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Some experts' strategies for upcoming exams With Year 12 exams on the horizon students need some strategies to deal with the pressure, a number of experts weigh in with some advice.

Bookish homes enhance literacy everywhere The effect of having lots of books around adolescents is profound, even those who didn’t go on to higher education experienced better literacy levels because of their exposure to books.

Winners of the 2018 NGS Super Scholarship Awards announced NGS Super has announced the winners of the 2018 NGS Super Scholarship Awards which encourage the betterment of those in the independent education sector.

Paper, iPads and child literacy Find yourself a pre-schooler and there will be a tablet nearby. It’s often a source of concern, after all shouldn’t they be reading books? Yes and no.

New font ‘Sans Forgetica’ helps students study A new font makes students fill in the gaps, helping with information retention, and its release is timely as exam time kicks off.

Two years of preschool for smarter Australia Providing two years of preschool for all children could boost our entire education system and later the economy Mitchell Institute at Victoria University Director, Megan O’Connell says.

Aboriginal students graduate in record numbers SAASTA is a educational program that provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students with skills, learning and development opportunities and given the results it has achieved it seems to be worth continuing.

Roaming Classroom for Rebel Girls to make coding more accessible Technology startup, Code Like a Girl, has today launched its Roaming Classroom for Rebel Girls – a mobile, pop-up classroom which aims to make coding more accessible.

Take geoscience education “beyond dinosaurs and volcanoes” Australians are to be urged later this month to move their thinking beyond dinosaurs and volcanoes when it comes to appreciating just how much their modern day lives are being impacted by the geosciences.

Suicides in young people up 10% The ABS has released its 2017 causes of death report and has revealed that suicide was the leading cause of death for young people aged between 5–17 years of age.

Feedback essential for better writing Student writing skills have declined by nearly 24 points since 2011 according to the latest NAPLAN results data and formative feedback is an essential tool in developing core writing skills for life.

Success in life after exams Based on the successful pilot in two schools in 2017, the XVenture Schools Program launched in 11 Sydney schools  building confidence, emotional intelligence, resilience and leadership skills in students in years 10 and 11.