6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1100+ words) Nine minutes lost in every half hour of class time due to disruptive behaviour is a serious finding and we shouldn’t minimise what that means for teachers or students – but the question is, what was happening for those students before…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (906+ words) “Now’s the time for accountability,” Ben Vasiliou says after several harrowing weeks of allegations about men’s violence against women. He has just clocked up 18 months as CEO of men and boy’s preventative mental health charity Man Cave, where he has…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (757+ words) Amid rising concerns about aggression in classrooms and playgrounds teachers have been calling for resources to help students control their emotions. Children are finding it harder to regulate their emotions, Foundation director Matt Cronin says and the program has been…...

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…...

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   (1031+ words) Brad Gaynor says too many expert review panels that try to solve problems impacting the teaching workforce fail to include practising teachers, leaving those at the classroom coalface locked out. Since penning his latest book Not One More Teacher Lost:…...

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, 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…...