The long standing 9am-3pm school day could be in for a change soon, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet revealed this week. Suggesting the hours were out of date and out of step with modern life, Mr Perrottet revealed trials were already ...
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Cleaners working in NSW schools have been excluded from the rapid antigen testing scheme made available to teachers and to students. NCA NewsWire has seen an email from a government bureaucrat to the United Workers Union confirming cleaners will not be required ...
More »New ACU course to address teacher mental health crisis
As teachers make their long-awaited return to the classrooms, high rates of anxiety and depression have led experts to develop a new course to help curb burnout and early retirement. This year, the Australian Catholic University (ACU) will offer a ...
More »Questions raised over government deal to protect LGBT students
Key supporters of controversial religious discrimination laws have been left in the dark as their letters to the Attorney-General go unanswered. Under questioning at a parliamentary hearing, the Australian Christian Lobby confirmed it had no idea about a deal to ...
More »Parents could be called in to replace teachers amid staff shortages
Parents could be called in to help supervise children in the classroom under a bold new plan to help schools tackle with Covid outbreaks. Amid concerns of staff shortages, independent schools have been told they can ask parents to volunteer to supervise students in ...
More »Australia’s most expensive cities for schools revealed
Sydney parents can expect to fork out nearly half a million dollars to put their child through an independent school, at a cost 10 per cent higher than the national average, new data has found. Research from the Futurity Investment ...
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