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Uniforms can cost hundreds of dollars. If students are required to wear them, the government should ensure they don’t become a barrier to education.
Lunchboxes should have food for concentration, growth and health as well as something to drink.
However you structure pocket money in your family, it is important to consider it an opportunity to learn about finances.
Mind wandering is often confused with daydreaming, but they are not the same thing.
For many families, there is a daily battle around getting kids off their screens and back into real life.
Year 9 teachers say students often drift off to ‘never-never land’. How can we do this tough but crucial year differently?
From keeping up routines, to making contact with new teachers, there are many things families can do to lay the groundwork for a more positive school year ahead.
While teachers may appear to get more holidays than most other professions, the reality is they are not actually on holiday for all of this time.
It is OK for kids to feel bored. In fact, boredom can help children to develop a number of important skills.
In response to threats, we learn to avoid challenge and comply with external rules (instead of wondering how systems can be improved). We protect our feelings and restrict our thoughts to what’s safe.
For over 20 years, I have researched and treated children sleep problems. The research suggests changing sleep patterns over the summer break does not have to be a problem.
Earlier this month, a Senate inquiry recommended Australian students need specific lessons in how to behave.
School is out and Santa is on his way, but there’s still a bit of a wait before he wriggles down that chimney.
Food-focused celebrations like Christmas can be very stressful for parents of children who can’t eat everything.
The good news is, it’s perfectly OK for children to watch and repeat. In fact, it can help them learn.
We uncovered some significant and often devastating insights into how young Australians – particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds – have experienced the ‘push’ towards university.
Each year when Year 12 results come out, there is a huge focus on students who achieve top marks and high ATARs. Is this healthy?
Major examinations have been a part of education for centuries. New research looks at arguments for and against end-of-semester exams in universities.
The ATAR does not determine where students end up as much as it shapes where they start and the way they get there.
The new government needs to tread carefully as it looks to reintroduce standardised testing. A one size fits all approach to testing students can have negative consequences for everyone involved.
Education Minister Jason Clare released a major report on schools on Monday. This will inform the next round of federal funding as part of the National School Reform Agreement.
The Australian government is aiming to rein in the post-COVID boom in international students in its new migration policy.
Two researchers independently studied Australian students’ results. These papers both reached the same conclusions: scores on the vast majority of standardised assessments are not in decline.
The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show Australian 15-year-olds have recorded similar results to 2015 and 2018 in maths, science and reading.