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Workforce
Vic teachers urge union to strike over pay
Discontent has risen in the ranks of the Victorian teacher's union after a majority of educators rebelled against the union's advice to accept a pay offer from the state government.
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Funding
NSW budget focuses on building new schools
Almost $10bn has been put to building hundreds of new schools in NSW to keep up with population demands, but this year's state budget does not mention pay rises or preparation time for classroom teachers.
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Policy & Reform
Why is VET treated as a backup plan?
At the end of each school year, we see the same ritual play out. Year 12 results are released and newspapers publish league tables, ranking schools by their exam results.
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Workforce
Vic public teachers reject 30% pay rise
Public school teachers in Victoria on Friday rejected a 28.3 per cent to 32.4 per cent pay rise despite the…
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In The Classroom
The real reason girls aren’t studying maths
The t-shirt is yellow, 100% cotton and meant for “everyday wear”. Across the front, it declares in italic script, “I’m too pretty to do math”.
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In the News
Kathy Lette: My favourite school teacher
With a history dating back to the Public Instruction Act of 1880, Australia’s state-resourced and run public education system is part of the country’s social fabric. Today is Public Education Day, which is being marked…
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School Management
Multi-school organisations expand in Tasmania
Another bunch of schools will be grouped together in Tasmania as the state's government moves to expand its multi-school organisation (MSO) program.
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Opinion
Career change teachers not just a quick fix
When I switched careers to become a secondary Mathematics and Science teacher, I knew it would be challenging, but I underestimated just how much of a professional identity shift it would be.
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