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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

F1 in schools goes to western Sydney TAFE NSW Mount Druitt hosted 40 students from across Western Sydney to compete in the Greater Western Sydney Regional F1 in Schools STEM Challenge.

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.

Gardening helps kids stay in school   Gardening has been proven to have the same calming influence on children as it does on adults and leads them into other positive directions like eating fresh food and trying new things.

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.

100+ bright Bondi kids shine a light on PNG 115 Bondi Junction primary school students will be guided by volunteers from the Origin Foundation to build solar powered lights, providing new learning opportunities for children living in Papua New Guinea in energy poverty.

Apprenticeships need to beat parent stigma When asked what they needed to get more youth and disadvantaged jobseekers into apprenticeships most business leaders said that overcoming parents' stigmas towards apprenticeships was critical.