An increasing number of Australian school students are applying for an early offer to university, before they have their exam results back.
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The period immediately after completing Year 12 can feel unexpectedly anti-climactic.
Children experience a whole range of changes in their lives as they start school.
We spoke to young people with intellectual disability. They had the same goals for life after high school as most people their age. But they felt ‘stuck’.
In a series of research forums young people talked about their fears around going to high school. And what kind of support they want.
There is a lot of pressure on the transition to ‘big school’. For parents, this raises the question of how best we can prepare our kids and ourselves for this time.
The middle years (between 8 and 14 years old) are a foundational period for development. But these years don’t receive enough support from the education system.
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Associate Professor, Education, University of Canberra
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Senior research fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate professor, Medical Education, Research and Evaluation, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research
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Lecturer in Primary Education, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University
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Research Officer, Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor, Child and Youth Development and Longitudinal Studies, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University