Concerning rates of suspension for young Queensland students
Concerning figures about the number of young children being suspended from schools. Watch this Channel 9 News interview with Professor Linda Graham.
Special schools or inclusion?
All students with disability have the right to an inclusive education. As QUT’s Professor Linda Graham discussed in this article in The Australian, she is confident that inclusion can be achieved for all students.
Students with disability are being neglected in classrooms
The first hearing of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability commenced this week with hearings in Townsville, QLD. Listen to this interview from 1:32:07 as Professor Linda Graham speaks with Katherine Feeney on ABC Brisbane Afternoons about the neglect of students with disability.
Inclusive education the exception not the norm: experts weigh in on royal commission
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has commenced. In this article in Education HQ, Professor Linda Graham discusses the significance of the first hearing’s focus on education.
Debate over special schools at Disability Royal Commission
There role of so-called special schools in Australia’s education system has been debated at the Disability Royal Commission today. Listen to this interview with Professor Linda Graham on ABC Radio PM with Julia Holman.
The issue of cyberbullying
Cyberbullying can have a profound impact on people’s lives. Listen to this interview with Marilyn Campbell on Busan English Broadcasting.
Productivity Commission's mental health report highlights early intervention
The first report of the Productivity Commission’s examination into mental health calls for better efforts on intervention for young people. Listen to an interview with Professor Marilyn Campbell on ABC Radio National Drive with Patricia Karvelas.
Digitally distracted parenting: A modern day hang-up
A recent cartoon in The Age by Michael Leunig has caused controversy about how parents balance their own device use in the digital age. Professor Marilyn Campbell from SELB spoke to the Brisbane Times and said parents need to model how we want children to engage with technology.
Disabled students suspended at high rates in NSW schools
Students with a disability make up 20 per cent of the school population but more than 40 per cent of those suspended, suggesting students with disability are receiving multiple suspensions. Professor Linda Graham says we need to understand what students’ are trying to communicate through their behaviour. Read this interview in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Ghosts in the classroom: insights into passive disengagement in the middle years
Passive disengagement is a significant issue in classrooms that can lead to early school leaving, poor self-esteem and reduced health and wealth outcomes. As HDR candidate Karlie Ross explains in this AARE EduResearch Matters blog, students’ perspectives can help teachers understand how to support student engagement.
Growth mindset: What is it?
Growth mindset: what is it, is it useful and is it being applied properly? Professor Linda Graham and Sarah Macdonald discuss on ABC Radio Sydney Afternoons. Listen from 2:20.
'Schools will dump it': expert raises doubts over 'growth mindset' phenomenon
The growth mindset phenomenon has been widely adopted in Australian schools, but as Professor Linda Graham explains, implementing an approach without fidelity means “they are turning it into something it was never meant to be”. Read this piece in the Sydney Morning Herald.
'Are your words doing damage?': short film tackles cyber-bullying
Parents may not be aware of the level of bullying their children may be facing, especially when bullying takes place through social media. A new film directed by 15-year-old Charlotte McLaverty is designed to help parents recognise the signs of bullying. Professor Marilyn Campell discusses the importance of resources for parents on The World Today on ABC Perth.
Are chaplains replacing school psychologists in our state schools?
Listen to this ABC Radio Perth podcast with Professor Marilyn Campbell from SELB.
NSW reviewing 'outdated' model for funding students with disabilities
Professor Linda Graham from SELB says NSW should scrap the “outdated” model of allocating targeted funding by diagnostic label. “We have known for 20 years that this approach creates perverse incentives”, she said. Read this piece in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Australian psychologist organisations warn chaplains ‘lack training’ necessary to counsel students
WA schools lack proper support to support students with anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Read this article with Professor Marilyn Campbell in The West Australian.
'The phrase that pays': Schools push parents of ADHD children to switch diagnosis
One in five parents of students with ADHD have been urged by their school to seek a different diagnosis to gain funding at school. Professor Linda Graham discusses how this aligns with the findings of her own research. Read more in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Teacher training needed to help students with ADHD
Professor Linda Graham from SELB discusses that teachers need better training to understand how to best support students with ADHD in the classroom. Read the Sydney Morning Herald article here.
Reporting severe bullying to a teacher can make the problem even worse
Students are encouraged to tell a teacher if they are being bullied, but a new report co-authored by Professor Marilyn Campbell from QUT, has found that in the most severe cases, doing so can actually make the problem worse. Read this EducationHQ piece here.
Students with disability have a right to inclusive education: Reviewing the Melbourne Declaration
In this AARE EduResearch Matters blog post, Linda Graham, Jenna Gillett-Swan, Marijne Medhurst and Haley Tancredi from SELB, along with Shiralee Poed, Kate de Bruin, Cátia Malaquias, Ilektra Spandagou, Emily Cukalevski, Peter Walker and Kathy Cologon discuss the review of the Melbourne Declaration and the opportunity that this presents to specifically name every student’s right to an inclusive education.
Dobbing on bullies can make it worse
New research, led by QUT’s Professor Marilyn Campbell, has shown that conventional advice, such as telling a teacher, can make children’s experiences of bullying worse. Read this piece in The Australian.
Telling a teacher can make the bullying worse
Katherine Feeney from ABC Brisbane interviews Professor Marilyn Campbell about new research that she has led, showing that for students who are severely bullied, telling the teacher can make things worse. Listen here from 14:50.
NCCD Classroom adjustments podcast: Developmental language disorders
In this NCCD podcast Prof Pamela Snow and Ms Haley Tancredi, a student and a teacher discuss adjustments that can be made to support students in the classroom.
Should CCTV be installed in classrooms?
“We don’t want to go there, because by and large, the majority of teachers can be trusted.” Professor Linda Graham from QUT discusses the potential implications of placing CCTV in Australian classrooms. Read this article in the Sydney Morning Herald.
'Judge and jury': The secretive unit forcing schoolkids to dob on teachers
“If a child has been in a situation where there is something potentially untoward going on, the parent should always be informed.” Professor Linda Graham from QUT comments on children being asked to give evidence about their teachers for a secretive investigations unit within the NSW Department of Education. Read this article in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Helicopter parenting and narcissist children
“Parenting is a pretty wide path, it’s not a tight rope.” Professor Marilyn Campbell from QUT discusses the potential impact of over parenting. Listen to this interview on ABC Newcastle Drive with Paul Turton.
Too much love: helicopter parents could be raising anxious, narcissistic children
While commentators have been talking about the rise of helicopter parenting among school-aged children for some years now, the idea parents would be using the same tactics on young adults is a bit more foreign. Professor Marilyn Campbell discusses the the issue of so-called “helicopter parenting” at universities in The Conversation.
Learning to read
Professor Linda Graham discusses longitudinal data about Queensland children’s trajectories in learning to read. Listen to this interview with Katherine Feeney on ABC Brisbane Afternoons from 1:09:10
Kids with ADHD need more support in schools
Students with ADHD are entitled to reasonable adjustments to support their learning at school. Listen to this interview by Ben Fordham with Professor Linda Graham on Radio 2GB Sydney
Supporting students with ADHD in the classroom
A national survey of parents of children with ADHD reports that around 25% have been suspended due to behaviour associated with their disability. Listen to Professor Linda Graham discussing how to support students with ADHD in the classroom from 2:20:00 on ABC Sydney Breakfast with Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck
'Caught in a vice': Why one in four students with ADHD has been suspended
A quarter of students with ADHD has been suspended for behaviour associated with their disability, a survey has found. Professor Linda Graham from QUT discusses how students with ADHD can get “caught in a vice” when it comes to suspension. Read this article in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Push to overhaul teacher training to help kids read
Academics from three universities, including Professor Linda Graham, A/Prof Sonia White and Ms Haley Tancredi from the QUT #SELB research group have called for teacher training to include at least one compulsory unit of systematic phonics instruction, after a longitudinal study identified a link between poor student behaviour and reading difficulties. Read more in The Australian.
Children with reading difficulties are falling through the cracks
Professor Linda Graham describes that many children with reading difficulties are not being adequately identified or provided with appropriate supports in the transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn”. Listen to this interview on ABC Brisbane Breakfast from 2h 14 min.
The writing is on the wall for children's reading
Recent research led by Professor Linda Graham from QUT has shown that of 118 children tracked in a longitudinal study, 26 consistently demonstrated poor reading ability and many of these students did not receive reading-related support. Listen to Linda’s interview with Mark Braybrook on 4BC here.
#SELB team to lead $507,000 ARC Linkage grant
A $507,000 project to help improve achievement outcomes for students with language and attentional difficulties is being led by Faculty of Education’s Professor Linda Graham (Research Group Leader), and Dr Jill Willis and Associate Professor Sonia White (Engaged Learning Strand Leaders). Read more about this project.
Adolescent mental health
In this radio interview with ABC Melbourne, Professor Marilyn Campbell discusses adolescent mental health and the factors that can underpin a young person’s emotional distress. Listen from 1:01:00 on ABC Melbourne Afternoons.
The evolution of punishments
Listen from 3:10 for an interview with QUT’s Professor Marilyn Campbell as she discusses the evolution of punishment. Listen to this interview on ABC Adelaide Drive with Jules Schiller.
We might be overusing the word 'bullying' and this can cause harm
Professor Marilyn Campbell discusses when the word “bullying” and the implications of over-using this term.Read this piece, based on Marilyn’s recent appearance on SBS Insight
Stopping School Bullying
One in four students are impacted by bullying and can have significant and long term impacts. In this episode of SBS Insight, Professor Marilyn Campbell, students from Australian schools and other experts discuss how some schools are addressing the issue of bullying.Watch this episode of SBS Insight
National Day of Action against Bullying: How Mackay West State School teaches kids to be kind
Professor Marilyn Campbell discusses how anti-bullying campaigns take time and effort by members of the whole community.Read this piece in the ABC News
No child should be sacrificed for the ‘greater good’ of a school or ‘best interests’ of majority. This is what child rights is about
Everyone has the right to safe working conditions and environments including children. Read this AARE EduMatters Blog by Dr Jenna Gillett-Swan.
Public schools lack resources to meet needs of 'invisible' students with disabilities
A 2018 AEU survey found 81 per cent of principals felt they had insufficient resources to properly educate students with disabilities. But as Professor Linda Graham argues, simply demanding more funding is too simplistic.Read article in Sydney Morning Herald
Ask a child ‘what works’. How classroom teachers can consult children with communication difficulties
By adopting communication accessible consultation practices, teachers have the opportunity to uphold their obligations to consult students about the reasonable adjustments. Read more in this AARE EduResearch Matters Blog by Ms Haley Tancredi.
How do you tackle persistent poor behaviour?
Schools need to examine the reasons behind misbehaviour before resorting to ‘simple’ solutions, argues Professor Linda Graham.Watch TES Webinar video
Expanding suspension powers for schools is harmful and ineffective
Professor Linda Graham explains her research on suspensions and exclusions in Queensland state schools.Read article from The Conversation
How to help children with learning difficulties
Professor Linda Graham and Ms Haley Tancredi talk to Emma Griffiths of ABC Focus about how learning difficulties and learning disabilities can affect students’ learning and how to help.Listen to this interview from ABC Radio
NAPLAN – the theory versus practice
Professor Linda Graham talks to Emma Griffiths of ABC Focus about the theory and reality of NAPLAN tests.Listen to this interview from ABC Radio
Gonski 2.0: there is evidence inclusive schooling will help those left behind
In this article, Professor Linda Graham, together with researchers from the University of Sydney and Monash University, discusses the Gonski 2.0 Report’s focus on improving outcomes across all student cohorts including disadvantaged and vulnerable students, and academically advanced (“gifted”) students.Read this article from The Conversation
Listening to Students on the Autistic Spectrum
Dr Beth Saggers, together with, Professor Liz Pellicano at Macquarie University, speak to the importance of incorporating student voice into the school experience for students with autism in the latest edition of Informed Sources.Download Informed Sources No 5 – Autism (PDF, 99KB)
Pull down needless barriers to student achievement, says inclusive education expert
Professor Linda Graham has called for simpler, less-crowded instructions for assessments, designed to ensure all students understand what is expected of them.Read this article from Education HQ
National Day of Action against Bullying: How Mackay West State School teaches kids to be kind
This ABC news article discusses Professor Marilyn Campbell’s evidence-based approach to anti-bullying campaigns.Read the article from ABC News
Tackling bullying: The impacts of cyberbullying on our kids
Professor Marilyn Campbell talks to Channel Nine News about combating cyberbullying.Watch video from Channel Nine News
Membership and terms of reference for Queensland Anti-Cyberbullying Task Force
Professor Marilyn Campbell has been appointed to the Queensland Anti-Cyberbullying Task Force, a 14–member task force established to provide the Queensland Government with detailed advice and coordination on tackling cyberbullying.Read the Queensland Government media statement
NSW primary school suspensions skyrocket
Professor Linda Graham talks to The Sydney Morning Herald about the worrying rise in suspensions being handed out by NSW schools.Read this article from Sydney Morning Herald
Leading Learning 4 All website questioned by peak disability groups
This Canberra Times article discusses a number of criticisms made by peak bodies, academics, parents, and teachers against the Leading Learning 4 All website.Read this article from Canberra Times
‘We seem to be arguing for no excuses for students, so we can have excuses for teachers’ argues Professor Linda Graham
In the third episode of Tes Podagogy, Professor Linda Graham explains what she believes an effective behaviour policy should look like.Listen to this podcast from Tes
Where there’s a WIL there may be some worries
This Campus Morning Mail article discusses research by Dr Jenna Gillett-Swan and her co-author that reveals that some students experience ‘multiple and connected stresses’ from work integrated learning placements.Read this article from Campus Morning Mail
ABC News interview with Dr Amanda Mergler
Dr Amanda Mergler speaks to ABC News regarding the negative impacts of forcing girls to wear dresses and skirts as part of a school uniform.Watch this interview from ABC News
Labor promises $300m extra to support school students with a disability
Labour has promised an extra $300 million to support students with disability. However, as Professor Linda Graham cautions, accountability is needed to ensure that funding adequately targets the provision of support.Read article in Sydney Morning Herald
For long-term improvements, schools need to slow down
Professor Suzanne Carrington and her fellow researchers argue that “slow schooling” is needed to support learning for all.Read this article from The Conversation
One in five boys are 12 months behind in school: research
Dr Amanda Mergler is interviewed by The New Daily about behavioural and emotional problems that stifle boys’ reading and maths skills.Read this article from The New Daily
When should your child start school? Study finds parents struggle with answer
ABC News highlights research by Dr Amanda Mergler about the decision by a growing number of parents to delay when their child starts school and the associated stress and anxiety.Read this article from ABC News
ABC Radio Brisbane Drive interview with Professor Linda Graham
Emma Griffith from ABC Radio Brisbane’s Drive program spoke with QUT inclusive education expert Professor Linda Graham about growing demands on prep students and a rise in suspensions among prep students.Listen to this interview from ABC Radio
No wonder some kids are mucking up in class – they’re not ready to be there
Dr Amanda Mergler talks to Kidspot about some of the problems associated with the rise in suspension among prep students.Read this article from Kidspot
Education experts say AusIdentities program is an “educational fad” and “complete rubbish”
Professor Linda Graham critiques a personality profiling program for primary school children that likened them to one of four Aussie animals as “just another educational fad” in the Courier Mail.Read this article from Courier Mail
Electronic games: How much is too much for kids?
Professor Sue Walker and Professor Susan Danby from QUT’s School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education say electronic games can be beneficial for children’s learning and development, when played in moderation.Read this article on The Conversation
Pauline Hanson is wrong – we need to include children with disability in regular classes
Associate Professor Linda Graham and Dr Kate de Bruin from Monash University dissect the Senator’s claims that students with disability should be in special classes.Read this article from The Conversation
ABC News Radio interview on the inclusion of students with disability
ABC NewsRadio’s Steve Chase spoke with QUT education policy expert Associate Professor Linda Graham about why the evidence does not support Pauline Hanson’s claims children with disabilities and autism should segregated in schools.Listen to this interview from ABC Radio
Schools failing students with ADHD
Associate Professor Linda Graham talks to Timna Jacks from The Age about useful, low-cost strategies to support students with ADHD.Read this article from The Age
Kids poor NAPLAN results may be due to poor eyesight
Dr Sonia White talks to Channel 7 South Australia about her children’s vision/eye-tracking study.Watch this video from Channel 7 News
Teachers need to learn to trust research again
Associate Professor Linda Graham challenges criticisms of education research in @TES MagazineRead this article from TES
The Research Files Episode 29: Student self-regulation skills
Professor Susan Walker talks with Jo Earp from the Teacher magazine podcast about the gender gap in behaviourial skills of children starting school.Listen to this podcast from Teacher Magazine
Not all students with disability need funding
Associate Professor Linda Graham combats inaccuracies in the reporting of funding for school students with disability.Read this article from The Conversation
Expensive new government funded website for schools fails to deliver
Co-convenors of the AARE Inclusive Education Special Interest Group, Dr Ilektra Spandagou (University of Sydney), A/Prof Linda Graham (QUT/#SELB) and Dr Ben Whitburn (Deakin University), raise concerns about the Australian government’s Leading Learning 4 all website.Read this article from AARE
Engaging Students: Creating Better Classroom Environments for Learning
Associate Professor Linda Graham takes part in a panel discussion hosted by Dr Peter Goss, Grattan Institute School Education Program Director, which explores: What is happening in Australia’s classrooms; how can schools and teachers create better classroom environments for learning; and, what policy changes would help schools the most.Listen to this podcast from the Grattan Institute
Reading superiority in girls starts early, NAPLAN study finds
Professor Susan Walker discusses how boys’ and girls’ behaviour at home and in the early years of school could affect their performance in literacy and reading in this Sydney Morning Herald article by Pallavi Singhal.Read this article from SMH
Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
Dr Beth Saggers provides teachers with a better understanding of autism and how it may affect learning, as well as help putting appropriate strategies in place.Read this article from The Conversation
The way schools cope with learning difficulties is doing more harm than good
Associate Professor Linda Graham discusses the classroom practices that allow children with learning difficulties to “fall through the cracks” and suggests a solution.Read this article on The Conversation.
Comparing the damage by school bullies and abusive adults doesn’t really help anyone
Professor Marilyn Campbell discusses a UK study comparing the long-term impact of school bullying and adult maltreatment.Read this article on The Conversation.
The hit and miss of dealing with disruptive behaviour in schools
Associate Professor Linda Graham discusses some of the issues surrounding disruptive behaviour in the classroom.Read this article on EduResearch Matters.
Our obsession with school achievement data is misplaced: we’re measuring the wrong things
Associate Professor Linda Graham discusses NAPLAN and encourages greater focus on student-teacher relationships, school liking and school avoidance.Read this article on EduResearch Matters.
National Summit on Student Engagement told children learning to hate school in first few years
Associate Professor Linda Graham discusses early student disengagement in an article on the 2015 National Summit on Student Engagement, Learning & Behaviour.Read this article on The Courier Mail website.
Suspension increases in Queensland state schools
In an ABC Radio Brisbane interview (commencing 16 mins in), Professor Linda Graham explains how a 2014 change to legislation expanding principals powers is driving increases in school suspensions.
Expanding suspension powers for schools is harmful and ineffective
Professor Linda Graham explains her research on suspensions and exclusions in Queensland state schools in The Conversation, 13/11/18.
What do the NAPLAN results tell us?
Listen back (from 2:11:20) to QUT education expert Professor Marilyn Campbell comment about the latest National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy results.
National Day of Action against Bullying: How Mackay West State School teaches kids to be kind
This ABC news article discusses Professor Marilyn Campbell’s evidence-based approach to anti-bullying campaigns.
How to help children with learning difficulties
Professor Linda Graham and Ms Haley Tancredi talk to Emma Griffiths of ABC Focus about how learning difficulties and learning disabilities can affect students’ learning and how to help.
NAPLAN – the theory versus practice
Professor Linda Graham talks to Emma Griffiths of ABC Focus about the theory and reality of NAPLAN tests.
Gonski 2.0: there is evidence inclusive schooling will help those left behind
In this Conversation article, Professor Linda Graham, together with researchers from the University of Sydney and Monash University, discusses the Gonski 2.0 Report’s focus on improving outcomes across all student cohorts including disadvantaged and vulnerable students, and academically advanced (“gifted”) students.
Listening to Students on the Autistic Spectrum
Dr Beth Saggers, together with, Professor Liz Pellicano at Macquarie University, speak to the importance of incorporating student voice into the school experience for students with autism in the latest edition of Informed Sources.
Pull down needless barriers to student achievement, says inclusive education expert
Professor Linda Graham has called for simpler, less-crowded instructions for assessments, designed to ensure all students understand what is expected of them. Click here to read the recent paper in The Australian Educational Researcher in which Graham and her co-authors discuss this problem.
Tackling bullying: The impacts of cyberbullying on our kids
Professor Marilyn Campbell talks to Channel Nine News about combatting cyberbullying.
Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
Dr Beth Saggers provides teachers with a better understanding of autism and how it may affect learning, as well as help putting appropriate strategies in place.
Suspension Worries
Professor Linda Graham is calling on the State Government to overhaul its policy of suspending students as time out of the classroom is doing more harm than good.
Membership and terms of reference for Queensland Anti-Cyberbullying Task Force
Professor Marilyn Campbell has been appointed to the Queensland Anti-Cyberbullying Task Force, a 14–member task force established to provide the Queensland Government with detailed advice and coordination on tackling cyberbullying.
NSW primary school suspensions skyrocket
Professor Linda Graham talks to The Sydney Morning Herald about the worrying rise in suspensions being handed out by NSW schools.
Leading Learning 4 All website questioned by peak disability groups
This Canberra Times article discusses a number of criticisms made by peak bodies, academics, parents, and teachers against the Leading Learning 4 All website.
Where there’s a WIL there may be some worries
This Campus Morning Mail article discusses research by Dr Jenna Gillett-Swan and her co-author that reveals that some students experience ‘multiple and connected stresses’ from work integrated learning placements.
‘We seem to be arguing for no excuses for students, so we can have excuses for teachers’ argues Professor Linda Graham
In the third episode of Tes Podagogy, Professor Linda Graham explains what she believes an effective behaviour policy should look like.
Education experts say AusIdentities program is an “educational fad” and “complete rubbish”
Professor Linda Graham critiques a personality profiling program for primary school children that likened them to one of four Aussie animals as “just another educational fad” in the Courier Mail.
One in five boys are 12 months behind in school: research
Dr Amanda Mergler is interviewed by The New Daily about behavioural and emotional problems that stifle boys’ reading and maths skills.
ABC News interview with Dr Amanda Mergler
Dr Amanda Mergler spoke to ABC News regarding the negative impacts of forcing girls to wear dresses and skirts as part of a school uniform.
For long-term improvements, schools need to slow down
Professor Suzanne Carrington and her fellow researchers argue that “slow schooling” is needed to support learning for all.
ABC Radio Brisbane Drive interview with Professor Linda Graham
Emma Griffith from ABC Radio Brisbane’s Drive program spoke with QUT inclusive education expert Professor Linda Graham about growing demands on prep students and a rise in suspensions among prep students.
When should your child start school? Study finds parents struggle with answer
ABC News highlights research by Dr Amanda Mergler about the decision by a growing number of parents to delay when their child starts school and the associated stress and anxiety.
No wonder some kids are mucking up in class – they’re not ready to be there
Dr Amanda Mergler talks to Kidspot about some of the problems associated with the rise in suspension among prep students.
Experts rubbish costly new school program
Professor Linda Graham talks to the Courier Mail about the lack of evidence supporting the use of personality testing in primary schools (09/07/17).
Electronic games: How much is too much for kids?
Professor Sue Walker and Professor Susan Danby from QUT’s School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education say electronic games can be beneficial for children’s learning and development, when played in moderation (07/07/17).
Pauline Hanson is wrong – we need to include children with disability in regular classes
Associate Professor Linda Graham and Dr Kate de Bruin from Monash University dissect the Senator’s claims that students with disability should be in special classes (23/06/17).
ABC NewsRadio interview on the inclusion of students with disability
ABC NewsRadio’s Steve Chase spoke with QUT education policy expert Associate Professor Linda Graham about why the evidence does not support Pauline Hanson’s claims children with disabilities and autism should segregated in schools (22/06/17).
Schools failing students with ADHD
Associate Professor Linda Graham talks to Timna Jacks from The Age about useful, low-cost strategies to support students with ADHD (16/06/17).
Kids poor NAPLAN results may be due to poor eyesight
Dr Sonia White talks to Channel 7 South Australia about her children’s vision/eye-tracking study (12/06/17).
Teachers need to learn to trust research again
Associate Professor Linda Graham challenges criticisms of education research in @TES Magazine (09/06/17).
The Research Files Episode 29: Student self-regulation skills
Professor Susan Walker talks with Jo Earp from the Teacher magazine podcast about the gender gap in behaviourial skills of children starting school.
Not all students with disability need funding
Associate Professor Linda Graham combats inaccuracies in the reporting of funding for school students with disability in The Conversation (01/06/17).
‘It is a lonely experience’: the students barred from camps and excursions
Associate Professor Linda Graham talks with Henrietta Cook and Timna Jacks from The Age about the exclusion of students with disability from school camps and excursions (29/05/17).
Principals’ Scholarships for Master of Education (Inclusive Education)
The Queensland Government has just announced an exciting new initiative to support principals of QLD state schools to study for a Master of Education (Inclusive Education) at QUT. Information on QUT’s Master of Education (Inclusive Education) is available here.
Expensive new government funded website for schools fails to deliver
Co-convenors of the AARE Inclusive Education Special Interest Group, Dr Ilektra Spandagou (University of Sydney), A/Prof Linda Graham (QUT/#SELB) and Dr Ben Whitburn (Deakin University), raise concerns about the Australian government’s Leading Learning 4 all website.
Engaging Students: Creating Better Classroom Environments for Learning
Associate Professor Linda Graham takes part in a panel discussion hosted by Dr Peter Goss, Grattan Institute School Education Program Director, which explores: What is happening in Australia’s classrooms; how can schools and teachers create better classroom environments for learning; and, what policy changes would help schools the most. Click on the link to listen to the podcast of this event (03/05/2017).
Reading superiority in girls starts early, Naplan study finds
Professor Susan Walker discusses how boys’ and girls’ behaviour at home and in the early years of school could affect their performance in literacy and reading in this Sydney Morning Herald article by Pallavi Singhal (29/04/2017).
TES talks to…Linda Graham
Associate Professor Linda Graham talks to the Times Educational Supplement about the causes of disruptive behaviour in schools (21/04/2017).
Why do schools want all students to look the same?
Dr Amanda Mergler discusses recent controversies regarding school uniform policies (04/04/2017).
Primary school experiences of intercountry adoptee children in Australia: the lasting affect of pre-adoption experiences
Dr Tracey Sempowicz draws on her personal experiences and research to discuss the primary school education of intercountry adoptee children in Australia (20/03/2017).
Ian Thorpe plays an advocate for vulnerable children in ABC’s new factual series, Bullied
Holly Burns from News.com.au reviews “Bullied”, a new ABC documentary featuring Professor Marilyn Campbell and Ian Thorpe (10/03/2017).
Are children with disabilities falling through the cracks?
Associate Professor Linda Graham talks with Amanda Smith from ABC Life Matters about support for students with disability in Australian schools (06/02/2017).
Great strides in equality
Dr Amanda Mergler is quoted in this article by Nikki Gemmell from The Weekend Australian Magazine advocating for a change in girls’ school uniforms (04-05/02/2017).
Bullying awareness week
Professor Marilyn Campbell talks with 2ser radio about the impacts of bullying on adolescents (18/11/2016).
Kids who watch porn won’t necessarily turn into sex offenders
Professor Marilyn Campbell discusses the controversy surrounding children viewing pornography (08/11/2016).
‘Naughty’ classes are wrong: here’s what the research says
Associate Professor Linda Graham warns against the creation of a separate “naughty-naughty” class for children experiencing learning and behavioural difficulties (31/10/2016).
Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
Dr Beth Saggers provides information and ideas designed to help teachers support students with autism in the classroom (08/09/2016).
School summit in Brisbane discusses classroom discipline
Channel 7 News reports on the 2016 National Summit on Student Engagement, Learning & Behaviour (29/06/2016).
Why are more parents choosing to delay when their child starts school?
Dr Amanda Mergler on school enrolment trends and the reasoning behind delayed prep entry (18/05/2016).
How to protect our children from bullying
Professor Marilyn Campbell looks at what needs to be done to deal with school bullying (18/03/2016).
Explainer: what is differentiation and why is it poorly understood?
Associate Professor Linda Graham explains the importance of differentiation in the classroom (09/03/2016).
Bad behaviour and teacher burnout
Associate Professor Linda Graham talks with Ellen Fanning from ABC Life Matters about the strategies needed to reduce classroom disruption from disconnected and disadvantaged students (02/03/2016).
How schools avoid enrolling children with disabilities
Associate Professor Linda Graham discusses the exclusion practices currently used by schools to avoid enrolling children with disabilities (28/01/2016).
Parent-teacher partnerships: poisoned by ‘bad parent’ click bait
Associate Professor Linda Graham advocates for positive teacher-parent partnerships (01/02/2016).
Children with disabilities risk being misdiagnosed in order to receive school funding support
Associate Professor Linda Graham examines the funding pressures influencing schools, parents, and the medical profession to diagnose children with more “severe” disabilities (27/01/2016).
National Summit on Student Engagement told children learning to hate school in first few years
Associate Professor Linda Graham discusses early student disengagement in this Courier Mail article on the 2015 National Summit on Student Engagement, Learning & Behaviour (10/07/2015).
Our obsession with school achievement data is misplaced: we’re measuring the wrong things
Associate Professor Linda Graham discusses NAPLAN and encourages greater focus on student-teacher relationships, school liking and school avoidance (06/07/2015).
The hit and miss of dealing with disruptive behaviour in schools
Associate Professor Linda Graham discusses some of the issues surrounding disruptive behaviour in the classroom (09/06/2015).
Comparing the damage by school bullies and abusive adults doesn’t really help anyone
Professor Marilyn Campbell discusses a UK study comparing the long-term impact of school bullying and adult maltreatment (11/05/2015).
The way schools cope with learning difficulties is doing more harm than good
