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Students get a taste of early childhood education at TAFE NSW Students from Camden High School received a grounding in early childhood education and career opportunities at TAFE NSW Campbelltown. There will be demand for 36,000 child care workers by 2022.

Regional students’ tech solutions for real life problems The regions obviously do tech well with four teams of high school students from rural Australia taking part in a three-day challenge to design and present tech solutions to real-world problems facing their communities.

Majority embarrassed by online posts It comes under the heading of seemed a good idea at the time; a majority of Australians have been embarrassed by what they have posted online.

Barbara Murray wins two publishing awards Barbara Murray, author of the new four-book set Sound Stories which helps children learn to speak, read and spell, has won two awards at the Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA).

Mental health in the picture in September Mental health is under the spotlight in September with three awareness days this month: Child Protection Week (Sept 1-7); World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept 10) and RU OK Day (Sept 12) focusing discussions around mental health.

Key education event posts 10% visitor growth Registration numbers at the National Education Summit were up 10% on last year, with strong attendance across The Education Show and break out events.

Immigrant parents can push kids in the wrong direction Immigrant parents want the best for their children like everyone else but cultural and aspirational factors can lead them to push their kids too hard and often in directions that they can’t cope with.

New book explores the global problem of teacher retention We need a lot of teachers but many of the best stay a short while in the profession and change jobs, it’s a global problem and one that resists any single solution.

Anti-stress strategies needed for exam time It’s nearly exam time and the kids are stressed, something can be done though, and it starts with encouraging them to ask for help and getting some strategies in place, though currently most don’t do either.

Women bring different perspective to tech Rebecca McDonald is Founder and CEO of Library For All, a scalable and cost-effective cloud-based free digital library application that delivers a curated collection of books and educational resources to schools in the developing world.

Tech Girl superhero portal The Tech Girls Movement Foundation (TGMF) will have a smart new portal for the Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero Competition.

Government offers $20,000 grants for schools to participate in STEM The Government is offering grants of up to $20,000 for schools and organisations to give kids science opportunities in Australia and abroad.