The ARA Historical Novel Prize is the richest individual literary prize in Australasia. Inspiring the Next Generation of Readers and Writers The ARA Historical Novel Prize has announced its 2025 Children and Young Adult (CYA) longlist. The award shines a light on books that transport young readers back...
AI in Classrooms: Promise and Risk for Young Learners warn CQUniversity researchers. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming Australian classrooms but CQUniversity researchers warn the tech revolution could be quietly rewiring young brains and not for the better. CQUniversity researchers Dr Ragnar Purje and Professor Ken Purnell have...
A new study based on media reports finds young Australian e-scooter riders are much more likely than adults to die in crashes on our roads. Milad Haghani asks, are our kids disproportionately at risk while riding them? Recently, I’ve repeatedly come across tragic news reports of...
Australia will get a register to track educators and a CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe, say Brian Q. Jenkins and Danielle Arlanda Harris This year Australia has seen a horrific string of reports and allegations about abuse and...
Soft plastics recycling looks set to return to supermarkets. Cutting back on plastic would be even better, write researchers Louise Grimmer, Robert Hoffmann and Swee-Hoon Chuah Imagine the weight of three Sydney Harbour Bridges. Between 2022 and 2023, product manufacturers were responsible for 540,000 tonnes (or...
‘No pain, no gain’: writes researcher Christina Ho, as every year, thousands of New South Wales students sit a test to determine places for highly sought-after places in selective high schools. These are academically selective public schools often associated with high Year 12 scores. While there has...
In part 2, Lisa Buring explores how life on the farm has become an unexpected teacher, offering her boys lessons about empathy, grief, routine and resilience. [caption id="attachment_73602" align="aligncenter" width="599"] Luca with Aurora Knowing Your Limits Not all our farm adventures have been smooth. There was the time...
Once considered “just care,” early learning is under growing pressure to deliver quality education for children under five. The need is clear: 90% of brain development happens before age five, and children who attend high-quality early learning are 40% more likely to be developmentally on track...
Campion Education has teamed up with the Alannah & Madeline Foundation to help protect children from violence, trauma, and online harm. Why child safety matters now more than ever Six in ten Australian children experience maltreatment, and half of young people report being targeted by hurtful online...
NAPLAN is just one test, writes Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education Rawpixel/ Getty Images The latest round of NAPLAN results is out, along with a string of news reports about “students falling behind” and “failing”, and experts sounding the “alarm” about school progress. In March, all...
