Much time was spent online during the pandemic and children are saying that the amount of graphically sexual and violent content and abuse they were exposed to is troubling.
  Kids themselves are calling on adults in government and tech companies to step in to protect them but have found that process to be damaging in of itself. Only 40 per cent of children who experienced online harm reported it. Read more

US teacher Keishia Thorpe has opened up college education for low-income, first-generation American, immigrant and refugee students winning a US$1 million Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2021.
   Jeremiah Thoronka, a student from Sierra Leone, who invented a device that uses kinetic energy from traffic and pedestrians to generate clean power, has been named the winner of the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021. Read more

Schools Plus’ funding applications have ended and what schools are asking for reveals where the pandemic has hit hardest.
  Over 380 schools across the country submitted applications for support for their teachers and nearly half of all applications came from NSW and Victoria, where schools have been heavily impacted by COVID.
   Teachers are seeking funding for projects to support trauma informed practice and student and teacher well being. Read more

One-fifth of the Australian population is diagnosed as being mild to severely dyslexic. Additionally, the 2019 update from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicated that the participation of people with disabilities, including those with dyslexia, in higher education has slightly declined since 2016.
   The results suggest that the education infrastructure and support available for students with dyslexia in Australia and other nations is insufficient. Read more

Online education isn’t by any means something new. However, more than ever before, the past two years have led educators to discover alternative ways of teaching. And while the beginnings were difficult and we’re still facing a lot of uncertainty, the frantic switch to online learning is no longer helping anyone.
   Instead, teachers must look ahead and find the methods and approaches that work. Read more

Businesses want to have a supply of qualified employees and that means involvement in where and how those future workers are being made.
   The tricky part is how to do this, employers want young people in their work force but they also want productive staff members who can contribute from day one, they want a pipeline of employees but find the process is too expensive or unwieldy.
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