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Virtual classes keep children in school after family violence
A Victorian trial offers trauma-informed lessons in motels and refuges
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Students rebuild a Twistie to expose ultra-processed foods
The World Health Organisation's school food guideline puts children’s diets in the spotlight
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Summer hazards: National briefing to help schools prepare
As heat and bushfire season looms, a national briefing offers school leaders insights and tools to prepare, respond and recover
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Do screen-time restrictions improve children’s learning?
Schools need to consider how digital technology can support learning without becoming a distraction, says one of Australia’s foremost experts on children’s screen use
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Box the phones, lift the strugglers: giant trial adds fresh weight to classroom bans
A randomised experiment with almost 17,000 students found that locking phones away during lessons nudged grades up
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Therapy dogs in schools: Brisbane program expands with donated Labrador
A Queensland school has added a second therapy dog, building on three years of evidence for therapy dogs in schools and student wellbeing
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New program puts child-centred disaster resilience on the school agenda
Kids Ready, Community Ready launches in Brisbane — putting child-centred disaster resilience on the agenda for Australian schools
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A $420,000 review, a locked drawer and a profession demanding answers
Australia’s schools are asked to follow the advice of the national education evidence body. So why can’t they see its report card? The Educator investigates
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Is compliance quietly breaking Australia’s Principals?
Principals are rarely asked to stop doing anything before starting something new. A new leadership paper argues that’s exactly where the trouble begins
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Teacher quality drives student outcomes in Australia’s most under-served schools
Recruiting great teachers is only half the battle. A new analysis of NAPLAN results shows what really moves the dial for students
