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Parents want more life skills to be taught in school Parents want their children to have access to a ‘holistic education’ but cultural influences, location and income all play a role in their expectations, a study from ASG and Monash University  has revealed.

Tertiary degrees not translating to work The 2018 edition of The Good Universities Guide reveals that while universities around the country are providing a high-quality experience for students, it’s not translating to graduate jobs... when it comes to life after university, the employment outcomes are not as positive  

Nominees for the 2017 ARIA Awards announced ARIA has announced the nominees for the 2017 ARIA Awards with Apple Music across all categories, including the inaugural ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award, presented in conjunction with The Song Room and sponsored by Telstra.

Trade training can pay off with higher income than uni School leavers are going to university based on the idea that this is the only way to a secure future. But more times than not, they would be better suited to doing something they’re truly interested in, earning while they learn, and with little or no debt at the end of their training.

Primary students need to learn the value of money Dr Carly Sawatzki works with teacher associations and schools to help teachers develop financial literacy lessons. She says that students need to learn about financial issues, beyond accounting for their pocket money to make sense of and participate in the world.

Monash Children’s Hospital School opens Sick children in Melbourne’s south-east now have access to a world class education while continuing life-saving medical treatment, with the official opening of the state-of-the-art Monash Children’s Hospital School.

Citizenship education: making It count The idea of citizenship is topical at the moment amongst Australian politicians, especially those searching for a boost in the polls or a distraction from other issues. While the proposed changes to Australian citizenship tests, including an increased emphasis on English language proficiency, appear to be stalled in the Senate,

New digital wellbeing platform will aid parents facing youth mental health problems SchoolTV, an award-winning digital content platform designed to deliver mental health information to parents via schools, is available now. Fronted by leading child and adolescent psychologist, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, the platform delivers multi-media based resources on how parents can prevent

No age limits for next generation of NSW entrepreneurs Primary school students and would-be teenage tycoons will have the chance to showcase their start-up business ideas at workshops designed to support budding entrepreneurs. Initiate 48 will teach students how to build a real business in just 48 hours.

Winners of 2017 NGS Super Scholarship Awards announced Winners of the 2017 NGS Super Scholarship Awards have been announced. Formerly known as the Dedicated to the Dedicated Awards, the awards encourage the professional development of teachers, support staff and management staff of non-government schools

Phonics spelling resource Sound Waves Online wins education publishing award Sunshine Coast-based Firefly Education has won the Best Student Resources – English (Literacy, Literature, Language) in the annual Education Publishing Awards for the second year in a row for the revamp of their successful phonemic spelling resource, Sound Waves Online.

Vic flagship language-learning disability program announced Variety Victoria and Melbourne-based charity SHINE have announced a strategic partnership to deliver the inaugural Variety SHINE Intensive Program (VSIP) in 2018, to be held at Port Phillip Specialist School in Port Melbourne under the directorship of Dr Carl Parsons.