At some point most young people will sit down with their parents to have ‘the talk’. It’s not always easy, but learning about sex is an important conversation that every parent and child should have. Now it’s time to have The Other Talk.
School Kids Risk Being Tracked Through Online Activity
Schoolkids are at risk of having their online activity tracked and monitored for targeted advertising by internet firms through free cloud based education services. Read more
Abused SA Student Paid $40,000
A former South Australian student has been paid $40,000 by South Australia’s Education Department after suffering at the hands of a convicted sex offender employed at a regional school.
The 2009 settlement came three years before a different former student received $30,000 in alleged hush money from the department last year, after being wrongly accused of viewing hundreds of pornographic websites that his teacher had accessed.
Education helps women from poor places beat obesity
A new study has suggested that educational status could help protect women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas fight obesity. Read more
Labor commits $10 million to football institute
Treasurer Chris Bowen announced a government funding commitment of $10 million towards the establishment of the Johnny Warren Football Institute, a permanent football-centric education facility in the west of Sydney. Read more
Helping to educate kids about sexual assault
ONE in five Australian children will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday and in 85 per cent of cases, the offender is known to the child as a relative or a trusted friend, according to government research. Read more