To counter some of the harmful influences of Andrew Tate and others, we need long-term, critical, and transformational approaches embedded within both curricula and school cultures.
New study findings reveal higher levels of school belonging at the age of 15 to 16 were associated with lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress in young adulthood.
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.
The beginning of the new school year begins today in Victoria, and for some families the date fills them with trepidation.
If we’re going to genuinely improve behaviour and disruptions at school, we need to move from “fixing the blame” towards “fixing the problem”.
Young people are getting a dose of social media-driven eco-anxiety, but there are ways we can help them beat it.
Displaced youths face several barriers to accessing quality learning opportunities, exacerbated by distance, crowding, and limited capacity.
It appears to have become more prevalent, visible, and possibly also more politicised in post-pandemic times, as general trust in governments and mainstream media declines.
Post-COVID, teachers have reported student behaviour appears to be getting worse, with students more distracted and less engaged than before the pandemic.
A common criticism of the ATAR is that it doesn’t tell universities enough about potential students. But so-called “narrative evaluation” models of assessment have their issues, too.
COVID-19 further exposed existing cracks in the teaching profession that need to be fixed urgently.
Australian politics as a Year 12 VCE subject is under threat, but learning how decisions are made and our future decided upon should be central to the curriculum.
The uncomfortable truths that make some disability inclusion barriers so hard to shift, leaving structural inequity entrenched.
This week on Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, a live panel of experts in Australian politics and gender discuss the issues around gender equality and women's safety.
Acknowledgement of being a queer-friendly workplace, and supporting opportunities for allies to learn, are integral to ensuring that LGBTQIA+ people feel safe and welcomed.
The Australian Educational Research Organisation’s failure to acknowledge NAPLAN’s flaws, nor draw on significant existing research, reflects a lack of respect for English teachers.
The large-scale protests across Iran are a culmination of everything that’s gone wrong with the country since the 1979 revolution.
New research findings could help inform the delivery of support services for people who use methamphetamine in rural and urban areas.
A rise in psychological distress among young Australians, compounded by COVID-19 and difficulties in getting professional help, has added to the urgency of mental health education in schools.
This week, our expert guests focus on the future we can look forward to if we slow down and make a conscious effort to value our clothes, rather than seeing them as expendable or faddish.
Embedding First Nations content into the national curriculum is a discussion that needs to go beyond the spotlight of Australia Day.
The current draft still includes a range of provisions overriding federal, state and territory laws to allow for discrimination.
Moderated by Dr Susan Carland, the panel discussion ‘Racism: It stops with…..?’, brought together some of the foremost leaders working to understand and battle racism today. Listen to part one of the conversation now.
Evidence will play a vital role in successfully implementing the extension of the Victorian tutor learning initiative through 2022.
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