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For Education Leaders

Arthur is on the Spectrum

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Arthur was dealing with an issue of great import to him and his family and he found himself in psychological and emotional knots over the prospect of moving house. Arthur tended to overthink things to the point where it would affect how he felt and acted. Read more

Postura Max Goes Green - Raising the Bar Even Higher

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The world’s best-selling school chair is now available in 97.5% post-consumer recycled plastic sourced from Australia.
Recycled Postura Max® gives schools the best of both worlds – legendary high performance with carbon neutral, environmentally friendly credentials. Schools are rightly seeking more sustainable options across the board and we're proud to have designed and engineered a robust, respected, recycled solution. Read more

You Will be Judged by Your School's Culture

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I have found that principals have strong views about the sort of organisational culture required if their schools are to achieve their goals and aspirations successfully. They have values, beliefs, and definite views about what needs to be done and how to get it done. Effective principals can articulate their intents and purposes regarding norms, expectations, and how they are prepared to hold people accountable if staff choose not to be compliant. Read more

Retaining Teachers Depends on Schools

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ITE has been singled out as key to teacher supply but what happens to teachers in schools will determine whether an early career teacher will stay on.
   Monash University Faculty of Education Dean, Professor Viv Ellis, says that long-term strategies are needed to address the working conditions for teachers, career structures, professional development, appropriate degrees of accountability, and salaries. Read more

Breaking the Cycle of Generational Unemployment

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Generations of unemployed or under employed, welfare dependent families still feature in Australia and for young people to escape the cycle, effective interventions are needed.
   There are a huge number of job-seekers that are being overlooked due to increasingly unrealistic expectations or prejudiced perceptions. Breaking the cycle of generational unemployment is difficult for those with limited experience. Read more

Federal Budget’s STEM Focus a Start

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ 2023-24 Federal Budget’s focus on creating a supply of STEM focussed graduates has been welcomed but needs to be extended.
   The creation of a raft of new STEM jobs via the AUKUS initiative is a positive but creating applicants that are suited to the work means more focus on STEM teaching in schools. Funding needs to be extended to a focus on a targeted program to attract school leavers to teaching STEM disciplines. Read more

VR Educational Program for Autistic Teens

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A world-first virtual reality program is empowering therapists to individualise their treatment programs for autistic teens to help them face and engage in challenging social scenarios without the real-life emotional risk.
   Start Beyond, a leading Australian virtual reality (VR) and augmented (AR) reality studio, engaged by UK and American based company SocialWise VR, created the learning program which provides a suite of interactive, immersive experiences. Read more