation
‘It was the best five years of my life!’ How sports programs are keeping disadvantaged teens at school
It is important educators consider the students’ individual needs and interests in designing specialist sports programs. And they should be…
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Health & Safety
A new study sounds like good news about screen time and kids’ health. So does it mean we can all stop worrying?
Young people are using screens more than ever. The average number of screen-based digital devices reported to be owned and…
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Education
Write what you know: the COVID experience is a rich resource for year 12 English exams
Classroom-based research has long supported the importance of “harnessing students’ own knowledge, experience, imagination and memories” in writing. Helping students…
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News
40% of year 12s suffer high anxiety. At exam time, here’s what parents can do to help
“Name it to tame it” is a parenting strategy developed by psychiatrist Dan Siegel. This approach is about helping children…
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News
New grant to improve licence mobility for teachers
The $6.5 million program includes grants of up to $70,000 for successful applicants...
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