Ideas and impact

Make the overlooked visible, credible and useful.

Public communication is treated as part of the research pathway, connecting evidence with professional judgement, policy attention and practical change.

Public scholarship

The Conversation articles, blogs and research-informed provocations that make overlooked school conditions visible.

Talks and keynotes

TEDx, invited presentations and the flagship keynote, The Hidden Conditions That Help Children Thrive at School.

Policy and system influence

Briefings, propositions and practical guidance connecting evidence with implementation decisions.

Resources for schools

Research-informed tools that help schools notice conditions, interpret evidence and identify feasible action.

Selected work

Ideas that have travelled

A curated selection shows the intellectual and practical trajectory. The full archive remains available through the institutional record.

The Conversation · 2026

School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?

A defining public argument for recognising recess and lunch as consequential parts of education.148,000+ reads as of August 2026

TEDx talk · 2025

Reimagining Schools for Belonging

A public argument for school environments that support doing, thinking, feeling and being.

Teacher Magazine podcast · 2025

Setting up for healthy play behaviours at school

A practical Teacher Magazine conversation connecting playground conditions with belonging, behaviour and development.

National position statement · 2024–2026

The importance of school recess for active play

National guidance connecting recess with active play, wellbeing, inclusion and school practice.

Featured media

Watch the argument

This page embeds one defining talk. Audio, video and written work remain linked in the library below so the site stays focused and fast.

TEDxAlbury · 2025

Reimagining Schools for Belonging

Brendon explores how the places and conditions of school life can support children's doing, thinking, feeling and being.

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Public scholarship library

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Selected articles, interviews and professional pieces show how the research has travelled across public, professional and policy conversations.

Public articles

Accessible arguments that connect evidence with questions facing schools, families and systems.

The Conversation · 2025School playgrounds are one of the main locations for bullying. How can they be set up to stop it?

The Conversation · 2022School playgrounds are getting squeezed. Here are 8 ways to keep students active in small spaces

The Conversation · 2019Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop

The Conversation · 2017Too hot to learn. Why Australian schools need a national policy on coping with heatwaves

Listen and watch

Conversations and talks that bring school conditions into professional and public discussion.

ABC Radio National · 2025Could playground design prevent bullying?

Education Review podcast · 2022Playgrounds are essential to student learning

Teacher Magazine podcast · 2014The Research Files Episode 1

ABC Sydney · 2017A proposed heat policy for Australian schools

Professional writing

School-facing articles translating research into practical questions, possibilities and action.

Teacher Magazine · 2019Creativity and movable playground equipment

The Conversation · 2018One man's trash. How using everyday items for play benefits kids

Teacher Magazine · 2017Challenging and enjoyable playground spaces

The Conversation · 2015Are our school playgrounds being wrapped in cotton wool?

Current public record

Explore Brendon's research and public contribution.

Research outputs and activities Charles Sturt staff profile Research lead and trajectory

How this page is organised

Selected here. Complete at CSU.

This page highlights the work that best explains the School Conditions program. Brendon's CSU profile remains the complete publication, media and activity record.