Health & Safety
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Security! Keep your school safe in 2022
Many schools choose to create their own security risk management plans and policies, sometimes with the support and advice of…
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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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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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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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