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 For Education Leaders
Building Rapport Between Teacher and Student - A Foundation for Learning Engagement  Building rapport with students isn't something that is taught in teacher training but it is critical. When students feel understood and valued, they are more likely to participate actively in their learning process, take risks, and persist through challenges. Moreover, teachers who excel in rapport-building are often those who view their role not just as educators but as mentors and guides in the holistic development of their students. Read more Student Mental Health - Why Taking a Public Health Approach is Necessary  Public mental health is increasingly being accepted as an important and integral part of student mental health research, policy and practice. Adopting such an approach involves a paradigm shift away from individual ‘diagnose and treat’ models of student mental health problems to a much broader focus on population level mental health and wellbeing. It adopts a wider systems perspective that can impact on mental health and wellbeing. Read more Aussie Teens’ Reading Habits Surprise  Australian teens still enjoy reading a physical novel above listening to an audiobook or reading on their phone or tablet, the problem is only a third are reading for pleasure at all, almost three in 10 students in Years 7-12 say they do not read in their spare time. The Toxicity of Manfluencer Culture in Australian Schools  Teachers report a shift in the behaviour of boys that intersects with both a return to face-to-face schooling after a period of remote learning during COVID lockdowns and the rise of Andrew Tate’s popularity. A Shift in Teaching Methods Boosts HSC Results  A move to explicit teaching has delivered strong HSC results for at least one Sydney school. Principals Keep a Stiff Upper Lip  School leaders have reported high levels of resilience despite facing the worst recorded levels of physical violence, threats of violence and bullying in 13 years. 
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