Articles

Anxiety

Easing Anxiety in Childhood App provides visual plans to help with anxiety.

Dr Kathryn Hackman MBBS PhD FRACP Founder Courageous Kids

Peer Research

Engaging Young People in Mental Health Research - Addressing Stigma Involving young people as collaborators in youth mental health research is essential.

Tom Sharpe, University of Strathclyde/Emerging Minds, Molly Murray, University of Strathclyde/Emerging Minds, Rachel Taylor, University of Strathclyde/Emerging Minds, Professor Patrick Corrigan, ILIT, Nicola Cogan, University of Strathclyde

Maths

Mathematical Skills Gap in Primary Widens In any one classroom the mathematics skills gap can be several years.

Haphazard

Ending the ‘School Lesson Lottery’ Availability of high quality, standardised lesson content needs to be addressed.

Professional Learning

Don’t Leave it to Chance, Build CLARITY in Professional Learning Professional learning plans need to be clearly communicated and that begins with school leaders and teachers intentionally co designing them.

Lyn Coote, Director, Professional Learning Corwin, Vania Tiatto, Executive Director, Corwin APAC

Adventure

Girls – Choose Your Outdoor Education Adventure Adventure-packed itinerary at Scouts NSW’s Cataract Activity Centre.

Diagnosis

Limits on Teachers Impact Diagnostic Accuracy and Weaken Our Children Teachers have an unique perspective on students' mental health, this should be harnessed.

Dr Lisa Myers (Child Adolescent Psychiatrist)

I'm out

Why do Teachers Need More Than a Pay Rise? The number of unfilled teaching positions has doubled since 2012, with 70% of teachers considering leaving the education industry.

Rochelle Borton

Management

The Softskills in Leadership are Essential to Develop Effective, Caring School Cultures Softskills and hardskills underpin all interactions and cultural issues in a school.

Dr Melinda Harris and Dr Neil MacNeill, Educators

Future workplace

AI Means Disadvantage to Persist in Future work Automation to lock in a future of dead end jobs for low SES students.

Pre-history

PNG’s Megafauna Lasted Long After Humans Arrived PNG Highlands home to megafauna thousands of years after they had died out in Australia.

Research

Questioning Mindfulness Training for Young People A large study suggests mindfulness training is not all it’s made out to be.