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Being in a class with high achievers improves students’ test scores. We tried to find out why
There is a large body of research showing better peers can help increase a child’s test scores. But much less…
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School psychologists suffer burnout, ongoing job insecurity amid youth mental health crisis
The need for better conditions comes as the Federal Government considers a recommendation to introduce a ratio of one psychologist…
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Year 10 STEM champions design winning product
A waterproof wristband to track a swimmer’s heart rate, location and oxygen levels, the prototype was developed by the Science, Technology, Engineering…
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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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Tools to make classrooms more inclusive
As a concept, inclusion is often associated with minority groups such as people who experience disability, but inclusion is about…
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Brain Bee Challenge to get students’ brains buzzing
The Australian and the New Zealand Brain Bee Challenges (ABBC and NZBBC), aimed at high school students in Years 10…
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Refugee students struggle with displacement and trauma. Here are 3 ways schools can help them belong
Overall, there are more than 11,000 students from refugee backgrounds attending government schools in New South Wales and about 1,800…
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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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NSW Teachers excited to join their students in class
While it might be obvious that lessons involving movement, science experiments, drama and many arts subjects are very difficult to…
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Federal government failure sees every Brisbane state student miss out $2162 school funding
With proper and fair funding from the Federal Government, every state school in Brisbane could employ an average of 17…
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