Spooks and psychologists: jobs of the future

The latest figures from the Department of Employment predicts intelligence and policy analysts jobs will increase by more than a third to 40,200 in the five years from May 2018 to May 2023.

Grattan report finds those who study trades earn more

The Grattan Institute has examined the employment and earnings outcomes for lower ATAR students who take vocational education courses compared to those who go to university, and finds for men in particular, they could earn more by studying engineering, construction or commerce at TAFE.

Primary school students to become focus of 'zero suicide' goal

Students in their final years of primary school will be the target of a new national intervention to tackle the growing mental health and suicide crisis among young Australians.

The age group will become the new focus of the Morrison government's "zero suicide goal", by boosting funding and resources to identify and treat eating disorders, anxiety and depression.

The Uni Vs Tafe Debate Still Goes Strong

A cute human-like robot taught students in a small, rural school how to code while also helping them learn their local Aboriginal language.

By learning to program a humanoid robot, students developed 21st-century skills while also engaging with an Indigenous culture and language. The project also strengthened the connection between school, home and Country.

Discipline, data and determination: how some schools overcome disadvantage

'Braybrook College serves one of Melbourne's most disadvantaged suburbs, yet the local state secondary school gets the kind of VCE scores most schools would boast about'

The Research Files Episode 53: Building a school reading culture

An excellent short podcast interview with Dr Margaret Merga about the importance of building a whole school reading culture.

It’s widely accepted there are certain, more minor crimes committed disproportionately by young people, such as property crime. In these cases, young people are more likely to end up diversionary programs

Youth Crime is often a phase and locking kids up is counterproductive – great insights in the Conversation Education.

These ‘job snob’ claims don’t match the evidence

With some in the Australian government’s own ranks arguing for a lift in the unemployment benefit, senior ministers appear to be upping the rhetoric about joblessness being a matter of choice for many.

Here are eight things you should know when teaching Indigenous culture

This great article outlines how to best teach about Indigenous culture in our schools.

One in 10 Aussie kids care for someone with a disability or drug dependence – they need help at school

A new study shows thousands of Aussie kids are caring for family members with a mental illness or drug or alcohol addiction, and it's taking a toll on their school work.

Boost in high school students taking advanced computer science could change the face of tech

Diversity in the tech field is important because computing technologies are pervasive in our daily lives – from the GPS we use to get around, to apps we use to bank, make hotel or flight reservations and check the weather.

Schools warned compulsory sports carnival participation can put children off exercise for life

Schools are being urged to make competitive events such as running and jumps voluntary at their sports carnivals because of the mental anguish and humiliation it can cause students.

Indigenous art centres that sustain remote communities are at risk. The VET sector can help

Most Indigenous artworks are produced in around 90 art centres located in very remote regions of Australia. These centres represent a viable pathway to address the extreme economic exclusion experienced by residents of Australia’s remote Indigenous communities.

Helping kids who refuse to go to school

We congratulate our partners RCHMelbourne and Travancore School for excellent work supporting students with mental health needs to remain in school and boost attendance.

Uni growth must no longer come at cost of trades training

Universities provide wonderful and fulfilling education for many people. But that should not come at the expense of the funding and administration of trades training.

'He had never heard anything so amazing': Why one 15-minute class is changing lives

"If you can get a child between the ages of five to seven, and can give them a difficult instrument, you get permanent changes in the way that the brain processes information,-" Ms Parrello.

Students sleep out for homeless

"I found the experience very eye-opening, as in some people live like this every day and I feel as if I take what I have for granted and I now really understand how lucky I truly am."

'It's dog eat dog': Creatives find permanent work hard to come by

There's a real struggle for young people targeting careers in creative industries | "45,000 jobs have disappeared in the past decade across newspaper, music, book, periodical and magazine publishing and retailing, film, digital media and video hire and distribution"

App to help retain Indigenous languages

“We came up with the idea of having a game where you go out bush and you use resources and you earn tokens by doing activities as well as learning different languages,” the group said.

The Imagination Declaration: young Indigenous Australians want to be heard

65 Indigenous and non-Indigenous students from years six to 12 came together for a Youth Forum and wrote their own follow up to 2017’s Uluru Statement from the Heart. They called it the Imagination Declaration.

Majority of young Australians say racism is prevalent at social and sporting events

A new national survey has found more than 50 per cent of respondents, aged between 11 and 19-years-old, believe Australia has a culture of racism

Kiara shares her passion for literacy

The Forbes High School student is an ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, and her determination to put books in kids' hands has taken her from Sydney to Central Australia.

Students free to study instead of sit exams

At a school in Sydney's north-west, students write their own textbooks, learn maths through stories and up to 80 per cent forgo the HSC.

Youth employment program to trial industry engagement

Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the funding for the Youth Jobs PaTH Program will directly connect job seekers with employers and industries with significant workforce needs, particularly growth industries.

Australia is facing a real generation gap of the kind we can't possibly want

Each generation of Australians has enjoyed a better standard of living than the one that came before it. But today's young Australians are in danger of falling behind.

If women from the ‘lucky’ generation face homelessness what can young women expect?

A new Grattan Institute Report shows that young Australians could well be the first generation in memory to have lower living standards than their parents’ generation.

The congestion around our school desks

"Communities in our fast-growing cities are witnessing rapid population growth, often without commensurate increases in social infrastructure and services needed to maintain liveability," it noted.

Clemente Ballarat program provides a path to higher education

A program working to engage people experiencing disadvantage and social isolation in higher education has provided a pathway to university study for Josha-Lyn Gibson.

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