Well-readhead: First day of school
Every journalist knows that there are certain stories that show up annually on the assignments board. One of the standard yearly stories is the First Day of School but over the Christmas holidays I...
View ArticleVikki Rose Graydon
Vikki Rose Graydon is a speech therapist and principal of The Glenleighden School in Brisbane, the only one of its kind in Australia.
View ArticleAnxious wait for parents amid NSW preschool funding delays
One Sydney Council is delaying its enrolment process while it waits for the NSW Government to release its funding model for next year.
View ArticleDeaf children could miss out on education programs due to funding shortfall
A funding crisis could prevent large numbers of deaf children from accessing early intervention programs considered vital to integrating them into society. One of New South Wales's largest...
View ArticlePlane crash grief used to build positive as family funds Laos school
Four members of an Australian family were killed in a plane crash in Laos, but their loved ones have channelled their grief into something positive by raising more than $100,000 to build a pre-school...
View ArticleWhy school teacher Gabbie Stroud loved and left her career
Gabbie says standardised testing dominates Australian classrooms and has corrupted the foundations of education.
View ArticleNSW government preschool fees to be slashed under new initiative to boost...
New South Wales preschool fees will be slashed by up to 30 per cent in an effort to encourage more parents to enrol their youngsters in early childhood education, the State Government announces.
View ArticleNo Jab, No Play: Health researchers register rise in vaccinations following...
Vaccination rates appear to have increased following the Federal Government's decision to reduce welfare payments for unvaccinated children.
View Article'You go crazy with a kid alone all day': Mums socially isolated as playgroups...
When Ludwika moved to Sydney from Poland, her local playgroup was a great place to meet people with her son Franek. But now the group has lost its venue and it's happening more often in NSW.
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