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What’s going on behind the headline figures for principals in Australia?

There are deeply concerning social trends playing out in our schools that Australian schools aren’t adequately equipped to deal with. The time is long overdue for actions that will build a whole-of-government response to solve these issues.

Education

Game-changer: Putting the heat on climate education

Medical faculties globally have been slow to recognise the training needs of the next generation of doctors regarding the health consequences of a heating planet.

Medicine and health

A Senate inquiry is calling for a new ‘behaviour curriculum’ to try and tackle classroom disruptions

If we’re going to genuinely improve behaviour and disruptions at school, we need to move from “fixing the blame” towards “fixing the problem”.

Education

The urgent need to secure the future of the ‘post-pandemic child’

To rebuild our children’s mental health after the duress of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must redefine how mental health services are delivered to our communities, and create a scaffold of affordable and accessible support.

Medicine and health

Precarious work and study lives after Year 12

New research from The Smith Family tracks a group of young people, two years after finishing high school.

Education

A sad history of disability exclusion

The uncomfortable truths that make some disability inclusion barriers so hard to shift, leaving structural inequity entrenched.

Education

Bad writing or hidden disability? What NAPLAN fails to tell us about poor writing standards

Missing in the discussion about low writing achievement among students is the impact of writing disabilities such as dysgraphia.

Education

Federal budget, October 2022: Your five-minute guide

The first Labor budget in nine years, delivered against a grim economic backdrop, contains few surprises as it charts Australia's way through uncertain times and high-cost hazards.

Politics and society

What does equity in schools look like?

Difficulties in attracting and retaining teachers have much to do with their working conditions. We need to develop a fairer and better school system.

Education

School of queer knocks

For many LGBTIQA+ young people in Australia, educational institutions can be places of harassment and discrimination, and offer little in the way of mental health support. They deserve better.

Education

Hitting the right note with music mentoring

A new study into the value of the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program shows it’s possible to upskill classroom teachers with little previous music experience to deliver quality music programs in their schools.

Education

The tutor initiative needs to be open to learning – but not just by students

Evidence will play a vital role in successfully implementing the extension of the Victorian tutor learning initiative through 2022.

Education

We have the evidence for what works in schools, but not everyone uses it

A survey of 414 schools across four states has found most school leaders and teachers don’t regularly draw on research-based evidence of the sort universities provide.

Education

Time to re-plan NAPLAN

NAPLAN scores are used to gauge the quality of schools. But the overemphasis on only literacy and numeracy scores stands in the way of providing a more holistic education.

Education

Justice honed by lifelong learning

Justice Kevin Zervos reflects on a remarkable law career, forged by early experience as a student in a community legal service, and inspired by his alma mater to equip himself for life.

Monash Life | Justice and society

A gift to erase limits

Education’s transformative power is behind this proud sister’s bequest to Monash. Julie Ligeti leaves a lasting legacy on behalf of her late brother, Peter, an ongoing gift that continues to support promising students from low socioeconomic and refugee backgrounds who deserve an outstanding education.

Monash Life | My Monash

Why schools in Victoria need to focus on connection and wellbeing

With students set to return to school, we need to understand that social outcomes are equally as important as a focus on numeracy and literacy skills.

Education

Melbourne's term four return-to-school plans need rethinking

As schools prepare to reopen, bringing back the youngest and oldest students first, using the same logic as the term two return needs to be re-evaluated.

Education

Creating 'pandemic-resilient' schools

The COVID-19 crisis highlights educational systems’ ethical responsibility in providing more than just grades signifying curricular mastery.

Education

The struggle to belong at school

Australian schools are failing to foster a sense of belonging among their students.

Education

Forget money, law is about saving lives

The Monash Law Clinics help thousands of vulnerable people access justice but they only exist by virtue of generous bequests.

Politics and society

Standing up to racism in schools

Students from African backgrounds face discrimination in the classroom, and in tackling the problem their stories need to be heard.

Education

'It felt like a prison'

Around 6000 Australians aged under 65 live in nursing homes, cut off from their families and peers, with inadequate support for their disabilities.

Medicine and health

Inspiring agents of change

Indigenous activist William Cooper has motivated a new generation to make change in their communities by improving public health.

Politics and society

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What’s going on behind the headline figures for principals in Australia?

Game-changer: Putting the heat on climate education

A Senate inquiry is calling for a new ‘behaviour curriculum’ to try and tackle classroom disruptions

The urgent need to secure the future of the ‘post-pandemic child’

Precarious work and study lives after Year 12

A sad history of disability exclusion

Bad writing or hidden disability? What NAPLAN fails to tell us about poor writing standards

Federal budget, October 2022: Your five-minute guide

What does equity in schools look like?

School of queer knocks

Hitting the right note with music mentoring

The tutor initiative needs to be open to learning – but not just by students

We have the evidence for what works in schools, but not everyone uses it

Time to re-plan NAPLAN

Justice honed by lifelong learning

A gift to erase limits

Why schools in Victoria need to focus on connection and wellbeing

Melbourne's term four return-to-school plans need rethinking

Creating 'pandemic-resilient' schools

The struggle to belong at school

Forget money, law is about saving lives

Standing up to racism in schools

'It felt like a prison'

Inspiring agents of change