The pressure’s on

This year’s Australian Youth Barometer survey finds that young people are worried about housing affordability, employment and climate change.

Puberty blues

New data about the mental health of young people raises red flags about cost-of-living pressures – and offers a glimpse at a better approach.

What comes next?

Students in Year 12 are faced with a daunting range of future choices in terms of work, training or further education as well as the pressure of exams.

Equity, hard work and kindness for our schools

Schools across Australia are managing a shortage of teachers, but this is not the only problem facing the new Labor education secretary.

Post-school transitions to employment in the age of COVID-19

COVID has disrupted the plans of young people planning further education and careers over the last 18 months, and a new study looks to investigate their experiences and hopes for the future.

Putting education research into practice

A new study suggest that teachers want their school leaders to guide them and involve others when using research to improve their teaching.

Is job insecurity becoming the norm for young people?

In Australia, full-time job opportunities for teenagers have been steadily declining. Lucas Walsh from the Faculty of Education at Monash University says that for many young people the option to secure full-time work is out of reach.