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Education

Transparent process helps families find quality childcare

A leading early learning and childcare provider has developed a transparent assessment process to help families to be confident about the quality of their
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Tips for helping kids to return to school and childcare.

Education

Tips for transitioning kids into school and childcare

A leading education and childcare provider says families need to be patient with their children as they adapt to “new normals” over the next few weeks. While the
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Early Learning, Education

Caution urged on ‘unfair’ childcare stereotypes

One of Australia’s leading early learning providers has cautioned against governments relying on ownership structures as a primary indicator of quality and safety for
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Early Learning, Education

Big beginnings for blossoming babies

Guardian Childcare and Education has stepped up its baby program, with more to come for 2026, to help families balance their lives with confidence and give their child
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Early Learning, Education

New program demystifies play-based learning

Guardian Childcare and Education’s new early learning program is helping families to clearly see and understand the links between play and learning. The
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Early Learning, Education, People

Guardian Childcare leader drives social media innovation

Hayley Jacka from Guardian Childcare and Education’s Allara St centre in Canberra has been awarded for her innovative approach to social media at the centre. Ms Jacka
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Education

‘Active sitting’ can improve brain health

New research has found that there are different types of sitting with varied impacts on health. Activities such as watching television were linked to worse memory and
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Education

Adelaide’s analogue astronauts in world’s largest mission

Australia is in the middle of a two-week space mission involving 25 countries across the globe. A team from the University of Adelaide and international space testing,
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Education, Higher Education, People, Perspectives, Research & Science

Aussie professor wins Nobel Prize for MOFs

By Deanna D’Alessandro The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks: molecular structures that have large
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Education, Higher Education

Research might unites in new Brisbane centre

A Brisbane university has created a new cross-faculty centre to address the world’s most pressing environmental and societal challenges. Professor Jonathan Rhodes said
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Education, Higher Education, Schools

Students at risk from lawless “shadow education” industry

An unregulated billion-dollar shadow education system is exposing students to deepening educational inequity, according to a new study. The research, from the University
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Education, Higher Education

Global spike in young people with tertiary qualifications

Education in the developed world has reached an all-time high with almost half of young adults now completing a tertiary education. The latest analysis by the OECD found
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Education

Application lodged for Catholic co-ed Windsor high school

Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) has lodged a development application to build a 910-student co-ed secondary school in Windsor. The proposed school, in Grafton St, is
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Education

Schools principals facing growing abuse by parents

Nearly one in 10 Australian public school principals say they have experienced inappropriate, abusive behaviour from parents. This included incidents of stalking,
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Education, Perspectives, Schools

Is it time for schools to provide lunch for all children?

By Brittany Johnson, Alexandra Manson and Rebecca Golley Most Australian children bring their lunch to school through a “lunchbox system”. But there is a growing
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Education, Schools

Back to school at Carmel College with seven lucky twins

The number seven is often considered lucky and holds a special place in many aspects of our culture. In Christianity there are seven days of creation, the rainbow has
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Education, Schools

St Bonaventure College newest catholic school in Brisbane

Returning to school today holds special excitement for the students of St Bonaventure College, which is opening its doors for the first time at Flagstone. The College,
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Education, Schools

$100 boost for all primary school students

Primary school students in Queensland will receive a $100 credit on their school account today as part of a State Government plan to ease cost pressures on families. The
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Education

New Townsville aviation academy opens doors

The new Townsville Aviation Training Academy has opened its doors ready to train Australia’s Apache defence maintenance workforce. The first intake of 35
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Government

$250m spend to boost skills pipeline

More than $250 million will be invested to address the skills shortage in Queensland. State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Minister Ros Bates said $201 million
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Arts, Dance, Education, Film & Television, Music, Theatre, Vocational

Boost in technical support for the Arts

A south-east Queensland initiative to counter the technical skills shortage in the Arts industry will expand its program from next year. Queensland Performing Arts
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Education, Government, Schools, State, Vocational

New schools-based pathway to automotive career

A new Queensland school-based career pathway has been established to overcome a skills shortage in the automotive industry. State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training
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Community, Economy, Education, Federal, Finances, Government, Health, Higher Education, Vocational

Prac payments now available for selected students

Student health care providers and teachers receive a financial boost from today with prac payments kicking in. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said eligible
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Business, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Energy & Resources, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Property, Schools, Technology, Transport, Vocational

Students shown the impact of engineering

A new digital engineering academy has been established to support the next generation of engineers, particularly young women. The partnership between Engineers Australia
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