While parents and carers are largely responsible for laying the foundations of lifelong good health in their children, schools also have a unique opportunity to tackle obesity in childhood.

In this extract from Early Childhood Playgrounds: Planning an outside learning environment, Prue Walsh discusses why outside play is important for children with special needs.

The achievements of Sydney high school students who replicated the active ingredient in price-hike drug Daraprim is a tale of resilience and perseverance.

Our guest for this first episode of the new series on Behaviour Management is Dr Bill Rogers. He shares his expertise on effective teaching, stress management, colleague support and teacher welfare.

Behaviour management instructor Paul Dix shares some helpful tips for teachers.

'The biggest deals these days are done in the sandpit, not on the golf course.' Read how three mothers started their own early years education centre.

What can educators at the grassroots level do to continue to drive improvement in Indigenous student retention?

Every sport or physical activity carries with it a foreseeable risk of injury, so what should schools do to address that risk. Steve Holden reports.

No school playground can ever be 100 per cent safe, but there’s plenty your school can do to make your playground as safe as possible. Steve Holden reports.

This month we find out how bringing everyday items like milk crates and hay bales into primary school playgrounds could boost student fitness.