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Are Students Becoming Attracted to Distraction? There are 200 billion tweets sent per year worldwide. There are 74 trillion emails sent per year worldwide. Holding our attention and not getting sidetracked by someone or something else has never been more challenging. Online we are bombarded by ads that distract or attract us from the task at hand. We are primed to move from what we find as unpleasurable to something more pleasurable. This does, however, set us up to be attracted to our distractions.

Set up to Fail Better induction and support in schools needed for casual teachers.

Prisoners Learn Alongside Students Prison education exchange program up for national innovation prize.

800 Students Deep Dive into Defence Industry From submarines to simulations, students discover wide range of opportunities.

High School Transitions Made Smoother It starts with a shared picture of each student.

Deletion of Video Roulette App Video chat service used for child grooming eliminated from app stores.

Untangling the Pursuit of Positive Behaviour - A Matter of Morality Our beliefs about young people’s capacity for moral reasoning and decision making are at the core of behaviour management.

Student Teachers in Classrooms from Week 1 Hybrid uni-school model for student teachers.

Five Priorities to Prepare Students for a Changing World Students need to be able to deal with the unexpected.

International Baccalaureate Launches New Community Inspiration Award Celebrating the best of the IB Community.

New Regional Scholarships Represent a Rethink Scholarships support students facing barriers rather than high academic achievers.

Young People Care Little for Politicians Disengage from Politics Young Aussies use informal voting to protest against the political system.