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Don’t transmit worry to students With large scale mental health issues on the rise, how do teachers navigate their own worry to help ease the burden on children?

Young people with addictions need better programs The young react well to well-designed treatment programs so more need to be made available.

Australia’s biggest student invention comp now virtual The Young ICT Explorers (YICTE) program, Australia’s largest invention competition for students, will be fully virtual in 2020.

Embracing virtual classroom technology for effective learning experience One might say the pandemic has been a tipping point for traditional education institutions to reinvent themselves.

TapeBlocks make for STEM inclusivity TapeBlocks are a creative and engaging tool that let anyone make circuits, including those with limited fine motor skills.

Robotify teaches coding with virtual robots Irish company Robotify develops online modules for schools to teach virtual robotics programming without the need to buy hardware, or use high-end devices.

Aussie operations success story CareMonkey becomes ‘Operoo’ CareMonkey, the cloud-based solution for online school forms, medical data and trip management, has relaunched as ‘Operoo’.

Insights from a home schooling mother of four For parents who were home schooling their children before the virus remote hasn’t been much of an interruption and there is much to be learned from parents who have done it well.

ANU rethinks admissions process Students' applications are not only assessed on their academic results, but also their extra-curricular achievements and personal circumstances.

Show country kids the why and how of uni It’s a commitment for country kids to attend university and to get them over the line the perception that it is a worthwhile, life changing choice needs reinforcing.

Syrian students thrive in STEM with a little help Siblings escaped a Syria that’s been all but destroyed by civil war and are now on their way to fulfilling careers in STEM fields

The Power of Three: Effective partnerships between parents, teachers & students Biomimetics, is defined as the copy-catting of ingenious ideas in the natural world.