A ground-breaking intervention program is working with families and schools to get children learning again. By Dr Lisa McKay-Brown, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne.

Open, honest conversations with young people are the key to dealing with an emerging public health crisis, says expert Hugh Martin. By Shane Green.

The Parents’ Website aims to share the best from Independent school communities. Here, Philip Grutzner, Principal of Carey Baptist Grammar School, writes about courage and the role of vulnerability.

Increasingly concerned about escalating violent and serious offending by a small group of young people, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton recently convened a Youth Summit. Here is what he told the summit, which was attended by Independent Schools Victoria.

There's growing awareness of the dangers posed by perfectionist thinking, writes Shane Green.

The story of how a school came back after the Black Saturday fires.

When families are involved in their children's school life, everyone benefits, writes Jacinta Janssens, Head of Campus Elsternwick, Wesley College.

A new approach to screen use by children is all about the quality of what they consume, not just screen time, writes Shane Green.

Finland will only teach handwriting in the first year of school. What should happen here? Shane Green reports.