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The GN podcast with Andrew Fuller: The rites of passage for young people

Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Dr Arne Rubinstein on the rites of passage in young people. Rites of passage and how this applies to young people How young people deal with difficult times during teenage-hood and transitioning to adulthood Strategies to include parents in the rites of passage transition for young people [...]

By |2023-12-11T16:55:41+11:00November 22nd, 2023|Categories: Learning, Podcast, Positive Psychology, Resilience|Tags: |0 Comments

How do we retain teachers? Supporting them to work together could help

Andrew Kingsford-Smith, UNSW Sydney; Hoa Nguyen, UNSW Sydney; Rebecca J Collie, UNSW Sydney, and Tony Loughland, UNSW Sydney Australia is in the grips of a teacher shortage “crisis” according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Federal education department modelling shows there will be a high school teacher shortfall of about 4,000 by 2025. Media reports [...]

By |2023-12-19T11:02:53+11:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: Education, Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

How to talk to boys about misogyny

Sophie King-Hill, University of Birmingham Government research suggests that the sexual harassment of girls by boys is extremely widespread in English schools. The highest rates of reports of sexual abuse by people under 25 come from girls aged 15 to 17. The government’s Women and Equalities Committee recently emphasised the need to combat misogyny through [...]

By |2023-12-11T16:46:38+11:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

‘Mum, can you play with me?’ It’s important to play with your kids but let them make the rules

Victoria Whitington, University of South Australia Young children love to play with their mums and dads. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing. Running a home and family, doing paid work and trying to squeeze in some personal time mean parents don’t have a lot of time or energy [...]

By |2023-12-05T13:59:06+11:00November 15th, 2023|Categories: Learning, Positive Psychology|Tags: |0 Comments

Electricity flow in the human brain can be predicted using the simple maths of networks, new study reveals

Caio Seguin, Indiana University and Andrew Zalesky, The University of Melbourne Through a vast network of nerve fibres, electrical signals are constantly travelling across the brain. This complicated activity is what ultimately gives rise to our thoughts, emotions and behaviours – but also possibly to mental health and neurological problems when things go wrong. Brain [...]

By |2023-11-27T14:25:05+11:00November 8th, 2023|Categories: Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

Students with strong self-belief are happier and more successful – as our study shows

Na Li, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; Pengfei Song, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Xiaojun Zhang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Students’ success and happiness can be improved by building their self-belief – their perception of their capacity to complete a challenging task. In a study with 763 students at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China, we found that students with [...]

By |2023-11-13T10:10:45+11:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: Learning, Positive Psychology|Tags: |0 Comments

Some kids with reading difficulties can also have reading anxiety – what can parents do?

Genevieve McArthur, Australian Catholic University Australian children are facing some big challenges. NAPLAN data shows about one in three students in years 3 to 9 are behind in reading-related skills. It is also estimated about one in seven children have poor mental health. Until recently, most people assumed these were separate problems. However, there is [...]

By |2023-10-30T13:04:28+11:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

Classroom management strategies for teachers – The Adjourning or Ending Stage

Download PDF here! This is the fifth & final paper in this series. Previous papers discussed the ‘forming’, ‘storming’ ‘norming’ & ‘performing’ stages of classroom lifecycles. Transitions are times of loss as well as times of opportunities. We often don’t mark the ending or the completion of our important relationships well. This can [...]

By |2023-10-30T13:03:09+11:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

5 tips for Year 12 students preparing for exams

Dr Chelsea Hyde For many Victorian senior students, sitting their Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) exams is the final hurdle in their secondary schooling – often providing them with a sense of closure.Despite all the COVID-19 disruptions 2020 has thrown at our school communities, which have forced them to adapt and be flexible, the end-of [...]

By |2023-10-16T09:44:51+11:00October 10th, 2023|Categories: Education, Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

Preparing for exams

Download PDF here! If you have ever looked at a test or exam paper and thought, ‘I know that I know this, but I can't remember anything’, if you have ever stayed awake in the middle of the night worrying about an exam the next day, if you have ever felt butterflies in your [...]

By |2023-10-18T13:10:42+11:00October 10th, 2023|Categories: Education, Learning, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments
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