Autistic and ADHDer girls face distinct challenges at school. There are a number of research-backed ways they could be better-understood and supported in class.
Efforts to retain teachers is crucial to safeguarding a future workforce. One way of keeping them on board is to support their wellbeing.
There’s value of bringing together older members of the community, Indigenous artists, and younger generations to engage in art, movement, learning, and being together.
Research reveals the majority of teachers in Australia experience moderate to high levels of secondary trauma, characterised by symptoms of acute stress, feelings of helplessness, disturbed sleep, and intrusive thoughts.
Play has the power to boost focus, innovation and wellbeing. A new “What Happens Next?” episode offers expert insights into its transformative effects.
The ratcheting up in the emotional intensity of principals’ work has been a more “invisible” element not easily quantified or measured. New research will offer insights into the changing nature of the principals’ role when it comes to these demands.
COVID-19 further exposed existing cracks in the teaching profession that need to be fixed urgently.
Research shows higher noise levels are detrimental to learning and productivity, while a calm environment can provide students with uninterrupted learning time that also supports their spiritual wellbeing.
These tips can help children who are feeling anxious about the transition to school, or going back after the holidays.
Teacher retention is an ongoing issue. Actions to enhance respect will result in more positive and productive relationships between teachers and students, as well as with colleagues, and parents.
The school environment plays a critical role in our children’s sense of belonging – leaders and policymakers need to create ways to prioritise it.
A study has identified secular teachers’ struggles working in Jewish religious schools in Australia, the US and Israel. Some teachers resigned, others adapted, and others opposed the system from inside.
Inclusive educators from Australia, Brunei and Vietnam outline the strategies they adopted to assist students with disabilities amid the pandemic.
Educators from Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Australia recently shared their experiences of leading their communities during the pandemic.
If we want to move to more productive and holistic post-COVID education in our country, we should rethink NAPLAN in its current form and focus on what matters.
While the COVID restrictions presented challenges at every level, for a school in Melbourne's east, the growth and development from the experience was transformational.
Teachers play a critical role in the success of society, and need to be given the scope to focus their efforts on learning and development.
While it's hoped schooling will return to "normal" post-COVID remote learning, the experiences of parents should inform educators' practices of the future.
The COVID-19 crisis highlights educational systems’ ethical responsibility in providing more than just grades signifying curricular mastery.
The emotional pressures working parents face will ramp up as another phase of remote learning looms.
The Australian government can’t afford to neglect music and arts as an important tool in the classroom.
A recent report by the Faculty of Education reveals that the majority of teachers feel unappreciated by the general public.
Many children will be anxious about going back to school. Some might be excited. Either way, there are some things you can do to help ease the transition.
Students from African backgrounds face discrimination in the classroom, and in tackling the problem their stories need to be heard.
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