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The benefits of teaching students about mindfulness

A body of research shows that teaching mindfulness not only improves students’ well-being but can have benefits for schools too

Revealed: Australian Education Award winners

The best principals, teachers, heads of department and schools were recently announced at the first inaugural Australian Education Awards

The new age of emergency lighting

Legrand has just set a new standard for the emergency lighting industry

Sitting students struggle to succeed – study

Students can benefit from moving from a sitting position to standing while studying, new research shows

Winners to be revealed at Australian Education Awards

More than 500 principal, head teachers, teachers and education professionals will gather at the Dockside Sydney tonight for the inaugural Australian Education Awards tonight

School’s robotics program breaking the mould

The Educator looks at how one school is driving increased female participation in its award-winning robotics program

Opinion: The place of an ATAR score in our schools

The ATAR’s assessment criteria must paint a broader picture of what each student has to offer, writes Tintern Grammar principal, Bradley Fry

How research can drive best practice

This week, teachers, school leaders and policymakers are finding out what the latest research says about what works - and what doesn't

Opinion: The cleaning mess we didn’t need to have

There comes a time when the need to admit an error becomes blindingly obvious, and that time is now, writes Berwick Lodge Primary School principal, Henry Grossek

Early school start times impact health - study

Research shows that early school start times can negatively impact the health of young people in several ways