Disadvantage leads to marginalisation, bullying and negative outcomes for students and systemic failures can be blamed.
  Too often responsibility for resolving the situation is handed back to families and the students themselves, they are told to be more resilient while those doing the bullying are told to work on their social skills. However, addressing the issue at a systemic level has been shown to be more effective.
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Federal Minister Says "Dud Teachers" Shunted to Government System

Emeritus Professor Robert Hattam, University of South Australia said, "We need a Minister who can govern for all the country and not just for the wealthy families".
   "Rather than admit that the federal policy regime is failing they resort to blaming public school teachers. Last week the Minister was defending a funding model that demonstrably contributes to systemic educational inequality in Australia and hence with a back hand blames public schools."
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Over the last two years, boardrooms have become dining tables and classrooms have become bedrooms, as the world shifted to an unprecedented life online. With advancements in technology continuing to excel at an ever increasing pace, it forced educators to adapt without delay to a new way of teaching and learning.
   For any leaders in education, instigating change can often be a slow process with key stakeholders. Read more

Hard work pays off but keeping students in a positive state of mind pays off too, both in the present and down the track.
   In a study of 3,400 students by The Australian National University (ANU) and Gradient Institute, researchers found that self-reported levels of depression had a large, negative effect on their NAPLAN results months later. The study underlined that subjective well-being has a significant impact on academic performance. Read more

School disciplinary procedures have thankfully evolved a lot in the last two decades. But even today, how much have we actually applied brain-science in the way we respond to classroom behaviour?
   We know too much about the child's brain and how it influences behaviour, to ignore it in the classroom, or anywhere else for that matter. Children do not make considered choices about their behaviour all the time. Read more

More than 10,000 students from around the country raced to liberate a naval vessel and captain from a simulated cyber attack to bring home the critical nature of cyber security in Grok Academy’s Cyber Live event.
   Cyber Live was designed to excite students about the dynamism and multifaceted nature of cyber security and impress the range of personality types and skills that the field requires.
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Australia likes a drink and teens are initiated into that culture young, often with some pretty bad consequences.
   So, it's timely that Smashed Live, the global education program dedicated to reducing underage alcohol consumption, is heading to schools in NSW to help teens better understand the dangers of drinking underage.
   Facilitated by Gibber Australia, the preventative program tours schools with a live performance and workshops. Read more