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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.

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.

Let Us Teach Teachers have a clear message; give us more time for teaching, career flexibility.

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

Inner Strength Takes Centre Stage in Wakakirri 2025 Festival National Results Registrations for Wakakirri 2026 are now open. Next year’s theme is Guardians of Us.

Wellbeing in a Time of Exam Stress Mental health and support are embedded in this school’s fabric.

Beyond Discipline: How Positive Behaviour Support Builds Calmer, More Inclusive Classrooms PBS helps schools reduce disruption.

Voices of Kids in Out of Home Care Need to be Heard New report calls for needs of children to be prioritised in out-of-home care system.