Bumps and bruises will happen when you're a kid and teaching children about pain when they're young can help them better understand and respond to pain when they're older.
   In Australia, as many as one in four children, and one in five adults experience chronic pain, so it's common and some strategies to manage it are useful in schools now and later.
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Attacks on teacher reputation are too common, as are attacks on professionalism and judgement. Emails, SMS, texting, parent portals and the unreasonable immediacy of response expected are some of the greatest problems in teacher/parent relationships. 
    Most parents work co-operatively and well with teachers but there is a growing number that don't and they can do a great deal of damage to teachers and their schools. Read more

Australia’s first ever studio school at a dedicated new campus in the heart of WA's creative centre, Fremantle, does away with traditional classrooms and periods in favour of a more collaborative workspace.
   Created by All Saints' College, The Studio School takes inspiration from co-working spaces which are common in the creative industries. The school is centred on creating personalised pathways for each individual student. Read more

Up to $25,000 of financial support is now on offer for aspiring early childhood educators and teachers in NSW to boost staff numbers in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.
   Applications for the 2022-23 Early Childhood Education Scholarships Program and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Early Childhood Education Scholarships Program from the Department of Education are open until September. Read more

Students at Mount Eliza Primary School on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula showed how they've been tackling food waste as part of OzHarvest's FEAST program (Food Education and Sustainability Training).
   The culmination of the program is the 'School Cookbook' which brings to life everything the students have learnt about food waste and healthy eating, which is shared with the whole school community. Read more

If you thought girls weren’t as interested as boys in the tech area the 1700 attendees at Go Girl, Go For IT, Australia's largest free tech conference for school-aged girls, last year would indicate that you’'re mistaken.
   The 2022 event, recognised by the United Nations, will host girls from over 70 Victorian schools with the aim of educating and inspiring female students to consider a career in STEAM.
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