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Wellbeing
What parents should and shouldn’t say when talking to their child about NAPLAN results
Overreactions can have multiple consequences. They can lead to unnecessary pressure to perform better next time, which will likely have…
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Health & Safety
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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For fun
Book Week: it’s not the costume that matters, but falling in love with reading
Too often kids experience what author and teacher Kelly Gallagher calls “readicide”: the “systematic killing of the love of reading,…
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Education
Push for Co-Ed is setting back girls in STEM, says all-girls’ school principal
The shift to co-ed schools could leave a generation of girls as collateral damage and set back efforts to increase…
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News
3 different school initiatives up for prestigious award
Three schools are among the finalists of the Premier's Sustainability Awards in Victoria, celebrating individuals and groups who are making…
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Sports & Recreation
School playgrounds are getting squeezed: here are 8 ways to keep students active in small spaces
As enrolments climb and urban spaces become more crowded, some Australian schools have been left with less play space per…
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News
Australia’s first ever ‘co-working’ studio school campus opens
Australia’s first ever studio school in the heart of WA’s creative mecca, Fremantle is the first purpose-built studio school of its kind doing away with traditional…
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News
As another elite boys’ school goes co-ed, are single-sex schools becoming an endangered species?
When it comes to students’ academic achievement, the biggest predictor of success is not gender but socio-economic status, whether they…
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News
Addressing national teacher shortages
A teacher workforce roundtable to address the critical teacher shortage and consider all options will be held on August 12,…
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News
NSW is trying to make the selective school application process fairer – but is it doing enough?
While the curriculum may be more accelerated, the rest of the setup is just like any other public school. The…
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