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Second-grader stamps out loneliness in the playground with a 'buddy bench'
Christian Bucks, a second-grader from York in America, came up with a heart-warming idea to ensure children in his schoolyard need never feel lonely again.
What is your child’s learning style?
Just like personalities, people have different learning styles. By understanding how your child learns you can help them get the most out of their schooling.
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Youngsters riding a wave to happiness in surf therapy program Ocean Mind
When Isabella was nine-years-old, a traumatic incident in the pool turned the budding swimmer completely off the water. But this year, thanks to Ocean Mind, an organisation helping children experiencing difficulties in their lives, the primary school student went back into the water to surf.
Four ways to help your bullied child
As an after-school teacher for three years, I've had a lot of opportunities to watch how bullies operate. And because the time I've spent with kids has been more focused on socialising than academics, I've been able to help those who are being bullied come up with strategies and find the strength to break out of that difficult cycle.
The trick to packing a fussy eater's lunchbox
You may have shelled out $35 for a Bento box and filled it with seven different Instagram-worthy edibles, but will your child eat it?
Year 5 NAPLAN scores could be shaping career goals
Children as young as 10 are choosing a career path based on NAPLAN results and gender.
What I want you to know about my 'gifted' son
I don't like the term "gifted." It seems too exclusive a term, and doesn't encompass the breadth of talents that children can have.
Homeschoolers face crackdown
Homeschooling families to face routine audits and tougher registration requirements.
Primary school excludes girl with her period
A 10-year-old girl was sent home from her primary school because it did not have a sanitary disposal unit.
Why up to half of all teachers are quitting
Up to half of all teachers are leaving the profession in the first five years, and part of the problem could be the way the school day is structured.
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Other schools have banned fidget spinners, but this school has embraced them
Fidget spinners – the latest children's toy worldwide sensation – are an essential past of lessons in one classroom.
Mum rewrites daughter’s outdated homework assignment
"My shock and dismay quickly turned to outrage. I mean, what decade are we in, anyway?"
School threatens legal action after dad erects anti-bullying sign outside gates
He expected an apology. Instead, a father who put an anti-bullying sign outside the school has been called "a nuisance" by its lawyer and threatened with police action.
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