Recntly, the World Health Organisation made an announcement you might have missed, reports Zoë Hyde. It recommended children aged 12 years and older should wear masks, and that masks should be considered for those aged 6-11 years. The German Society for Virology went further, recommending...
Australia is considered one of the most multicultural countries in the world, writes Renee Crawford. That's why governments must recognise the importance of an arts-based education However, as globalisation becomes the norm, and we begin to welcome people from countries with vastly different backgrounds, experiences, ideologies,...
Music education isn’t a luxury, writes Leon R de Bruin. It can enhance general learning in many ways. Learning music can increase thinking skills, enrich strategies for learning and creativity, and enhance connections across subjects. We keep discovering more reasons to foreground music education in our...
It’s time to put belonging and connection first on the agenda for Melbourne’s school students. Year 3 to Year 10 students have been learning at home for most of the year, and have now been put last on the list of students to return to “normal”...
“Is my child ready for school?” It’s a question many parents ask as their child reaches the age of four or five. The first five years of a child’s life is crucial in the development of their social and emotional skills, as well as their communication, language,...
As a community we need proactive, positive strategies to reduce youth self-harm and suicide, writes Sarah Stanford. Suicide and self-harm remain taboo topics in schools, despite the fact youth suicide has reached a ten year high. Recent statistics show around eight children and young people die by...
After a remarkable success in flattening the COVID-19 curve, Australia’s States and Territories are now charting the course back towards school-based learning, write David Browning and Dr Christopher T. McCawThe shift to remote and online learning presented immense challenges for students, parents and teachers, and...
Boys, younger children and children from relatively advantaged families and neighbourhoods – particularly in Sydney – are more likely to delay starting school, report Mark Hanly, Ben Edwards and Kathleen Falster These are some of the findings of our study on who chooses to delay sending...
Take a moment to reflect on your school years, what were they like? asks Kelly-Ann Allen Perhaps you fondly recall memories of quality time spent with friends, when you had schoolyard crushes, and did just enough classroom work to get through until the weekend. You might...
