Gut-busting 5m meals eaten by Vic students

By EducationHQ News Team
Published June 29, 2018

It's often said breakfast is the most important meal of the day and Victorian students are proving the point, with five million at-school morning meals making them hungry to learn.

MELBOURNE, June 29 - School breakfast program figures, released on Friday, show the Victorian government forked out 569,000kg of food to ...

Head of the Senior Preparatory School, The Scots College NSW

Hutton Consulting Melbourne VIC

The Scots College seeks a courageous Christian leader to shape Years 5–6 boys through academic rigour, pastoral strength and visible faith leadership. Lead Years 5–6 ...

School Management / Feb 20, 2026

SEN Teacher

Veritas Preston

Teaching Aides & Special Needs / Feb 20, 2026

SEN Teaching Assistant

Veritas Lancaster

Teaching Aides & Special Needs / Feb 20, 2026

School news / ‘We don’t talk about that in this class’: History teachers at risk with new hate speech laws

NSW history teachers are fearful about what the state’s new hate speech laws will mean for their practice, with one expert warning critical knowledge and discussion about the Holocaust is at risk of being silenced in the classroom.

School news / ‘Literacy underlies all achievement’: popular author Andy Griffiths speaks out

A “ridiculous” emphasis on testing and grading is totally antithetical to the business of creativity and genuine learning, our Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026 and 2027 says.

School news / Eye-tracking study reveals how experienced teachers shut down disruption

Teachers’ eye movements in the classroom could determine the extent to which disruptive students interfere with the lesson underway, new research has indicated.

School news / ‘We don’t talk about that in this class’: History teachers at risk with new hate speech laws

School news / Survey shock behind push for extra paid out-of-classroom prep time

Teachers are juggling more complexity in the classroom than ever but lesson preparation hours have not changed in decades, according to a new survey.

School news / Our tokenistic sustainability education is missing the mark: peak science associations

A new position paper prepared by three peak science teacher associations has lifted the lid on deep dissatisfaction across the sector regarding climate change education and the way it is taught in schools.

Opinion / How leaders cultivate teachers’ social-emotional confidence for wellbeing

Teaching is a highly rewarding profession, yet it is also recognised as inherently complex and often challenging.

School news / Union sets stop-work date for Vic public school staff seeking fair pay and conditions

The Australian Education Union’s Primary and Secondary Sector Council has set a date for 24-hour stop-work action in Term 1.

School news / Link between kids’ attitudes to hand writing and motivation/quality: research

Beginner writers’ attitude and motivation towards writing is related to the quality of their writing and writing skills (handwriting vs keyboard automaticity), new research has found.

School news / The need for sex ed focus to be on respect, consent and communication

On the eve of Valentine’s Day, with love and relationships front of mind, educators, young people and parents are being encouraged to look beyond risk-based sex education to focus on communication, consent and emotional safety.

Gut-busting 5m meals eaten by Vic students

Comments

EducationID

Our services

Ad centre