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 For Education Leaders
Starting a Business is a Future Present Essential Skill  So, if anyone can build, what separates people? Two things: creativity and adaptability. Creativity isn't just art. It's seeing a problem others ignore, connecting ideas nobody has tried, and caring enough to pursue it. AI can execute brilliantly - but it can't notice what matters. It can't have a hunch. That spark is yours. Australian kids are far more entrepreneurial than we give them credit for. Almost every young person I work with already has an idea. Something they're already doing, or desperately want to do. What they're missing isn't ambition, it's permission says Melbourne based 30 Under 30 winner Nathaniel Diong. Read more Free Computer Coding Days  Flinders University is offering free workshops to help more girls from Year 7 to Year 12 gain programming skills. The event is run in partnership with the Girls Programming Network (GPN) which has been running since the 1990s in NSW and now operates in Victoria, ACT, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia. An Educator’s Guide to Surviving NAPLAN Season  We are currently caught in a pedagogical paradox. We want our students to demonstrate deep critical thinking, reading stamina, and numeracy resilience. Yet, by allowing the environment to become one of high-stakes pressure, we are effectively shutting down the very part of the brain required to perform these tasks. When Neurodiversity Works in Schools: Designing Classrooms Where Different Brains Can Thrive  In many classrooms, there is a familiar moment. A student shifts constantly in their chair, unable to stay still. Another struggles to begin a writing task despite clearly understanding the topic. A third appears withdrawn, overwhelmed by the room’s noise and pace. Too often, these students are described in deficit terms: distracted, disengaged, difficult. Navigating the Manosphere in Schools  Educators are increasingly facing ‘baiting’ questions, classroom disruptions and a rise in disrespectful behaviour linked to viral ‘manfluencer’ social media content. Canned Anxiety  28% of students are drinking energy drinks and 39% are eating more foods like chips and chocolate when studying long hours or late at night, 25% of students cut back on exercise in the lead up to exams. A survey of 1000 students conducted by ReachOut found that of those turning to energy drinks, 22% are consuming two daily, and almost 14% reported consuming three or more energy drinks daily. 
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