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Victorian school students to raise $100,000 for children living in poverty  State Schools’ Relief to launch an ‘Every Student’ crowdfunding campaign to match dollar for dollar the funds raised by Victorian schools.

Is Australian youth suicide a crisis? The number of kids falling into despair is increasing, there is a marked increase in the number of youth suicides when compared to 10 years ago and by marked we mean it’s up by 70%.

If you want a career in digital illustration go south Adelaide is fast becoming a hub of digital illustration and effects with Flinders winning a place among the world’s top 10 digital illustration schools again.

Minecraft helps creativity The very thing that confounds older people about Minecraft is the key to its enhancing creativity in players; the open-ended nature of the game makes problem solving necessary which enhances inventiveness.

2019 NGS Super Scholarship awards winners This year’s NGS Super Scholarship award winning applications will see six recipients embark on a range of professional development courses focused on enriching teaching and learning

Prime Minister's Prizes for Science awarded soon The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science are Australia’s most prestigious awards for outstanding achievements in scientific research, research-based innovation, and excellence in science teaching.

Tech and teens not so bad It’s been a common refrain; tech and social media are bad for teens’ mental health, but those assertions have been made without the backing of research largely and actual studies into the area have indicated that it might not be true.

School swim programs floundering It’s summer soon and that means swimming but as it turns out many children won’t be fully water safe if they’re relying on school swim programs alone.

Social media a new influence on boys’ body expectations The deluge of images of fit, muscular men on social media is quite understandably influencing how young boys view themselves in the modern age.   Boys between nine and 10 years of age have been found to think that having ‘abs’ and a ‘six-pack’ provides a number of opportunities that may not otherwise be afforded to those without.

Principals want data and insights into teacher wellbeing The link between a school’s workforce and its results is often undervalued and overlooked and increasingly principals want data driven insight into teacher wellbeing which has a marked effect on student outcomes.

Oscar Wilde’s giant new opera A young writer partnering with a young composer, both Victorians, have created a hit with their adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant.

Gippsland teachers getting plenty of fibre A series of free professional development events across Gippsland will give teachers there the ability to incorporate ‘food and fibre’ concepts in class.