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School uniforms: enhancing school identity or a discriminatory tool?
With the recent decision taken by one state's government to compel all schools to offer female students the option of…
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Teens who are both bully and victim at higher risk of self-harm
A new Australian study shows that teenagers who have been both a victim and a bully are at greatest risk…
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Education, social skills, and empathy to combat bullying
Bullying culture is widespread in Australian schools, yet policies are handed down to schools, only to be scrapped, causing confusion…
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Cyber-bullying is pervasive, but that doesn’t mean we should accept it
Bullying has long been a problem within schools, and it has been sad to watch bullying morph into a new…
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Should sexism be tackled in the early years of schooling?
The Victorian government has announced it plans to teach its Respectful Relationship program (currently implemented in high school) to preschoolers…
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Bullying linked to gender and sexuality often goes unchecked in schools
In light of the recent cancellation of federal funding, revisiting the reasons Safe Schools was implemented seemed appropriate. If Safe…
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Health & Safety
Safe Schools dumped in NSW
New South Wales is the first state to dump the Safe Schools program, amid disappointment from many and encouragement from…
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Victorian Ed Dept security breach caused distress to vulnerable families
Personal, identifying details of vulnerable children were published on the Victorian Education Department's website, and remained there for 24 hours.…
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Why bullied children are reluctant to seek help from teachers
In Australia approximately one student in five is bullied at school every few weeks or more often. Many of these…
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Education
Teased and bullied – the challenges of starting school with a stutter
Starting school can be daunting for any child. Often it is the first excursion into the world without parent contact.…
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