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Victorian Institute of Teaching takes years to resolve cases, damning review finds

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Victorian Institute of Teaching takes years to resolve cases, damning review finds

Victorian Institute of Teaching is being overhauled after a damning report finds it takes up to three years to take no action, leaving accused teachers in limbo.

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National education reporter Darcy Fitzgerald is appalled at the lack of official transparency around Australia's childcare failings.

Early Education

Our childcare system is broken – but regulators refuse to admit it

As a new dad, I’m appalled at the weasel words used by Australia’s childcare watchdogs to conceal the extent of the sector’s failures, writes Darcy Fitzgerald.

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Australian schoolchildren. Picture: The Smith Family

Soaring school costs are pricing struggling families out of education

A plain school jacket cost $30 last year but is now $50. Pants that were $38 are now $52. A tsunami of rising education costs is overwhelming families on struggle street.

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Louise Paech and husband Locky say finding the time to get children Oskar and Ella to school with a healthy lunch requires a team effort.

What cost of living crisis? Aussie parents spend big to escape hated chore

Feel like there’s not enough hours in the day? You’re not alone – and many parents are willing to splash a surprising amount of cash to get out of one particularly tedious task.

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Mother Subodha with Teanna Dharmasiri 10 for a case study for a national yarn we are running about kids preferring face to face connection over screens. Pictures: Adam Head

Shock stat about kids that parents may struggle to believe

Children have delivered a surprise verdict on screen time versus family time, as social media restrictions loom for under-16s across Australia.

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Generic photo of child eating healthy lunch from their school lunch box, 23 Aug 2002.

Going hungry: State’s shame as school lunch rating lags nation

Queensland is leading Australia’s classroom hunger crisis, with a staggering 126 schools requiring food support.

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Year 7 student Felicia threatened to run away from camp in the lead up to a school trip to Woodhouse. Her fears were eased by mum Kathy showing her the layout of camp among other things. Story about school camp anxiety. Picture: Brett Hartwig 9th September 2025

‘Too anxious’: Inside the death of the school camp

It was once a rite of passage but kids are increasingly refusing to go to camp and be away from their parents.

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Angela Mollard New Dinkus Photo: Steven Chee/STELLAR

Lighthouse parents have more confident kids

More over gentle parenting, it is all about lighthouse parenting in 2025. Here’s everthing you need to know about the childrearing style.

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What your kids are really doing on their laptops in their bedrooms

Is your teenager “doing their homework in their bedroom”? They might be – but they’re also doing something else, experts say.

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Grandparent, Linda Paku treating her granddaughters, Ruby,7 and Ellie, 4 to milkshakes at Glenelg North SA. Pictured on 11th September 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Family food fights: Grandparents cop snack flak but help is at hand

Food has become a generational flashpoint in Aussie families, as grandparents spoil their grandkids with too many snacks. Are ‘unicorn noodles’ and ‘rainbow celery’ the answer?

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Frances Whiting columnist for You Magazine. Pic Mark Cranitch.

‘Ate and left no crumbs’: Frances Whiting deciphers Gen Z vocab

A Gen X mum shares her love for Gen Z’s creative vocabulary, from ‘bussin’ to ‘slay’, after eavesdropping on her children’s conversations.

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New St Ignatius' College principal Lauren Brooks. Picture: Supplied

At last – a principal brave enough to confront the screen monster

From Minecraft during breaks to digital worksheets in class – we’re teaching kids they can’t function without a screen in front of their face. But this principal is making a stand.

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Eastern Ranges School , Ferntree Gully , has come under fire for its restrictive practices. Picture: Eastern Ranges School

School’s treatment of autistic boy sparks landmark legal action

One Australian autistic boy was allegedly subjected to 14 forcible restraints at school last year, prompting renewed calls for the practice to be outlawed.

OpinionParenting

Susie O'Broen column on kidults

Meet Australia’s ‘kidults’: Is it our fault they’re useless?

The other night I caught up with school mum friends to talk about our favourite topic – the learned helplessness of our adult children at home, writes Susie O’Brien.

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