An upcoming strike planned by NSW public and Catholic school teachers has been labelled “politically motivated” by the state’s education minister. Hundreds of teachers are set to walk off their jobs on Thursday in protest of the government’s revised wages ...
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From a very early age, children’s play involves trying adult job roles for size. In group games children often fight over roles that are deemed desirable, with clear ideas about what roles cut it – and which don’t – in ...
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Unvaccinated teachers and other education staff in all east coast states could soon return to work under new mandates proposed last Friday. Victoria and Queensland have both already dropped their requirements for teacher vaccinations to take effect from next week. NSW ...
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Australia’s independent online safety regulator received more than 1000 reports of image-based abuse in the first quarter of 2022, compared to just over 600 last year, new figures have revealed. More than 60 per cent of the reports (667) were ...
More »‘Breaking point’: teachers to strike next week, unions face $55k fine
NSW public and Catholic school teachers will go on 24-hour-strike next week over "crippling" workloads and ongoing wage disputes. The NSW Teachers' Federation (NSWTF) and the NSW branch of the Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) announced teachers will walk ...
More »NSW and Vic announce ‘game changer’ childcare reforms
NSW and Victoria will transform their early education sectors as part of two billion dollar reform packages set to introduce an extra year of kindergarten. By 2030, children in NSW will attend five days of pre-kindergarten before they start primary ...
More »Big change to school chaplaincy program
The Albanese Labor government is moving to remove the compulsory religious element of the national school chaplaincy program. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said the major change was aimed at giving schools greater choice around pastoral care. The voluntary scheme ...
More »NSW government sues union over teachers strikes
The NSW education department has launched legal proceedings against the state's largest education union over a series of teachers' strikes held in May. According to supreme court documents obtained by the Daily Telegraph, the NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) breached orders ...
More »Persistent gender gap in HSC, first-year university results
Young men are less likely to attain an ATAR and are performing lower in their university courses than women, University Admissions Centre (UAC) data has shown. In 2020, boys were "significantly underrepresented" in the 38-98.7 ATAR range, despite accounting for ...
More »‘Once-in-a-generation’ reforms to NSW childcare
The NSW government will pump around $5bn into childcare over the next decade to help struggling parents cope with cost of living. It is the most significant intervention by a NSW government in the childcare system, which is primarily funded by the federal ...
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