It’s tough being a young indigenous person, they face severe challenges in most aspects of life and are still generally less happy and secure than their non-indigenous counterparts. Mission Australia’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report showed that Indigenous respondents were acutely concerned about drugs, bullying/emotional abuse, personal safety... Read More
Preparing children for school with basic maths, language and social skills holds them in good stead when they enter the Year 1 fray and language skill looks like the important skill of all. Read More
A Montessori Middle School Program will soon be co-located at Kalyra Woodcroft Aged Care, supported by research that indicates interaction between old and young has significant wellbeing effects for both groups. Read More
The shortlist for the 2018 Victorian Architecture Awards reveals the world beating quality of the state’s educational architecture, the competition has never been hotter with a record 268 entries. Read More
Every cell in our body contains the instructions for who we are. In scientific terms, this is our DNA. Our DNA, or our genes, encode the proteins that make us who we are and define our emotional make-up. Read More
Despite the money and fanfare directed at technology and science teaching we remain in a downward spiral, so how do we change that? The answer lies in when and who is introducing kids to STEM. Read More
HP Australia is encouraging primary and secondary schools to nominate for the second-round applications for HP Kids Fund, a $500,000 initiative to help Australian students achieve digital literacy. Read More
The Secret Agent Society program uses games to teach children about relationships and interaction. And it works, with the program winning the prestigious CRC Association Awards for Excellence in Innovation Read More
New research from Edith Cowan University has uncovered what students really want in the classroom and it’s quite different from what you might have expected. Read More
How much of a story can you tell with 10 words? Well that was 11 and not much story there so it’s a challenge which students can take on in the name of promoting Australian books. Read More
When policies are reviewed it’s often the case that key stakeholders are left out of the process, so with the NESA curriculum review looming the IEUA NSW/ACT is demanding their members be involved in consultations. Read More
For any artist looking to get their name out there the 2019 Youth Touring program would be a great start; in 2018 it will put on 240 performances for 30,000 kids in classrooms and community groups in Queensland. Read More
IDP Education, a provider of international student placement services, and Cognizant have built a global platform that aims to digitally support students to access global study and career pathways. Read More
