Covid-19
Victoria makes vaccinating Year 12 students before exams a ‘priority’
The government has strongly encouraged final year students to get vaccinated before exams start in early October.
‘This totally sucks!’ Teens, COVID and the Lockdown Lifestyle – tips from Andrew Fuller
Our teenagers have been doing it hard in the pandemic. Leading adolescent psychologist Andrew Fuller offers them some advice and tips on how to get through it.
Stay calm and carry on: A family survival guide
Parents and kids are facing some struggles in our stay-at-home lives. Peter Hanlon asked the experts for some practical tips and advice to help, part of our Best of The Parents Website series.
Best of the Web: The lockdown fatigue of high school students, and more
How the pandemic has affected our senior students, the amazing TED Talk by seven-year-old Molly Wright, and not wanting to play with the kids anymore.
Best of the Web: Maggie Dent on how to talk to kids about the news, and more…
How to talk to kids when the news is all gloomy, a touching reflection on watching your children grow up, and the case for sports uniforms every day.
The students playing COVID catch-up
With the recent return to remote learning, Peter Hanlon examines the developmental impact 2020 had on particular groups of students.
Best of the Web: Ideas to help if you’re feeling ‘mum guilt’, and more…
Tips to help ease those feelings of 'mum guilt', why kids need a desk at home, and encouraging kids to cook and bake.
Best of the Web: Let’s rethink Year 12, and more…
Reshaping Year 12 with the best aspects of remote learning, the magic of the Bluey soundtrack explained, and a worrying report from the eSafety Commissioner about online abuse of young people.
Best of the Web: TED’s inspiring holiday book list, the day the school saved my son’s life, and more…
TED's list of 68 books to inspire, a moving account of how quick-thinking school staff saved a boy's life, and helping the class of 2020 meet life's challenges.