3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1127+ words) The excessive and unstructured use of AI in Australian schools risks derailing students" acquisition of foundational skills and knowledge and is setting young brains up for atrophy, an expert has warned. Global research is starting to paint a clear picture…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1073+ words) Secondary schools grappling with the insidious influence of the "manosphere" now have a new resource to guide how staff can identify, understand and respond to the harmful behaviours and misogynistic ideologies that are increasingly playing out in classrooms. Influencers in…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (850+ words) Breakfast is crucial for children as it provides essential fuel for the body and brain, directly supporting academic performance, cognitive function, and physical health. Delivered in partnership with Foodbank, the expansion means more students across eligible public, independent and Catholic…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1163+ words) Researchers have called for a radical change in the way society understands suicide and mental illness in autistic people, who are three to five times more likely to die by suicide. A new study by a team at Cambridge and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1215+ words) When schools scaffold too much for any student, let alone those with additional needs, they can become reliant and their long-term progress is put at risk, one learning inclusion specialist says. Shaun Brien, a learning specialist at a Victorian secondary…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (13+ words) Identifying children at risk of speech disorders to be made easier: new resource'EducationHQ...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago  (566+ words) One in two teens (or more than 4 million) are projected to face depression or anxiety by age 20, unless urgent action is taken to address the drivers of poor mental health. The new modelling, led by Burnet Institute, found that investing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (871+ words) The very young are not able to comprehend the complex abstract issues underpinning critical thinking, so embedding the teaching of it in a suitable educational context, and integrating it into curricula, is a huge challenge, microbiologist Dr Jake Robinson says....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (669+ words) Consent educators and anti-violence advocates are busily attempting to tackle covert misogynistic attitudes online that encourage harmful attitudes among young men towards women. Social media algorithms can negatively influence young boys' attitudes on manhood, an expert warns. The release of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1141+ words) School refusal " or "school can't' as advocates with lived experience prefer to call it " must be understood by teachers as a nervous system issue and not behavioural problem that demands disciplinary action, the head of a prominent support group for…...