The idea of health-promoting schools is not new, report Dr Monika Raniti, Dr Ruth Aston and Professor Susan Sawyer. The concept recognises that health and wellbeing are linked with learning and engagement. Healthier students learn better, more educated students lead healthier lives and all students and...
Understanding this could help us teach them, writes John Munro Around one in every 70 Australians are on the autism spectrum. The proportion of children with autism is higher – more than 80% of all Australians on the autism spectrum are aged under 25. Autism is most...
Michael Parker in his book "Talk with your Kids About Things That Matter" looks at ethical topics to help parents talk to kids in a post-trump, post-truth world where the lines between right and wrong are increasingly blurred. Here he delves into Fake News. Firstly, a...
IVF success rates have improved significantly over the last 10 years, a new report by UNSW medical researchers has shown. The live birth rate per initiated IVF cycle in women using their own eggs has increased by 18% overall, with even steeper improvements in older age...
The educators in this study report that children learn science in nature play long before they get to school classrooms and labs. The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this approach is largely untested,...
Laura Scholes and Sarah McDonald report on harmful gender stereotypes— and may be keeping girls away from STEM Gender stereotypes begin in early childhood. Bright pink “toys for girls” and blue “toys for boys” are sold on store shelves around the world. In the boys’ section you’ll find...
During lockdown and school closures reading has been the one thing that parents can do with littlies to encourage their creativity, spark their curiosity, and let their imagination run wild! Just like Me by Tess Osborne and illus. by Zoe Osborne, pub. Little Steps Publishing. RRP$14.98...
Penny Van Bergen and Erin Mackenzie look at five tips that can help. Students are returning to their schools after months in lockdown in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT. Many will thrive on the return to school. Others, though, may need extra practical and...
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) launches its 10-day #BrightFuture campaign. It will culminate on Friday 29 October, the day Australia celebrates World Teachers’ Day, 29 October 2021 The community and teachers are encouraged to post a photo in their sunglasses on social...
