If it wins the election, the National Party has vowed to shake up how children are taught to read and write. Part of this education overhaul includes a pledge to require the teaching of “structured literacy” in all Year 0-6 classrooms.
For many in education, the announcement is welcome. It signals a move to an explicit and systematic form of teaching ...
In welcome news just before Christmas, the Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT branch has reached a deal with the Association of Independent Schools NSW (AIS) that includes substantial pay rises and improved conditions in new three-ye...
How much parents spend on their children’s education has a big impact on family well-being and a country’s overall development. While past studies suggested that ethnic and racial backgrounds affect this spending, they lacked solid experimental pr...
Some traditional fairy tales and classic children’s fiction that have soothed many a child to sleep may also provide accessible and engaging ways to discuss healthy sleep with children, researchers in the Christmas issue of The BMJ suggest.
Around three-out-of-four adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study.
The number of vulnerable children in “substandard” residential care is rising in Australia’s worst-hit state, causing a $500 million budget blowout.
The Consent Matters pilot project led by Sexual Health Victoria and Women’s Health in the South East is helping thousands of youths outside the mainstream education system understand affirmative consent, as highlighted by an evaluation report rele...
A pilot evaluation of the first evidence-informed, strength based, digital eLearning program developed for Australian secondary schools to support body image and online safety of young people, has shown significant benefits of the program for stud...
This year’s Yidan Prize Summit in Hong Kong has offered a robust platform for education leaders, researchers, policymakers and philanthropists globally to exchange ideas on innovative means to build resilience in a fast-changing world.
It has been many years now since renowned psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman first began writing about emotional intelligence.
Self-regulation, the ability to manage your own thoughts, emotions and behaviour, begins to develop in the preschool years and its impact is felt well into adult life.
