Just as adults need annual leave to reset, children also need extended downtime.
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The goal is to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
With the benefit of a bit more free time, some students might be wondering if they made the right decision when they chose their courses.
A new study looked at interventions aimed at improving reading skills in students between Year 4 and Year 12.
You can try deflecting questions with a general comment such as, ‘I’m happy enough!’
A new report details how student absences are changing post-pandemic. It also shows how Australia can look to England for ideas on what to do.
A new report looks closely at who uses the ATAR, who doesn’t and what that means for students and universities.
Even megastars like Barbra Streisand have suffered from stage fright.
‘Big school’ can sound grown up. But if a child is anxious about starting school, it can make the change loom larger in their minds.
Stronger public investment is needed so families are not forced to pay privately for basic education.
Research suggests teaching typing and word processing skills should start in primary school, much like writing with pen and paper.
Full-service schools combine education, health, social and wellbeing supports inside the school. They aim to remove barriers to learning and combat disadvantage.
There is no need to discourage finger counting at any time. Children naturally stop using their fingers when they no longer need them.
Exercise helped children with ADHD perform better on cognitive tests.
The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state’s schools to try to reduce violent youth crime.
In a new survey, young people say school makes them ‘book smart’ but does not teach them essential life skills.
The odds of developing an asbestos-related disease from any exposure in this scenario are very low.
The move to Year 7 can be a really daunting time, moving away from friends, travelling to a new place and starting very different routines.
Social initiation practices at school may normalise violence as a means of navigating power and identity among boys.
The period immediately after completing Year 12 can feel unexpectedly anti-climactic.
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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