A quick scroll through TikTok or Instagram and it won’t be long until you notice the hyper-sexualised profiles of many young people. Switch on Netflix or HBO, and you’ve got a smorgasbord of series like Euphoria, Sex Education and Elite – where the secret sex lives of Gen Z take center stage. And that got […]

Think you need a uni degree to get yourself a high-paying job? Not quite. In fact, there’s a pretty surprising variety of careers out there paying pretty well that don’t require a uni degree, though there might be a catch or two (long or erratic hours, challenging or dangerous work environments, lots of time spent […]

Engineering is such a vibe. That’s according to our latest industry survey, where we asked 645 young Aussies aged 15 to 24 what they really think of engineering as a career path.  We found 14% of Gen Zs said they had a very positive view and 48% a positive view of the engineering industry. As […]

A full-time job generally takes up a third of your working week. Those other sixteen hours? Sleeping and downtime. If your child is spending all those hours working, surely you’d prefer them to be working on something that gets them jumping out of bed in the mornings. Something that challenges them enough to get better […]

Did you know that one in three (33%) school students don’t know what they want to do after school? That … The teenage covid anxiety problem is everywhere. Year 12 is a challenging year for everyone. But add a global pandemic …

In this 13 Reasons Why series we explore the different problems Gen Z are dealing with as told to us by them. Through their own words we’ll see what leads to young people’s mental health problems. A parent complaining about their child struggling at school. It’s like an adult ridiculing a baby for not being […]

Has your child always enjoyed baking? Maybe they love making little treats, baking their own bread or using whatever ingredients … It’s the moment your child’s been waiting for. Formal’s coming up. Exams are looming. Twelve years’ of schooling is almost … If this year has taught us anything, it’s that the future is uncertain […]

On some level we’ve heard or experienced the idea that our youngest generations are especially good at using digital technologies. In our personal lives it might come from watching young people intuitively use new apps such as TikTok or BeReal with no guidance, or be able to navigate a smart TV menu to access their […]

Do you think you know the big issues Gen Zs truly care about? Some are obvious, but there are actually … The last two years have been a challenge for everyone, but spare a thought for the Coronavirus class of 2020-21. … Gap years are a historic rite of passage. An entire year dedicated to […]

To quote an old-fashioned adage in this day and age, business times are a-changin’.  New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof put it well: “(Businesses) doing good is no longer a matter of writing a few checks at the end of the year, as it was for my (baby boomer) generation; for many young people, it’s an […]

Former Aussie GoPro creative filmmaker Will Hodgett has well and truly lived the life. “It’s basically just travelling around the world, meeting a lot of people, getting to see a lot of unique things, having a lot of unique experiences, and filming stuff with athletes,” he told us during our Year13 Expo this year. “It’s hard […]

According to our Gen Z Wellbeing Check 2021, mental health matters are finally going mainstream (yassss!). Nearly 1 in 2 Gen Zs (41%) told us they’ve seen a mental health professional for therapy, and another one in ten say while they haven’t yet, they’d like to. Far removed from the stereotypes of awkward conversations on a shrink’s […]

As parents, it’s natural to worry about your Gen Z children when they’re traveling abroad. While getting ripped off may … So your child has finally returned from their first trip overseas.  While you might be ecstatic about their return home …

Every role in early childhood education has one thing in common: the opportunity to make a difference in the lives … Great news, parents! You’ll be happy to know that your child enjoys one of the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in the …