3+ week, 3+ day ago   (645+ words) When Amilie Courtney was a student at a Catholic school she felt segregated, was often called by a former name and wasn’t allowed to compete in sporting events. Catholic Education Tasmania will continue to review its educational environments and is…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1192+ words) With the Federal Government having just announced its $10 million Let’s Stop Bullying campaign, one expert in outdoor safety is urging schools to apply the same scrutiny to the setting where bullying is hardest to see and has the most impact…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (854+ words) The popular online video game platform and game creation system on Thursday received an enforceable undertaking following concerns about exploitation and abuse guardrails on its platform. The eSafety Commission alleged the game was not meeting its obligations under the Online…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1424+ words) Preservice teachers could soon have to undergo significant anti-bulling intervention training as part of their degree, the federal education minister has indicated. Speaking on Weekend Sunrise with host Monique Wright yesterday, Jason Clare said ITE courses currently dedicate too little…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1009+ words) Scientists investigating the effects of increasing screen use on children’s psychosocial development, after adjustment for family functioning, found no links between screen use duration and developmental difficulties at age five or ten. Australian experts on children’s use of technology say…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1087+ words) Young people are far from just passive users who are easily influenced by social media, but actually make active choices, which tells us that we as educators, can help guide young people to make good decisions in digital spaces, new…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (882+ words) Young people are navigating their romantic and sexual lives in an increasingly complex world. Social media content, including from misogynistic influencers, have contributed to rapidly changing norms around gender, sex and relationships. Recent Australian research has found concerning rates of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1152+ words) Dire warnings have been fired to governments following potentially disastrous revelations that Australia has met just one of 19 targets to address Indigenous disadvantage. At the halfway mark of the 2031 Closing the Gap agreement, First Nations pre-school enrolments are the sole…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (569+ words) There is an urgent need for better support for older teenagers entering care for the first time, new research has found. “Ultimately, we need more research to better understand the pathways into care for older teenagers, and hearing from them…...