Nathan Smith
@nsmithonline
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Manager of Wellbeing in the education sector. Former school leader, teacher, and counsellor (M.A.C.A.). Passionate about youth mental health & wellbeing.
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined October 2010
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Today, Australia marks a National Day of Mourning. We honour the 15 innocent lives taken in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, and stand with their families, loved ones and the Bondi Chabad community. We will never let hate win. All Australians are encouraged to mark this day.
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So now the Bondi terror attack is being spun as a gun issue. Let’s be clear, I am grateful for gun control in this country. But we need to get serious about values control as well. After the Christchurch massacre the focus was on values first and guns as the enabler. We
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Catholic Education statement on Bondi terrorist attack Last night, members of the Jewish community peacefully gathered to celebrate a religious festival when an appalling act of terror occurred. Our Jewish brothers and sisters have again experienced violence and fear in a way
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If you're struggling after today’s events, know that help is available 24/7. NSW Mental Health Line: Call 1800 011 511 @LifelineAust: Call 13 11 14, text 0477 13 11 14 or chat online. @KidsHelplineAU: Call 1800 55 1800 or chat online. @beyondblue: Call 1300 22 4636 or chat
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I’m lost for words… What a sad and tragic event for this young lady and her family. And what about the argument that the defence put up?? I mean, please?? The purps should be dealt with to the full extent of the law…
A 15 year old girl was raped by two Afghan asylum seekers in Warwickshire. The lawyer blamed the attack on “cultural differences” and said his client “was not used to a society where women are free and deemed equal to men”. This defence is exactly the reason they shouldn’t be
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Yes, parents know their child best, but please - this is ridiculous!! This is woke gender ideology and should be deemed child abuse! How have we come this far as a society…
Forty-six Queensland kindergarten children have been nominated as ‘non-binary’ by their parents this year. Kids do not think or question if they’ve been born in the wrong body unless it's been suggested to them. It is reprehensible that adults are imposing gender ideology on
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Happy Monday! Enjoy this glorious Spring weather… and be kind to yourself… 🙏
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Education Ministers from across the country will meet on Friday to consider a new national standard on anti-bullying, Jason Clare has announced. https://t.co/LEJfuu33AY Cyberbullying #TheEducator #eSafety #EducationPolicy
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Education Ministers will meet on Friday to consider a new national standard on anti-bullying initiatives
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You are invited to join us for the Catholic Schools NSW 2025 K-12 Curriculum Reform Conference on 29 and 30 September. If you haven't registered yet, be sure to purchase your tickets soon, as spots are filling up quickly. If you have already purchased your ticket, you can
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I’m delighted to be part of the next @ACUmedia Aquero Lecture Series 2025, which is on 15 October 2025. Register now via the following link and join me for this interesting conversation: https://t.co/o7pFJdQ8Ni
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The Australian Principal Occupational, Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey shows school leaders are among the most hardworking in the world, averaging 54.5 hours per week during term. https://t.co/z3NgjpACS6
#education #schoolleadership #principals #workload
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The 2025 Australian Principal Occupational, Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey is now open for school leaders to submit their feedback
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Congratulations to our Catholic school students and teachers for their success in this year's NSW Training Awards! The NSW Training awards are held annually by Training Services NSW within the Department of Education to recognise our Vocational Education Training students and
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It’s fantastic to be hearing from the man himself - Mr @tombennett71 - at Catholic Education Tasmania’s Teaching Matter Conference. Insightful as always… and yes, Tom, I was posting to social media during your session… 😊 Keep up the great work!
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Over the past 24 hours, especially talking to young people, I’ve been really struck by the impact Charlie Kirk has had on their lives. He’s been a force for faith and is now a martyr for free speech. His life should inspire more of us to be more like him: an exemplar of
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I know this will be a hotly contested topic of debate, but as someone who spends a significant portion of my day focused on this very issue, I wholeheartedly applaud the Prime Minister and the Government for taking such decisive action. Well done!
Protecting kids online means taking on some tough problems, so we’re banning social media accounts for under-16s. The way these platforms are built can harm children while they’re still finding their own way. No one knows this better than Mia, Rob and Emma, who have suffered
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Join Fr Friedrich Bechina, former Undersecretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education at the Holy See, at the 2025 CSSA Symposium – Excellence in P-12 Religious Education in Catholic Schools on Friday 5 September 2025. Fr Bechina’s opening keynote is titled Cultivating
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In light of the latest evidence coming out that repeats what we already know about the dangers (and minimal impact/ harm) caused by well-meant but amateur mental health interventions in school, here’s what we found when we wrote the mental health guidance to schools: 1. Schools
In 2018 I had the very great privilege of chairing the DfE panel that helped to write the Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools advice https://t.co/CumRKbH11d It was a fascinating exploration of how schools and mental health intersect.
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Lovely to catch up with old friends on the journey @nsmithonline @deCarvalhoDJ @buckingham_j Australia has an army of hugely talented edu-Jedis, and I’ve learned a lot from them all. An honour.
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"If you want to change the world, go home and love your family!" - St. Teresa of Calcutta
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