School leaders

A 2015 study looked at the percentage of Australian principals who have had negative experiences in the workplace. Here are some of the results.

Principals, teachers, and the public are increasingly recognising the importance of teaching social and emotional skills to students alongside academic skills.

The first national STEM Programme Index brings together information on more than 250 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics opportunities available to schools and students.

'We need something that really embraces where our Middle Leaders are at on their journey. … It needs to be something that's sustainable and longitudinal and really is an immersion process,' - Lee MacMaster.

'Happier staff create more conducive, less stressed learning environments.' At this school, food is just one way of bringing staff together and supporting wellbeing.

A framework with strategies intended to tackle attendance head on has resulted in a measurable increase in student attendance levels at this school.

Teacher editor Jo Earp explores a project helping schools use evidence-informed approaches to support staff wellbeing.

'Most school behaviour policies are a collection of confused and rehashed ideas that barely worked for yesterday’s children, let alone today's.' Paul Dix discusses how to simplify things.

‘Some children follow rules and boundaries. Angry children follow people first.’ Paul Dix discusses how to manage the behaviour of angry children.

‘When the adults change, everything changes’. Behaviour management instructor Paul Dix shares advice on how to change a student behaviour issue consistently and calmly.