• A special offer from Lenovo – ThinkPad R61
  • About Open Forum
  • Australian Business Foundation
  • Bupa Health Foundation
  • DineSmart
  • Education
  • Global Access Partners
  • Global Access Partners
  • Legal Disclaimer
  • Legislation: Strata and community schemes
  • Lenovo
  • Online Survey – Australian Government Consultation Blog
  • Open Forum Survey: Innovation Attitudes in Australia
  • Privacy Policy
  • Standards Australia
  • SURVEY: 14 key consultation questions on Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia
  • Surveyor General of New South Wales
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Write a Post
x
Openforum
  • Home
  • Topics
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Education and Training
    • Energy
    • Health
    • Politics and Policy
    • Science and Technology
    • Society
  • Global Access Partners
  • Write a Post
x
Menu
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Education and Training
  • Energy
  • Health
  • Politics and Policy
  • Science and Technology
  • Society
Home / Education and Training
    • Education and Training

    Active children may achieve more at school

    Open Forum     |      May 26, 2021

    A new study of children in the U.K. suggests that physical activity is linked to emotional regulation in early childhood, which in turn predicts academic achievement. 

    • Education and Training

    Arvanitakis on education: Confronting vaccine hesitancy and building trust

    James Arvanitakis     |      May 22, 2021

    The only long-term solution for vaccine hesitancy is the rebuilding of trust. To do this, we must take a view that we as educators are also to blame for the rise of mistrust – and we must take ownership and respond accordingly.

    • Education and Training

    A welcome boost for pre-school funding

    Lennie Barblett     |      May 16, 2021

    The 2021-22 budget includes funding for 15 hours per week of free preschool education for all children in the year before school.

    • Education and Training

    Rethinking NAPLAN

    Jane Wilkinson     |      May 11, 2021

    Schools survived without NAPLAN in 2020. They taught, they assessed, they reported, and – most importantly – they supported. From that lesson, we should reimagine the testing regime so that schools and students can be helped to thrive.

    • Education and Training

    More exercise, fewer screens: New Australian guidelines for kids in OSHC

    Open Forum     |      April 1, 2021

    Research from the University of South Australia has delivered world-first national-level guidelines to better inform children’s physical activity and screen time in Outside School Hours Care.

    • Education and Training

    The joy of real books

    Kathryn MacCallum     |      March 29, 2021

    As we emerge from a pandemic that has accelerated digital progress, we can’t let these developments obscure the place of real books in real — as opposed to virtual — lives.

    • Education and Training

    Banning phones in school might boost performance

    Louis-Philippe Beland     |      March 22, 2021

    The effects of mobiles phones and other technology at school is a hotly debated topic in many countries, but new Australian research favours a ban to improve children’s attention.

    • Education and Training

    Mental health pilot program expands to more primary schools

    Open Forum     |      March 16, 2021

    A pilot trial of a primary school-based mental health program will be expanded to an additional 16 Victorian schools in 2021 following a successful first year of operation.

    • Education and Training

    Let the children play

    Pasi Sahlberg     |      March 11, 2021

    Children today spend much less time playing than their parents did, a decline exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. It’s time to recognise the individual and social benefits of play to our children’s development and happiness.

    • Education and Training

    Too much screen time delays school readiness

    Open Forum     |      March 5, 2021

    Too much screen time and a penchant for computers is playing havoc with children’s school readiness, as new research from the University of South Australia shows that modern lifestyles are influencing our young generation’s prevalence of developmental delay.

    • Education and Training

    COVID shines a light on Australians’ fear of the ‘other’

    Tanya Davies     |      March 4, 2021

    The COVID pandemic has brought into sharp relief the contradictory character of Australia. And it’s shone a light into Australians’ deep-seated fears of the “other”, both within our country and beyond.

    • Education and Training

    Australian universities will still need Asian students

    Peter Hurley     |      March 3, 2021

    If the international education sector can find its way through this year, then its prospects are much better for 2022 and beyond.

« First«...23456...»Last »
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Education and Training
  • Energy
  • Health
  • Politics and Policy
  • Science and Technology
  • Society

About Section


editor@openforum.com.au
02 8303 2420
Level 1, 71 Balfour St
Chippendale NSW 2008

What is Open Forum

Open Forum is an interactive policy discussion website hosted and moderated by Global Access Partners (GAP). It provides a platform for focused dialogue on social, political, economic, cultural and environmental issues and challenges.

Sign Up To Our Newsletter

© Open Forum / Global Access Partners |  Terms and Condition  |  Privacy Policy