Today we are preparing our students for a very different context. They are growing up in a world defined by rapid change, complexity, and uncertainty. Access to knowledge is instant, but knowing what to do with it can be challenging.
   Careers are no longer linear, indeed, the idea of a “career for life” has largely disappeared, replaced by the need for ongoing learning and adaptability. Read more

Indigenous students are invited to apply for new pathways into careers in engineering via degree apprenticeships which combine paid employment with university study.
   Flinders University is running degree apprenticeship programs with leading companies which offer students a full-time salary throughout their studies while covering tuition costs – and allowing students to graduate without a HECS-HELP debt. Read more

Australia is in a youth unemployment crisis, meanwhile 1 in 2 young Australians are choosing career paths they believe are financially safer over roles they feel genuinely passionate about as rising living costs reshape how Gen Z thinks about work and success.
   Cost-of-living pressures are causing young people to prioritise jobs that pay well over jobs they genuinely enjoy,
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Recent Australian data shows that over 60% of teachers report high stress levels, and close to half consider leaving the profession within five years.
This isn’t a motivation problem.
It’s a capacity problem.
And capacity is shaped by emotional state. When pressure rises, our nervous systems narrow. We become more reactive. Decision-making becomes harder. Patience shortens. Cognitive flexibility reduces. Read more

Australian schools have a few days left to enter a national mural competition helping students transform sustainability lessons into colourful artwork.
   Paint Australia Beautiful, run by Keep Australia Beautiful in partnership with Dulux, is calling on students from early learning through to Year 9 to create nature-inspired murals focused on waste reduction and biodiversity.
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