Education

Bullying will only be addressed once we look beyond the school gate

It is a mistake to see bullying as just a school-based problem for teachers to tackle, rather than a whole-of-society…

4 years ago

Mobile technology may support kids learning to recognize emotions in photos of faces

To our surprise, the students who grew up with tablets and phones scored 40% higher on this test than the…

4 years ago

Number of Australia’s vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll

Health and well-being issues caused by the crisis may undermine young people’s learning and efforts to reengage with school. Young…

4 years ago

PLD: “But it only works when there’s a relationship”

Adam Voigt on the benefits of "curly questions" from skeptical teachers...

4 years ago

Practical resource on how to improve student outcomes

This is a series of case studies highlighting the ways in which schools have successfully improved students’ school experiences. Strategies…

4 years ago

Thinking about thinking helps kids learn. How can we teach critical thinking?

Teachers at one Brisbane school, who have extensive training in critical thinking pedagogies, developed a task that asked students to…

4 years ago

Educators worried about VET opportunities for school leavers

Universities and TAFE programmes have, to date, been left out of stimulus packages and educators are worried about the knock-on…

4 years ago

An honest reckoning with Captain Cook’s legacy won’t heal things overnight. But it’s a start

"I came through a school system of the 50s and 60s, and we weren’t weren’t even mentioned in the history…

4 years ago

7 tips to help kids feeling anxious about going back to school

Mental health is an educational issue for Aussie kids. Students with poor mental health can be 7 to 11 months…

4 years ago

Regional schools need to catch up: Minister praises face-to-face return

"I welcome efforts to resume normal classes and make sure disadvantaged kids are back on deck and included - and…

4 years ago

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