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Category: Education

The 2024 Variety scholarship recipients: a group of young boys and girls standing on a stage in front of a projector screen. They are all holding certificates.
Posted inAwards

Variety Heart Scholarships open

by daniellekNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

Talented and gifted kids can now apply for up to $4000 in funding through the Variety Heart Scholarships. The funding can be used to pay for annual tuition, travel, fees […]

Andrew Radford, a beaming young man in a striped shirt, sits next to a garden bed holding veggies and flowers.
Posted inEducation

‘Accidental’ TV star Andrew Radford propagates a new career

by daniellekOctober 29, 2024October 30, 2024

A Batehaven man who starred in ABC’s hit TV show The Assembly credits TAFE NSW with giving him the skills – and learning support – to earn two qualifications. Andrew […]

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Researcher receives Fellowship 

by Kymberly MartinMay 22, 2024May 22, 2024

Head of autism research at Telethon Kids Institute, Andrew Whitehouse, has been inducted as a Fellow to the International Society for Autism Research, (INSAR) just the fourth Australian to receive […]

Posted inNews

Autism resources from Sesame Workshop   

by Kymberly MartinMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024

Content includes books, videos and development tools.

Posted inEducation

Minda helping teenagers transition from secondary school    

by Kymberly MartinApril 16, 2024April 16, 2024

School leavers program and workshop to help build life skills.

Posted inNews

SA to trial autism assessment in schools  

by Kymberly MartinApril 10, 2024April 10, 2024

An Australian first autism assessment program for school students.

Posted inEmployment

Arriba Group appoints ambassador

by Kymberly MartinFebruary 28, 2024

Arriba Group appoints disability advocate Dr Dinesh Palipana to help support disability employment opportunities.

Posted inEducation

Findings from robotics therapy autism project  

by Kymberly MartinJanuary 31, 2024January 31, 2024

Findings from a project that studied the effects of a LEGO Robotics therapy program on high-school autistic students will be discussed at Adelaide University.

Posted inEducation

Back to school tips for children with disability  

by Kymberly MartinJanuary 24, 2024January 24, 2024

It’s an important start to the year with the return to the classroom, and for children with disability it requires planning.

A purple sign with the word NDIS in white written on it. It sits in a garden bed in front of a purple sloping wall.
Posted inEducation

NDIS shakeup an opening for states  

by Kymberly MartinJanuary 17, 2024January 17, 2024

State governments need to provide ‘foundational supports’ for schools and early childhood education.

Posted inEducation

World-first teaching tool for students with disability

by Kymberly MartinNovember 22, 2023November 22, 2023

A new teaching resource developed to improve literacy and numeracy lessons for students with disability and complex needs has won a NSW Premier’s Award. The innovative Assessment for Complex Learners […]

Posted inEducation

Raising awareness of Development Language Disorder       

by Kymberly MartinOctober 25, 2023October 25, 2023

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a hidden but common disability that affects many people, making it difficult for them to understand and use language, with a recent Australian prevalence study […]

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