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Bullying behaviour often increases in late childhood and peaks in early adolescence. While interventions to address bullying behaviour typically encourage students to report bullying incidents to school staff, students are often reluctant to report incidents for fear it will worsen their situation or because they lack confidence in a staff members’ ability to intervene effectively. This study explores school staff responses to student reports of bullying behaviour.
Recognition that schools should be responsive to children who are impacted by adversity and trauma is burgeoning internationally. However, consensus regarding the necessary components of a trauma-informed school is lacking. This research developed expert-informed and internationally relevant best-practice trauma-informed principles for schools.
In this study, the Australian Early Development Census scores of 19,203 children were linked to information on child maltreatment allegations.
A study by The Kids has found children with a parent who has gone to prison are significantly more likely to have poor development outcomes.
We used data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to examine the reasons for 14-15 year old absences and how they relate to outcomes in year 9.
Understanding variations in risk profiles among persistently non-attending children will inform the development of absence interventions.
An NHMRC grant to develop a program to improve school outcomes in the Ngaanyatjarra lands has helped create books reflecting Aboriginal experiences.
A recent study from The Kids Research Institute Australia has revealed some interesting facts about just how important those school attendance days are.
Maternal alcohol use disorder was associated with a significantly increased odds of poor school attendance for non-Indigenous and Indigenous children.
We aimed to describe school absence and its relationship with school performance for children with and without orofacial clefts.