100+ bright Bondi kids shine a light on PNG
115 Bondi Junction primary school students will be guided by volunteers from the Origin Foundation to build solar powered lights, providing new learning opportunities for children living in Papua New Guinea in energy poverty.
Oscar Wilde’s giant new opera
A young writer partnering with a young composer, both Victorians, have created a hit with their adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant.
Gippsland teachers getting plenty of fibre
A series of free professional development events across Gippsland will give teachers there the ability to incorporate ‘food and fibre’ concepts in class.
Principals want data and insights into teacher wellbeing
The link between a school’s workforce and its results is often undervalued and overlooked and increasingly principals want data driven insight into teacher wellbeing which has a marked effect on student outcomes.
Apprenticeships need to beat parent stigma
When asked what they needed to get more youth and disadvantaged jobseekers into apprenticeships most business leaders said that overcoming parents' stigmas towards apprenticeships was critical.
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.
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).
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.
