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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.

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.

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.

Ripple effect of toxic executives in schools   The dark side of leadership in our primary and high schools has been exposed, with mental and physical harm wreaked by bad leaders being revealed as widespread and commonplace.

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.

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.

Free in-school road safety program for rural secondary schools The Road to Zero Regional In-School Program is a new pop-up exhibition and curriculum-linked education program based on the world-first Road to Zero experience at Melbourne Museum.

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.

Sphero® New Mini Soccer makes for fun coding Sphero Mini Soccer a robotic ball and accessories that makes learning to code feel more like fun than work, it includes a mini app-enabled robotic ball plus eight cones to inspire creative challenges.

Little Scientists investigate air quality Little Scientists Australia, a not-for-profit STEAM teaching program for early childhood educators and teachers is partnering with Dyson to provide education on air science with hands-on practical demonstrations.

Pay equity for NSW school administrative and support staff More than 18,000 administrative and support staff in 2200 NSW public schools will benefit from an 11% pay rise after the NSW Department of Education and the Public Service Association reached an in-principle agreement.