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As a teacher or school leader, what are the mental health needs of your students? How do you promote mental health and wellbeing? What would a whole-school approach look like in your own context? Educational and Developmental Psychologist Dr Jane Kirkham shares details of an organisational tool called the ‘Wellbeing Tree’.

Do you encourage your students to come up with original answers? Do you also give them enough time to be creative in assignments? Our latest infographic looks at data from the PISA 2022 creative thinking questionnaire. We look at 10 of the participating countries and economies, and the percentage of students who agreed with the 2 statements about encouragement and time

In yesterday’s reader submission, Dr Sunaina Sharma and Wendy Lang discussed their high school students’ anxiety over oral presentations. In this second article, the Ontario teachers share 4 strategies they’ve implemented to build the same speaking and listening skills while reducing the stress level.

After noticing their secondary English students were stressed by oral presentations (and coming up with ways to avoid them all together), Ontario educators Dr Sunaina Sharma and Wendy Lang gathered their feedback to find out more, then set about adjusting their teaching, based on a trauma-informed approach.

How can we transform education practice to enable holistic growth for all students? That’s the topic for Research Conference 2025. In this Q&A, we speak with Professor Pauline Taylor-Guy – Research Director for ACER’s Centre for School and System Improvement – about the theme, and why it’s an important topic for school leaders and teachers.

For the last month, we have been asking for you to share your insights and feedback with us through our 10th annual reader survey. The survey concluded last week, and in this article, we’re excited to share the winner of our $500 prize and some highlights from your responses.

In Series 3 of our School Assembly podcast, we’re following Dan McShea – Foundation Principal of the new P-12 Notre Dame College on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Episode 2 is all about student enrolments – from juggling the many enrolment interviews, to some eye-catching ways of selling a vision for a school that doesn’t exist yet.

The winners of the 2024 Teacher Awards have been announced! It’s an impressive list that spans across 4 states, celebrating the teachers, leaders, and members of the wider education community who are making a difference to students.

From the uniform and building names to community consultation and learning, Aboriginal perspectives and culture is woven into the fabric of Googong Public School. Teacher speaks to principal Rebekah Lindsay, a 2024 NAIDOC Teacher of the Year Award winner, about their approach and the success it’s bringing.

Early intervention is vital to connecting at-risk young people to appropriate support for their mental health. Co-designed with teachers, the Building Educators’ Skills in Adolescent Mental Health (BEAM) training program by Black Dog Institute was created specifically to empower year advisors and other education leaders to recognise and respond to the signs of mental ill health in their students.