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Health and Wellbeing

Rebecca CoxJuly 28, 2026
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eSafety warning on school photos

The eSafety Commissioner has warned schools and their communities that sharing photos and videos online is increasingly risky with the rise and ‘weaponisation’ of AI tools. In the last 18 months, there has been a…
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NCA NewswireJuly 28, 2026
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Sea of red as Vic teachers strike

Tens of thousands of Victorian state school educators walked out of classrooms and on to the streets of Melbourne CBD on Thursday. Thousands marched from Bourke St Mall to Parliament House as the pay and…
In The Classroom

Alison Bedford and Emily RossJuly 28, 2026
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What should an Australian teacher look like?

A review of Australia’s Professional Standards for Teachers is closing on August 7. Decisions made now could shape teaching for the next generation. Following recent reforms, there is a genuine fear that we will see a further shift from…

Marist Ashgrove agrees to review culture

Catholic Schools NSW investigated by ICAC

Marist College Ashgrove headmaster takes leave

Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane. Picture: Newswire.

Union calls for review of Marist College Ashgrove

A building at the school's North Parramatta campus. Picture: Redeemer Baptist School.

NESA investigates Redeemer Baptist School

Workforce

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Rebecca CoxJuly 23, 2026
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Vic teachers vote down pay offer, strike

Victorian teachers will strike for 24 hours today after the latest pay and conditions offer from the government was rejected…
July 16, 2026

Q&A: How to best prepare for tax time
July 14, 2026

Female graduates still earning less
June 25, 2026

Vic teachers urge union to strike over pay

Classroom Practice

In The Classroom

Kate AshmorJuly 23, 2026
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AI needs STEM innovation in primary school

Innovation does not begin in university lecture theatres or research laboratories; it begins in primary school classrooms, where curiosity is encouraged and children develop the confidence to explore. Before they became engineers, scientists, software developers…
July 21, 2026

Year 12 subject cuts affecting access to university
July 2, 2026

The value of experiential learning for girls
June 23, 2026

The real reason girls aren’t studying maths

School readiness for choking incidents

A choking emergency is a low-frequency event in schools, but when it happens it demands fast, coordinated decision making. That combination can expose gaps that ordinary safety checks miss: staff may know first aid but…

July 9, 2026

How Our Futures Institute tackles vaping

Schools have always played a role in alcohol and illicit drug prevention, and that education is even more important with the rise of vapes and e-cigarettes.

June 9, 2026

Parent anxiety can follow children into classroom

What if part of student anxiety educators have to manage is not only student distress, but the anxiety of the adults around the child?

June 4, 2026

‘Embarrassing, gross’: Period education gets revamp

Young girls and boys now have an interactive game to teach them about periods and women's menstrual health, which still faces stigma in the classroom and in homes.

June 2, 2026

Three ways to help students finish school

There are many things schools can do from Year 7 to support students to stay until Year 12. Here are three of the most important ones.

May 26, 2026

New taskforce on student engagement

A recently established taskforce has found that early warning signs for student disengagement can be identified and acted on in the first few years of secondary school. Currently schools primarily rely on absence date as…

May 21, 2026

Teacher ‘snapped’ before knife attack

An IT teacher has been sentenced to 15 months in gaol after attacking his principal with two knives. Kim Ramchen, 37, was arrested on December 2 last year after Keysborough Secondary College staff managed to…

May 14, 2026

How to stop teens vaping

Walk into almost any Australian secondary school and you’ll see it: a vape tucked into a blazer pocket, passed between friends at the back of the oval, or casually puffed on between classes. As devices…

May 7, 2026

School mental health checks should be regular

When screening is used, it is often conducted at a single point in time. But when it comes to mental health, we know it’s important to notice patterns or changes over time.

April 16, 2026

‘Top blokes‘ to mentor at-risk Qld boys, teens

Young men at risk of living a life of crime, violence and unemployment will be mentored by to get them back on track in the early years of their life.

April 14, 2026

What are alternatives to school camp?

School camps have long been a rite of passage for many Australian students in both primary and high school.

April 9, 2026

Help for teenagers’ mental health in ACT

A new hub will provide free mental health care for teenagers struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma or other ailments in the ACT.

Policy and Reform

Policy & Reform

Erin MorleyJuly 9, 2026
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AERO review could ‘undermine trust’ in resources

AERO has objected to the public release of a performance review over fears it would undermine the quality of its resources and damage its reputation.
June 30, 2026

Hub to combat antisemitism, discrimination
June 25, 2026

NSW budget focuses on building new schools
June 25, 2026

Why is VET treated as a backup plan?

School Management

Health and Wellbeing

George KingJuly 23, 2026
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School readiness for choking incidents

A choking emergency is a low-frequency event in schools, but when it happens it demands fast, coordinated decision making. That combination can expose gaps that ordinary safety checks miss: staff may know first aid but…
July 14, 2026

Call for solar panels, batteries in NSW schools
July 2, 2026

Is isolation an effective discipline tool?
June 18, 2026

Multi-school organisations expand in Tasmania

AI and Technology

July 2, 2026

Is there such a thing as good screen time?

New screen time restrictions in classrooms are being deliberated after the Victorian government dramatically restricted the amount of time students are allowed to spend on devices.

June 30, 2026

Social media ban laws to be strengthened

Labor will introduce legislation on Monday to bolster the powers of the online safety watchdog and double fines for social media companies in breach of Australia’s landmark social media ban.

June 10, 2026

A revolution is happening in ed-tech

From personalised learning tools to new ways of connecting with families, the latest innovations in ed-tech are giving teachers and students opportunities that simply didn’t exist a decade ago.

June 9, 2026

Assessments not preparing students for AI: Expert

A professor has called on curriculum and assessment bodies to update how students are tested to ensure they are properly learning about artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

June 2, 2026

Parents asked to delay smartphone use in kids

The South Australian government has prompted parents to commit to delaying buying their kids a mobile phone use in a bid to improve learning and mental health in students.

June 2, 2026