eUpdate - 2026

 

Education Update 534
5 June 2026

SA to roll out media literacy program

Recognising early childhood educators

State budget

Aukus school programs to inspire students

State ministers lash NDIS changes

Sexism and misogyny in schools

 

Parents asked to delay smartphones for kids

Firstival 2026 in SA libraries

27% of students have an adjustment for disability

Dozens of daycare centres ahead of schedule

Schools urged to strengthen respectful relationships

AI use up

 

Education chief defends school’s diversity day

Principals hail social media ban

Teacher’s union respond to federal budget

Government review of teacher standards

New integrated hubs to help kids in need

Principals say scrap NAPLAN

 

New minister’s plan to overhaul civics education

Report finds social media good and bad for young people

Is it time for sporty school uniforms

Labor’s free school pledge will fuel divide between rich and poor

Vic bans phones in non-government schools

Real cost of after-school sports

 

Fears about boys being left behind

School holiday ideas

Student reports set to change in Vic

Children at risk from sexual AI chatbots

Student survey on consent relationships

Almost 80% of uni students using AI

 

Earn while you learn

Experts demand mandatory sunscreen time

Youth book sales boom

Why doesn’t Australia have a school lunch program

Malinauskas rules on smacking ban

Some schools ditching desks