Researchers watched 150 episodes of Bluey – they found it can teach kids about resilience for real life

Dad (Bandit), Mum (Chilli), Bluey and Bingo. Ludo Studios She’s six years old, lives in Brisbane and might just be one of the best resilience coaches on television. We’re talking

NAPLAN is just one test. Here’s what to do if your child’s results were in the bottom bands

Rawpixel/ Getty Images The latest round of NAPLAN results are out, along with a string of news reports about “students falling behind” and “failing”, and experts sounding the “alarm” about

The new childcare bill relies on something going wrong to keep kids ‘safe’. Here’s what else we should do

Pancake Pictures/ Getty Images Federal parliament is debating the Albanese government’s bill to strip funding from childcare centres if they are unsafe. It follows a string of recent reports and

My child is always losing and forgetting things. How can I help – without making it worse?

CarrieCaptured/Getty As school returns, parents and teachers might each be faced with the familiar chorus of “I can’t find my school jumper” and “I left my hat at home”. For

Childcare centres will have funding stripped if they’re not ‘up to scratch’. Is this enough?

Maskot/Getty Images Childcare centres will lose their eligibility for fee subsidies if they don’t meet safety standards, according to a new bill introduced to parliament on Wednesday. As Education Minister

Labor’s new bill would cut HELP loans by 20%. But it also risks locking some graduates into a ‘debt treadmill’

The Albanese government’s 20% cut to student debt is the first bill introduced to the new federal parliament. It is clever politics. In the government’s first term, the 3 million

The end of open-plan classrooms: how school design reflects changing ideas in education

skynesher/Getty Imaged The end of open-plan classrooms in New Zealand, recently announced by Education Minister Erica Stanford, marks yet another swing of the pendulum in school design. Depending on who

Does play belong in primary school? New research suggests teachers are not sure

Jon Challicom/ Getty Images Play is one of the most important parts of early childhood education in Australia. We know children learn about the world through play and it helps

AI is now part of our world. Uni graduates should know how to use it responsibly

MTStock Studio/ Getty Images Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an everyday part of lives. Many of us use it without even realising, whether it be writing emails, finding a new

AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer

For a long time, universities worked off a simple idea: knowledge was scarce. You paid for tuition, showed up to lectures, completed assignments and eventually earned a credential. That process