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Systematic, Explicit Instruction for Academic Success and Virtuous Habits Prosocial kind habits for individuals and communities are essential. Close, caring relationships are among the strongest foundations for a fulfilling and healthy personal life. Kindness also creates the relational and emotional conditions in which other virtues can grow: openness rather than defensiveness, listening rather than shutdown, constructive cooperation rather than escalation, and more effective repair after conflict. When kindness is understood in this way, it is not merely sentimental. It is disciplined prosocial practice that builds the relational foundation on which deeper virtues depend.

Fears Registration Board Changes in NT to Reduce Standards Hundreds of teachers urge NT government to abandon rejig of teacher registration.

Social Media Ban for Under 16s Needs More Work The internet remains accessible and so does the bad stuff.

New Diverse Perspectives at Skills Board Worker and student voices now at NSW Skills Board.

Suspensions and Expulsions Relatively Rare NSW public schools lead the way on suspension transparency.

Parents Don’t Know How to Take on Bullying Minority of Aussie parents feel ready for child bullying.

The Enigma that is the New Zealand Education System NZ has many issues to tackle in terms of education. One is the political malaise.

When a Plant Spoke of People A laboratory experience that turned a Biology experiment into an opportunity to reflect, through scientific methodology, on the normalization of alcohol consumption in adolescence.

Australia Sets the Standard for Standards Students problem solve their way to international success in Standards Olympiad.

English Beats Maths in the Employability Stakes Australia’s most employable school subject is English.

Have We Been Designing Behaviour Frameworks Around Different Theories of Change? Our conversation about behaviour begins one step too late.

Why Empowering Teachers is the Most Powerful Form of School Leadership Moving away from a purely top-down model of leadership towards one grounded in empowerment.