This story appeared in the August 2013 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
Glen Fearnett never thought he’d live to see this day.
Dire warnings have been fired to governments following potentially disastrous revelations that Australia has met just one of 19 targets to address Indigenous disadvantage.
There is an urgent need for better support for older teenagers entering care for the first time, new research has found.
With an approximate 30 per cent decline over the past decade in teachers entering the profession, newer teachers that are “going through that ‘burn and churn’ feeling” need to be better supported by school leaders in those early foundational years...
Children who attend preschool before starting school are significantly more likely to arrive ready to learn, new research suggests.
Meta Platforms’ leadership disregarded internal research about its Instagram platform’s impact on teenagers as the company sought to maximise profit from young users, lawyers for the US state of Tennessee have told a jury.
The rapid evolution, deployment and accessibility of AI tools, has significantly escalated safety risks associated with sharing photos and videos online – particularly for school communities, eSafety has warned.
Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss and National Children’s Commissioner Deb Tsorbaris have warned that the human rights of children in the Northern Territory are at greater risk following the p...
Over the last 25 years, school kitchen gardens have taken children’s food literacy to new levels, expanded their willingness to try fresh produce, and strengthened behaviour and engagement nationwide through a range of initiatives and organisations.
