YLAA News Room

Top Strategies for Fostering Creative and Critical Thinking in Australian Classrooms

September 8, 2024

Discover effective strategies to foster creativity and critical thinking in Australian classrooms. Learn how you can nurture these essential skills to prepare students for future success.

Fostering Leadership in Schools: 5 Essential Tips 🌟

August 7, 2024

Explore five essential tips for fostering leadership in schools to empower students for future success. Learn how redefining leadership roles, promoting self-leadership, creating supportive environments, encouraging peer support, and celebrating small wins can nurture diverse leadership skills and build a community of confident, resilient learners. Discover how these strategies can inspire students to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond.

Phones in NSW Schools are banned

October 12, 2023

Phones in NSW Schools are banned from today. As a young person I have some thoughts and some ways you can navigate this conversation in the classroom.

Rethinking ATAR and HSC: Focusing on Holistic Education for Young Australians

October 3, 2023

In this thought-provoking piece, Wil Massara reflects on the undue academic pressure placed on today's youth through the emphasis on arbitrary numbers like ATAR. He highlights the need for a more holistic approach to education, focusing on students' unique talents and skills and preparing them for an ever-changing world driven by innovation and adaptability.

Leadership Opportunities for Your Students: Introducing Our New One-Day Programs for Terms 3 and 4!

June 10, 2023

Embracing Innovation: What Schools Can Learn from Tech Companies - More in Common Than Different

June 8, 2023

In today's fast-paced, technology-driven world, schools face the challenge of adapting outdated educational models to meet the needs of students in a technology-led future. However, there's an interesting connection between schools and tech companies that often goes unnoticed. Upon this reflection, I wanted to explore the valuable lessons that schools can learn from tech companies to foster innovation and create environments where students can thrive.

We are hiring! Program Facilitator

January 25, 2023

Applications Close at 5 pm, Thursday, 2nd February 2023.

The power of Gen Z ⚡️Jae Brieffies

October 11, 2022

All successful organisations are shaped by people smarter than the CEO. Fact. Jae is one of the incredible team members at YLAA however, her impressive resume and commitment to building a better world through youth engagement blow us away daily.

Studio 10 Interview - Wil Massara: Young people are leading the way.

September 6, 2022

2022 YLAA National Tour Report

May 17, 2022

"Life-changing. Please never stop what you're doing" It has taken some time to pull the words together to express the gratitude for each and every human who made our 2022 YLAA tour not only a reality but a life-changing experience for so many incredible young people across the nation.

YLAA's Top Podcasts for Holistic Learners and Leaders

April 27, 2022

We’ve gathered together a list of some pretty cool podcasts for young people who want to develop the knowledge, skillsets, and confidence to be their best selves, and to become holistic, well-rounded young adults. Covering careers to politics to life skills, these podcasts are concise, effective ways to learn new skills every day.

Welcome to LeaderUp 2022!

March 28, 2022

COVID-19 2022 EVENT STRATEGY

January 31, 2022

Making Education Better in 2022

January 13, 2022

Based on the last few years' of evolution and change in education, read some of our predictions and aspirations for the future of education in 2022 and beyond.

What our students are asking of educators in 2022

December 13, 2021

Here at YLAA, we’re big on working with and listening to young people - they’re the whole reason we exist, and the main recipients of our work. So we asked our Youth Advisory Board - what do they want to see from the YLAA events in 2022? Their answers gave some insight into what young people all across the country want from their education, and from the program and event providers who work with them. Check out some of their ideas and responses below for some insight into the future of education and learning that young people want.

Some resources for 2022 that we love - and we think your students will love too

December 4, 2021

A framework for future education - created for youth, by youth

November 28, 2021

Introducing our Youth Advisory Board's upcoming framework for future education development - advocating for inclusion of student voice in decision-making and curriculum development to create a more inclusive, representative, future-prepared education system.

Content Lead - Position Opening

November 18, 2021

2022 National Youth Leadership Conference Tour

Eight big ideas we’re excited to bring to students in 2022

November 16, 2021

From some of our amazing partners and speakers here at Youth Leadership Academy Australia - here’s some of the future-making ideas we can’t wait to share with students all over the country in our 2022 event series.

Technologies to improve the classroom experience (even if you’re teaching online!)

November 12, 2021

We've picked out some great tech that educators and teachers can use to increase engagement, facilitate learning and reflection, and build key critical thinking skills in the classroom - even an online one.

Student Voice: Childhood Obesity Crisis – The Call to Ban Sugar in Schools

October 11, 2021

Dominik, our Youth Advisory Board member, takes a look at the childhood obesity crisis and some research-backed ways schools can start to target this problem at its root.

Student Voice: Academic Pressure on Young People in Education

October 11, 2021

Youth Advisor, Ellissa, analyses the impacts of academic pressure on students and recommends strategies schools, students, and communities can take to alleviate it.

Student Voice: Schools Must Better Support Students' Mental Health

October 11, 2021

Our Youth Advisory Board member, Bridie, speaks on the importance of schools providing support for both students’ academic-related and social-related mental health.

Leaders of today: YLAA’s first Youth Advisory Board

October 5, 2021

The Rise of Alternative Education and Studio Schools

August 17, 2021

Alternative and studio schools are part of the changing face of education, and are revolutionising the way we prepare students for the jobs of the future.

The Case for Youth Co-design in Schools

August 9, 2021

If we want our students to start becoming active leaders and citizens, we need to start treating them as such. That’s where co-design comes in - an innovative tool of co-creation, which has the potential to enrich not only schools and the educational and extra-curricular services they provide, but students’ own personal and educational development. 

Keeping students engaged in the classroom (and online!)

August 4, 2021

We’ve all given, or received, a lacklustre classroom experience at some stage - this is especially the case when the classroom is virtual. Here are some tips - from students, teachers, and learning professionals alike - for keeping students engaged in their learning in both virtual and physical settings.

YLAA Launched Youth Advisory Board!

July 19, 2021

We’re recruiting for our first Youth Advisory Board to help us continue to create innovative, for-youth, by-youth programs for young people across Australia - check out how to get involved in a one-of-a-kind leadership and personal development experience for young people aged 12-18.

2021 Secondary Youth Leadership Conference Success!

June 8, 2021