getting tier 1 right is pivotal for student success by ensuring positive school climate, wellbeing and equitable outcomes for all.

As important as the annual R U OK? Day is, these really are skill sets that we need to practise more than one day a year.

Research shows that prosocial and problem behaviours are mediated by social, emotional and cognitive processes.

When neuroscience is applied within the field of education, we generally see changes in policies and practices which are more conducive...

Despite ongoing community efforts, stories of bullying continue to be reported with the recent death of a South-East Queensland school...

Schools and communities around the globe are coming together today to celebrate the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) on the...

Today, Thursday 17th February 2022 is Random Acts of Kindness Day. Random Acts of Kindness Day (RAK Day) is dedicated to making kindness...

All around Australia, school students and their families are getting back into school routines of lunches, uniforms, searching for lost...

Resilience Activities for all Students - Second Step have put together a free resource to help students build resilience.

As lockdowns continue across many states and the uncertainty of this pandemic persists for all of us, let's remember the importance of...

There are many reasons to enhance your own emotional intelligence, one important factor is that emotions are contagious

A report from CoLab has highlighted the importance of developing executive function skills and self regulation in early childhood. Click...

Earlier this year, the team at Positive Pieces Education were lucky enough to visit a Second Step school in Invercargill, New Zealand....

This guest blog is written by Monique O'Keefe, Specialist Educator with Samaritans. In this article, Monique shares her experience...

Our guest blogger, Roslyn Green is a Guidance Officer at a Brisbane state school. She holds qualifications in Psychology and is a...

Most students will be returning to school today, many of whom have been directly or indirectly affected by the devastating bushfires that...

Recently, I was privileged to attend a Positive Education Schools Association seminar on school belonging presented by Associate...

Recently, the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) presented a webinar on principals' perspectives of Social...

As many of you know, the Positive Pieces team recently attended the inaugural CASEL Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Exchange in Chicago...

This year marks 70 years of Guidance Officer services in Queensland state schools. We have come a long way in this time. Who of us...

Recently, I shared the below info-graphic with our wonderful teacher assistants at my school. As you can see, it really does cover...

There is a widely used statistic looking at the economic benefit of SEL programs. Columbia University's 2015 study found an 11:1 return...

Have you seen our new video showing a Second Step lesson in action? The wonderful Year 4 class at Belmont State School in the suburbs of...

A new report created by Microsoft and McKinsey and Company's Education Practice, highlights the skills our students will require to...