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Why schools should be teaching kids – and themselves – to be e-Smart According to Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, one in five children have experienced some form of cyberbullying.

Some constructive online activities There is a plethora of online activities available online but here are some of the better ones launched recently.

Embrace every opportunity: what remote learning has taught us all For those who embrace change, it has been exciting and provided new opportunities.

Scholarships matched with personalities for rural youth Guide publishes tons of scholarship opportunities available to rural students.

Australian graduates enjoy higher employment, better wages It's good to be a graduate with better employment prospects and higher wages than three years ago.

UN to discover what youth want The UN’s Australian Youth Representative will seek a better understanding of what young people want.

Redressing Survivorship Bias: Giving voice to the voiceless In education, and every other profession, we are complicit in Survivorship Bias each time we positively accepted many of the predetermined judgements made by those who have experienced idiosyncratic pathways to success.

Graduates found to be teaching well The hand wringing around new teachers’ competence seems to be overblown with graduate teachers scoring highly across several measures when compared to experienced teachers.

Sunshine Coast school’s VR teaching is among the world’s best The Mountain Creek State High School on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland's use of Immersive Virtual Reality has won the school a place in a UN showcase of 100 schools.

Nine ways to help kids to get a job To be successful in finding a job kids need the support of their parents, an early introduction to what work involves and knowledge as to what employers are looking for.

What should educators keep in mind when responding to widespread burnout What sensible steps can we take for ourselves to respond to burnout?

Three story books aim to end the coward punch The Pat Cronin Foundation has launched three inspirational story books written for primary school-aged children to educate them about the dangers of violence.