mental health

Using PERMA pillars to support teachers

Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment. Martin Seligman, often considered the father of positive psychology wanted to bridge the…

5 years ago

School-based program launches to support children’s mental health

The program Be You will be delivered by beyondblue in partnership with headspace and Early Childhood Australia.

5 years ago

Survey reveals extent of workplace sexual harassment

“We found that 39% of Australian women and 26% of Australian men told us they have been sexually harassed at…

6 years ago

Why we should put yoga in the Australian school curriculum

Australian students report high stress levels. This health researcher says yoga is an ideal way for schools to teach students…

6 years ago

Talking about suicide at school does not encourage it

At this point in time, research findings indicate that schools can talk about self-harm and suicide positively and safely when…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Special Report: The role of the school in resisting racist culture

How to engender an environment where school policy prohibits race-based bullying when the ‘grown-ups’ in wider society are debating their…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Planning external learning curriculum

External learning used to mean things like swimming lessons at the local pool. Every week, we walked two abreast (holding…

7 years ago

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