This story appeared in the February 2014 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
New research examining the early implementation of Australia’s world-first social media age restrictions for under 16s has revealed little change in adolescence use of the platforms.
YouTube and its parent company Google have settled with a minor who claimed the platform caused mental health harms ahead of a second trial over claims the design of social media sites has fuelled a youth mental health crisis.
One of the real risks of AI, and part of its moth-to-flame-like irresistibility, is that it takes care of a lot of things for us and so we defer to it more and more.
Growing numbers of young people are reaching breaking point before seeking counselling, often due to the perceived stigma around asking for help.
Fractures within the AEU Victorian branch have emerged after its members voted down an in-principle deal on pay and conditions last week, with some teachers reporting a pent up sense of animosity and resentment towards the union leadership fuelled...
A school community has been left to pick up the pieces after a man died following a violent attack in broad daylight metres from its gates.
The Queensland Government has announced a new Crime Prevention School to provide specialised education, mentoring, and family support for at-risk youth in Grades 7-12 who are disengaged from mainstream schooling.
Teachers are being given new tools to help students explore the wide range of careers available across Queensland’s agriculture industry.
Victorian teachers have rejected their union’s advice and voted down a pay rise offer of up to 32 per cent.
Quality teaching and the way we learn isn't changing because of AI, but the context means we have to make it the centrepiece of what schools do and give teachers the support and the agency to do so, Professor Leslie Loble says.
