Nick Burnett

‘Teachers are just coping’: calls for new crime laws to apply in schools Some Victorian teachers have asked why school staff have not been afforded the same protections from assault and abuse as those working in retail, hospitality and transport sectors under the State…

Whilst there is lots to be done and it's a complex issue I think we need to explore 'upstream' options much more fully before resorting to this approach.

‘Teachers are just coping’: calls for new crime laws to apply in schools

5 ways AI can help save school leaders time and effort A school leader in Vietnam outlines the ways he’s using artificial intelligence tools to streamline his workload

5 ways AI can help save school leaders time and effort

How we’re getting disadvantaged boys more engaged in school A new programme targeted at boys who are eligible for free school meals has resulted in improved attendance and behaviour at 17 United Learning schools. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears what it involves

How we’re getting disadvantaged boys more engaged in school www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Personal self-care strategies not enough to combat teacher burnout: educator Before Sue Webb’s burnout reached it’s final and most debilitating stage, the teacher found herself cycling through the same insidious pattern as the school year unfolded.

Really sobering but important read and agree with the author that we need to be developimg professional self-care approaches as opposed to thinking personal self-care will be enough.

Personal self-care strategies not enough to combat teacher burnout: educator

I’m delighted to share that I’m taking up the role of Director of Learning Strategy & Content Innovation at PRICE Training.
This role aligns with what matters most to me: designing learning that transforms practice, shaping strategies that reduce risk and restraint, and developing content. #UKEd

Research shows the 'compliment sandwich' is no longer effective Few tasks are more dreaded than delivering negative feedback.

Thought this myth had been overturned years ago! The s@@t sandwich!

Research shows the 'compliment sandwich' is no longer effective

In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks It’s no surprise these lifelike AI companions are attractive to lonely people. But for some, these relationships are harmful and even dangerous.

Lots of work needs to be done in this space if we are not to end up in a dire situation in the next few years.

In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks

Building leaders ready for anything: 4 critical change leadership capabilities Many capabilities contribute to effective change leadership, but four stand out as vitally important at a macro level.

Building leaders ready for anything: 4 critical change leadership capabilities

Major conference to tackle education's biggest challenges The conference brings together leading experts from Australia and overseas to share evidence-based strategies and practical solutions

Pity I can't make this as sounds like some really practical advice for leaders and systems.

Major conference to tackle education's biggest challenges

Investing in the social and emotional skills of our children critical: new research Australia’s narrow definition of success at the end of secondary schooling has the potential to cost the nation’s economy $22 billion in the long run, new research suggests.

Really powerful evidence of the importance of SEL - hopefully being read by the right people.

Investing in the social and emotional skills of our children critical: new research — EducationHQ

Principals push for urgent reforms to save schools School leaders warn the system is at breaking point as they push for urgent changes to support schools and staff

Some really important points in this article.

Principals push for urgent reforms to save schools | The Educator K/12

What happens when AI chatbots replace real human connection | Brookings Isabelle Hau and Rebecca Winthrop outline the importance of human relationships and social connections to children's development.

Some really concerning findings here with an urgent need for action if the mental health fallout from social media usage is not going to become much worse.

What happens when AI chatbots replace real human connection | Brookings

I had some fun speaking at #sxswlondon this week. Video for FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AI should be coming soon!

The 6 superpowers of generalists: Leadership gold dust From Apple to Airbnb to OpenAI the generalist mindset has been an invaluable source of advantage — and we can all learn from these successes.

Some interesting thoughts here👇

The 6 superpowers of generalists: Leadership gold dust - Big Think

Casual chats and strong collegial relationships: what’s keeping early career teachers in schools Strong collegial relationships, including those with school leadership, are more critical for early career teachers than bonds they form with students, a sweeping study into teacher belonging has…

Important research into 'belonging' being so important for early career teachers and I'd suggest 'mattering' would be even more powerful.

Casual chats and strong collegial relationships: what’s keeping early career teachers in schools — EducationHQ

‘Reprehensible’ rise in assaults and abuse against teachers Suspensions and permanent exclusions as a result of physical assaults on adults have increased sharply, DfE data shows

Very sad to read and interesting to read that this is against a drop in violent crime in general society.

Rise in assaults and abuse against teachers | Tes

‘You feel more like a prison guard’: students’ apathy for learning is crushing country teachers A pervasive cultural apathy towards education has resulted in a generation of school students that do not care about learning – and for teachers in regional areas the scene is particularly…

We need to seriously explore different ways of being in education so young people feel like they 'matter' and what they are provided with is meaningful.

‘You feel more like a prison guard’: students’ apathy for learning is crushing country teachers — EducationHQ

Suspensions and exclusions reach ‘shocking’ record highs in 2023-24 State school suspensions near 1 million and set a new peak as exclusions cross 10,000 threshold

No easy answers but somethhas to change if we're not to increase the school to prison pipeline numbers.

Suspensions and exclusions reach record highs in 2023-24 | Tes

Strange Attractors: When ADHD Minds Meet AI — Dragonfly Thinking By Anthea Roberts

Some interesting thinking in this post 🤔

Strange Attractors: When ADHD Minds Meet AI — Dragonfly Thinking

Schools urged to prioritise safety and culture over attendance stats Rather than blaming families for low attendance rates, schools should focus on making schools places where students want to be, new research shows

Spot on, we need to find ways that encourage a sense of belonging and mattering so that students want to attend, not forced to attend.

Schools urged to prioritise safety and culture over attendance stats | The Educator K/12

‘Us and them’: study reveals erosion of trust between teachers and school leaders Teachers are feeling betrayed by their school leadership, reporting a breakdown in trust and a string of empty promises have left them feeling alienated and devalued, research has found.

Some worrying findings here but only the experience of 59 staff so hardly represent.

‘Us and them’: study reveals erosion of trust between teachers and school leaders — EducationHQ

Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects aren’t hard-coded in our genes.

Really useful overview of the possibilities plasticity offers in relation to trauma.

"Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story"

The Devil's Advocate: What Happens When Dissent Becomes Digital — Dragonfly Thinking By Anthea Roberts

The Devil's Advocate: What Happens When Dissent Becomes Digital — Dragonfly Thinking www.dragonflythinking.net/journal/the-...

Becoming HumAIn A Path to Flourishing Together

Becoming HumAIn buff.ly/dGHOwWl

Exploring the Dangers of AI in Mental Health Care | Stanford HAI A new Stanford study reveals that AI therapy chatbots may not only lack effectiveness compared to human therapists but could also contribute to harmful stigma and dangerous responses.

Always important to consider the shadow side and opportunities of AI

Exploring the Dangers of AI in Mental Health Care | Stanford HAI

AI Fakes It: Good Leaders Keep It Real We tested top GenAI models' emotional intelligence—what we found reveals insights that every leader needs to know and will change the way you lead in an AI-powered world.

Fascinating article on AI and EI

AI Fakes It: Good Leaders Keep It Real • Six Seconds

AI, Postmodernist Narcissus — Dragonfly Thinking By Linda Phompak

Another great post by @dragonflythinking

AI, Postmodernist Narcissus — Dragonfly Thinking

The power of a pause The single-most effective way to invest 90 seconds a day is simple (and difficult). 18 times a day, when you’re about to offer advice, ask a question or blurt out a response, wait five second…

The power of a pause seths.blog/2025/06/the-...

AI Education Podcast: Students as AI Innovators, with Brett Moller Students as AI Innovators In this inspiring episode of the podcast, hosts Ray and Dan speak with  at on the Sunshine Coast. Brett shares how his school is flipping the AI narrative — from fear a...

Students as innovators aipodcast.education/students-as-... #EduTECHAU #aiinedu #EduSkyAU

The Living Library: LLMs at the Intersection of Individual and Collective Knowledge — Dragonfly Thinking By Anthea Roberts

Love this metaphor as really made me think about our relationship with LLM'S and what's created.

The Living Library: LLMs at the Intersection of Individual and Collective Knowledge — Dragonfly Thinking