Minnis Journals

For Education Leaders

Student Mental Health: Building Cultures of Wellbeing in Schools and Universities

Increasingly, wellbeing is being reframed not as a side issue but as part of the wider challenges of our age, ecological, social, and civic. Human wellbeing is inseparable from the health of ecosystems, while public and occupational health frameworks emphasise the need to address both individuals and the environments in which they live and work (Cousquer et al., 2025). Taken together, these perspectives provide a roadmap for moving from crisis response to cultures of flourishing. Read more

800 Students Deep Dive into Defence Industry

Around 800 high schoolers took part in a pioneering Defence Industry Immersive Day at Charles Campbell College South Australia which has a focus on VET.
The Defence Industry Immersive Day is part of a broader effort to address skills shortages across Australia’s defence industry sector - ensuring that the next generation of skilled workers are ready to step into roles that will support the economy for decades. Read more

Set up to Fail

With fragmented support and inconsistent induction processes, casual and early career teachers leave the profession.
So, to address teacher shortages, and support the essential work casual and early career teachers do, often without much job security, Australia must develop stronger government policies focused on their retention and career development. The reality is that only 45% of casual relief teachers receive a formal induction. Read more

High School Transitions Made Smoother

The transition from primary school to Year 7 and high school is one of life’s milestones.
It’s a big one, coinciding with an acceleration of academic standards and physical and social changes.
When students move from primary to secondary school without being fully prepared, both academic and emotional gaps often emerge, but with preparation it doesn't have to be that way.
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Prisoners Learn Alongside Students

RMIT's Inside-Out program where incarcerated people study a subject on crime and justice together with students from RMIT University passed its 10-year milestone with 1,000 students through the program.
It has now been announced as a finalist in Universities Australia's Shaping Australia Awards, in the Future Builders category. The unique program brings students together for two hours a week over 12 weeks.
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Deletion of Video Roulette App

Apple and Google have removed roulette-style video chat service OmeTV from their Australian app stores after being alerted that the app was being used by predatory adults to groom and sexually exploit Australian children.
OmeTV paired adults and children together randomly for live video chat and led to grooming and sexual exploitation of Australian children, as well as others globally. Read more