What parents should do every day to get kids school ready
Experts have revealed the simple things parents can do to get their children school ready, as a new report reveals which kids fall behind.
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School duxes: Next steps for Coast’s high-achieving students
The highest-achieving students from the Coast’s class of ‘21 are setting lofty career goals after being named duxes – and they’re sharing their tips with younger students. WHAT THEY SAID
Back to School item now costing parents $284 per child
Australian parents will be slugged with a price hike on Back to School items unless they find ways to save. This is what they can expect to pay.
How tech is turning your teen into a toddler
Internet addiction is damaging our teens brains and leaving them with a legacy of lifelong emotional problems, a world-first study has revealed.
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Ask The Expert: Your education questions answered
Routine and rewards can help children stay on task and engaged as they learn from home, says Karen Green, but remember you are you are their parent not their teacher and “they are very different relationships”.
What Year 7 students are most afraid of
There’s a lot for Year 7 students to take in during the first few months of starting high school. And now there’s a rising issue that is affecting their mental health.
Block TikTok: Kids film at school — even in the loo
School students are recording and uploading controversial TikTok videos during school hours, as cyber safety experts are telling parents to get their kids off the app.
The benefits of studying online
Online graduates enjoy similar employment outcomes to those who study on campus, but this type of learning is not for everyone. Here’s how to make it work.
Why you shouldn’t let celebrities read to your kids
Schools and parents have been warned not to let the rise of digital storytelling – where celebrities read kids’ books – replace the act of reading out loud to children
Degree of difficulty ‘good for students’
Students should be prepared to pick subjects they find challenging — because life is a challenge — and the skills they develop to cope will serve them longterm, says career mentor Michelle Gibbings.
Should your child start school early?
It’s the question many parents find themselves confronting: should they start their child at school early or hold them back? Now, we may finally have an answer, with one path showing increased confidence, resilience and a tendency towards economic success.
Four skills to master before school
Don’t be thrown by other parents boasting of their preschooler’s precocious abilities, these are the four key skills your child needs to have before school.
How to choose Year 12 subjects
Picking “easy” subjects in the hope of an high ATAR or keeping options open with a broad range of subjects could backfire on students, a career expert warns.
Learning instruments should be fun, not torture
Teachers have been sending children home with recorders for decades in the hope that it will get them interested in music. But for parents, it can feel like more pain than it’s worth.
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