24 Extracurricular Activities For Kids That Can Aid Them With Skills For Life

Not everything can be taught at school. So here are some educational activities for kids that will help them gain some handy life skills. ...

03 February, 2021

Group tables, ottomans and gym balls: kids told us why flexible furniture helps them learn

Group tables, ottomans and gym balls: kids told us why flexible furniture helps them learn, write Julia E. Morris and Wesley Imms. The COVID pandemic has meant many students learnt from home for a lot of the year. But with schools returning to normal across Australia,...

03 February, 2021

Here’s what parents need to know about extra Tutors for struggling students

Victoria and NSW are funding extra tutors to help struggling students, write Julie Sonnemann and Jordana Hunter. Here's what parents need to know about the schemes School is back for 2021, and some students will get extra help this year. Students who fell behind in their...

27 January, 2021

4 Tips to help parents if Coronavirus has disrupted their child’s first year of school.

Will that set them back? asks Elizabeth Rouse, Students in the first year of school to Year 10 have been learning remotely and it’s estimated first-year students in Victoria in areas that have been under lockdown for some time have missed around 12 weeks of classroom...

19 January, 2021

Australia lifts to be among top ten countries in maths and science

Results from the longest running large-scale international assessment of maths and science show Australia has significantly improved in Year 8 maths and science, and Year 4 science, reports Sue Thomson More than 580,000 students from 64 countries participated in the latest Trends in International Mathematics and...

15 January, 2021

Parents with children at home reach breaking point

As Australia emerges from COVID-19, many have lost their jobs and businesses, resulting in high levels of mental distress, report Dr Barbara Broadway, Dr Julie Moschion and Dr Susan Méndez, particularly among parents.  And the distress extends across all Australia’s states and territories, not just...

13 January, 2021

Can Australia perform better at maths and science?

Australia hasn't performed well at maths and science recently. We're about to find out if we've improved Sue Thomson, Australian Council for Educational Research Every four years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) releases data on how effective countries are in teaching...

13 January, 2021

Single parents are getting priced out of daycare triggering a vicious cycle of entrenched poverty

Female workforce participation has risen for the past two decades in Australia, write Barbara Broadway and Esperanza Vera-Toscano, and in turn, more young kids have been attending formal childcare. So it’s very surprising the latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey shows a...

06 January, 2021

5 Things Every 21st Century Child Should Know

Unfortunately life isn’t always as easy as 1, 2, 3. Here are some life lessons that are not typically taught in schools…but should be....

06 January, 2021

The lasting legacy of a 4 year old called Tom

It is this time of year where thousands of Australian families start planning their summer break and holiday trips. This is a crucial time of year to talk about road safety and keeping our children safe around roadways.  During the summer months, school zones are not...

15 December, 2020