Health & Safety
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More children are self-harming since the start of the pandemic. Here’s what parents and teachers can do to help
In New South Wales, presentations to emergency departments for self-harm and suicidal thoughts are reportedly up by 47% since before…
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From vaccination to ventilation: 5 ways to keep kids safe from COVID when schools reopen
Finally, rapid point-of-care testing in schools will help reduce transmission, and self-testing kits (when approved in Australia) can help.
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Breathe easier in the classroom
Keeping classrooms well ventilated by opening the windows can be one way to improve air quality in classrooms, but not…
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New study reveals 88% support compulsory first aid training for Australian teenagers
Australian Red Cross offers free online first aid training for World First Aid Day 2021 with COVID-safe skills shared on…
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Children need playgrounds now, more than ever. We can reduce COVID risk and keep them open
As a result of pandemic restrictions, children all over the world are doing significantly less physical activity, and spending more…
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School students who had COVID-19 report stigma and bullying. How can we stop it?
This is a teachable moment, but teachers aren’t health experts, and medical professionals aren’t education experts...
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EXCLUSIVE: Survivors and experts blame negligence in sex-ed for assault
Sexuality education in Australian schools is inconsistent across states and even though sex-ed is compulsory in schools, there is no…
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9 in 10 LGBTQ+ students say they hear homophobic language at school, and 1 in 3 hear it almost every day
Bills in the federal and New South Wales parliaments have sought to stop teachers talking about gender and sexuality diversity…
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School Property Insights: Know your AEDs
More than 30,000 Aussies experience a sudden cardiac arrest every year and most die.
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Is learning more important than well-being? Teachers told us how COVID highlighted ethical dilemmas at school
"I’ll be really honest, despite all of the warnings and all of the advice, my own well-being was my last…
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