News & Views Why are kids still restricted by outdated school uniform rules? Rigid gender stereotypes are still being embedded in the uniforms students, especially at private and religious schools.
News & Views Most girls and young women change their behaviour to avoid harassment, new UK survey shows Two-thirds of girls change their behaviour to avoid sexual harassment, with over half indicating they don’t feel safe on public transport.
News & Views Students from top-performing school accused of racist behaviour, as parents warn it’s ‘gonna get worse’ Students from one of NSW’s top selective state schools have been accused of using derogatory language targeted at other students and parents from different cultural backgrounds.
News & Views ‘We’re broken forever’: Grieving parents of 12-year-old Charlotte demand action from Sydney school after years of bullying The parents of a 12-year old girl who died by suicide in Sydney last week are urging schools to do more to combat bullying.
News & Views ‘A great mathematical achievement’: Two high school students have solved an ‘impossible’ maths problem Two female high school students from Louisiana have derived a new proof for Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry.
News & Views Male students are exhibiting frequent sexist behaviour towards their teachers, new study shows In South Australia, an ongoing study has revealed disturbing behaviours exhibited by male high school students towards female teachers.
News & Views My son is being misnamed. Here’s why it’s so hurtful Our son is being misnamed at school, called instead by – in the interest of being frank – another brown kid’s name, writes Dr Maitreyi Modak.
News & Views How Andrew Tate’s messaging is driving sexism against female teachers in schools There is a disturbing pattern of sexual harassment, sexism and misogyny perpetrated by boys within school environments, new research looking into the impact Andrew Tate, has found.
News & Views Students killed by extremists in Ugandan school Members of the Islamic State-linked militant group stormed a private secondary school, killing 37 people — many of them students.
News & Views ‘I started walking the long way’: Many young women first experience street harassment in their school uniforms While schools were often sites of harm for our participants, uniform should not be seen as a “normal” part of growing up.
News & Views Screentime & anxiety concerns: Parents & educators report worsening emotional wellbeing in children Camp Australia’s Child Impact Survey reveals children are more overwhelmed and more sensitive since schools returned to normal teaching.
Menstrual hygiene Free period products for all state school students in Queensland Students attending any state school in Queensland will now have access to feminine sanitary products free of charge.