How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?
Cyclones and floods are terrifying and unpredictable. The stress of ensuring your family’s safety, worrying about what might happen and […]
Underfunded? Overfunded? How school funding works in Australia
Getty Images During the federal election campaign we can expect to hear candidates talk passionately about school funding. This is
NSW has finally struck a school funding deal. What does this mean for schools and students?
The federal government and NSW government have announced a new funding deal for the state’s public schools. This will see
What can you do if you’ve started uni and you don’t like it?
Neon Wang/Unsplash More than 260,000 students across Australia are going to university for the first time. Some come to university
There’s a new ‘rapid review’ into school bullying. Research shows we need to involve the whole school to stop it
LBeddoe/Shutterstock About one in four students report being regularly bullied in Australian schools. Children who are bullied can feel anxious
Which type of note-taking is better for learning: laptop or pen and paper?
VesnaArt/Shutterstock Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you
Do you speak other languages at home? This will not hold your child back at school
Serwin365/Unsplash, CC BY It is common for Australian children to grow up with languages other than English in their family
Schools still assume students have a mum and dad who are together. This can leave separated parents ‘completely out of it’
Pixdeluxe/Getty Images In 1987, UK researchers lamented how schools were organised “around the assumption that the nuclear family is the
Can you afford a private school? Average fees for Year 12 are at least $15,000
Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock This week, updated figures once again showed an increasing number of Australian families are choosing to