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Encourage STEM to fight climate change With thousands of Australian students pressuring world leaders to urgently address climate change, attention must now turn to how as a society we can better support their passionate pleas into future careers.

Victorian pair receive top maths honours Outstanding primary teachers named winners at the 2019 Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) Choose Maths Awards.

Education institutions see most Trojan attacks Education was the top industry globally impacted by Trojans in 2018, and cybersecurity company Malwarebytes Labs has identified this trend will continue to accelerate in 2019.

Opera Queensland Education Program and in-schools outreach Opera Queensland is touring performances of The Frog Prince and La Boheme with primary schools included for the first time.

Uniform rules needed for school uniforms Allowing girls to wear shorts and trousers to school has been surprisingly controversial and some rigour around debate on the issue has been introduced with recent research on the topic.

Combine classroom academics with physical activity We don't get enough exercise, kids and adults alike, it’s to do with time, we all lead super busy lives, that and motivation, it’s far too easy to switch on the TV to watch others do the sport and dial Ubereats.

Get a grip on ATAR anxiety It’s that time of year again, exams, final exams, eek, it’s hard to not let the stress get the better of you but what do you do when you're stressed, your friends are stressed and the parents are especially stressed?   Take a deep breath and realise that the only thing that’s at stake is your future…, just kidding, it’s probably more helpful to focus on the idea that there is more than one way to skin a cat and there are more pathways to a fulfilling career than ATAR.

Toolkit for classroom wellbeing Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders emerge early and can be prevented in part with a greater focus on mental wellbeing in the classroom.

Talk-and-walk-a-thon for peer support Talk-And-Walk-A-Thon is a new nationwide initiative by Peer Support Australia where students put down their phones, connect with their peers face to face and get some exercise.

Phonics apps helping struggling kids A suite of apps used by over 25,000 Australian educators could be a winner for preschoolers with language difficulties.

Nominees for Telstra Aria Music Teacher of the Year Award Telstra, ARIA and The Song Room have announced the nominees for the 2019 Telstra ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award.

Is Australian youth suicide a crisis? The number of kids falling into despair is increasing, there is a marked increase in the number of youth suicides when compared to 10 years ago and by marked we mean it’s up by 70%.