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Read Careers with STEM: Indigenous 2021

Careers with STEM's first Indigenous-only student career guide, launched to inspire young Indigenous students in Australia and New Zealand to pursue STEM courses and careers. The magazine celebrates and showcases the science, technology, engineering and maths that busts stereotypes about who works in STEM and what those jobs look like, while providing an Indigenous-first and inclusive viewpoint of STEM.

Juvenile offenders should be given a chance, Townsville business owners urge community

North Queensland business owners who are trying to steer disengaged, at-risk young people and juvenile offenders on better pathways say community proactiveness is part of the solution in tackling crime.

For teens, getting access to speech pathology services depends on where you live

Tens of thousands of Australian teenagers live with a communication disability, meaning they struggle with speaking, listening, reading, writing, and/or social skills.

Communication disability can include

It can start in early childhood and much of Australia’s speech pathology services are geared toward early intervention.

But communication disability can also be acquired later in life — or can start early but persist into adolescence.

Empathy starts early: 5 Australian picture books that celebrate diversity

Early exposure to diverse story characters, including in ethnicity, gender and ability, helps young people develop a strong sense of identity and belonging. It is also crucial in cultivating compassion towards others.

Not as simple as ‘no means no’: what young people need to know about consent

So, what should young people know about consent? The term “consent” is often associated with sex, but it’s much broader than that. It relates to permission and how to show respect for ourselves and for other people. Consent should therefore be addressed in an age-appropriate way across all years of schooling.

Teacher salaries must reflect importance of their work

The central importance of schools and teachers for the public good has been starkly revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly but not only for public schools, with their obligation to provide for all, no matter what their ability or background. Our teachers responded in multiple and creative ways to support the continuing learning of their students in very difficult circumstances. For their part, parents learnt a lot too about the realities of teaching today.

Odds are against ‘first in family’ uni students but equity policies are blind to them

It’s that time of year again when hundreds of thousands of Australian students start university for the first time. Commencing students account for about 40% of the more than 1.6 million Australians enrolled in university (as at 2019, the most recent available data). It’s an important step for many in pursuing their educational and occupational dreams.

Don't be afraid to pass your first language, and accent, to your kids — it could be their superpower

The latest Census data show almost 30 per cent of Australians speak a language other than English, or English and another language, at home.

We found many first-generation migrant parents are hesitant to pass on their first language to their children. This is because they believe a different language at home will give their children a foreign accent. Yet some parents also feel if they speak English to their children, their children will pick up their own accented English.

You don't need to be “good at maths” to help your children with their maths

As children return to school, many parents are looking for ways to help their children with their mathematics. Many parents feel their own confidence with maths and their own experiences with school maths preclude them from helping.

What Learning Online Looks Like For Me

Schools around the country started closing their campuses a few weeks before the March school holidays due to cases of COVID-19 in their communities. Students were told they would be learning online for those few weeks they weren’t on campus.