Young Victorian students who can’t yet be vaccinated will be able to return to school earlier after being identified as primary close contacts of COVID cases.
The rapid antigen tests can return a result for COVID-19 in 15-30 minutes.
Free, at-home rapid antigen tests will be offered to unvaccinated students who have to isolate from school.
The students will ...
School principal and author John Marsden is a great fan of using birdwatching in his English lessons.
A social media ban for children under the age of 16 is set to come into effect before the end of 2025 after Australian leaders signed off on the “world-leading” measure.
The Federal Government has passed legislation through the House of Representatives today to increase funding for public schools.
Australia will move to ban social media for children aged under 16, with the prime minister declaring he was “calling time” on the harm caused to young people.
New Zealand’s largest teachers’ union has alleged the Government’s new charter school legislation violates international labour laws and teachers’ working rights.
The new LNP Queensland Government campaigned last month on vowing to speedily implement its ‘adult time for adult crime’ laws, despite data suggesting youth crime rates are at near-record lows. In the NT, the CLP swept to power in late August on a...
Forty years ago, the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) began its journey to support schools in delivering quality library services. We reflect on the enduring impact of SCIS's innovations and speak to figures pivotal to its development.
Teaching students to be fluent, articulate and confident in using language to express themselves is critical in the fight to combat domestic violence and abuse, school principal and well-known author John Marsden says.
A jumping castle was pegged to the ground by only half its anchor points when a sudden “mini tornado” tossed it in the air, killing six children, a court has been told.
