Children in Queensland will have access to free kindergarten under a new measure the government says will help save families “thousands of dollars” each year. Ahead of the state’s budget on Tuesday, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the $645 million ...
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Many parents understand the heartbreaking experience of having a child who is being bullied. Watching your child go through bullying can be traumatic, leaving you searching for solutions to help your child find relief from their circumstances. Distance education may ...
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A NSW MP has proposed a controversial move to extend school hours to 6pm. Millennial member for Ryde, Jordan Lane, was elected to his seat in NSW parliament in March and issued his maiden speech last week. He used his ...
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High-fee private schools in Victoria will have their payroll tax exemption cut next year under a state budget measure announced last week. The Andrews government announced it will remove the long-held payroll tax exemption from private schools with annual fees ...
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A high school in Sydney’s outer southwestern suburbs has introduced a temporary mask mandate after a Covid outbreak, asking some year levels to study from home. Liverpool Girls High School (LGHS) made the announcement on Tuesday, revealing masks would be ...
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The federal government has unveiled the group of experts tasked to deliver its $83.5 million dollar consent education program. The working group, announced Thursday, will conduct a "rapid review" into how sex and consent education is currently being delivered in ...
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With the teacher shortage looming large in headlines around the country, education minister Jason Clare has announced an expert panel to “inform a better and fairer education system”. The six-person panel includes Professor Pasi Sahlberg. Sahlberg is not yet a ...
More »Budget 2023: what’s in it for schools
Indigenous education and teacher workforce reforms were headline priorities funnelled into this year’s federal budget. This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down Labor’s second federal spend. The government announced it will allocate $28b to Australian ...
More »Australia’s top educators to be recognised at teaching awards
A handful of the nation's most inspirational and hardworking educators will be recognised at the 2023 Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards next month. The program, which has run since 2016, will award 12 teachers working in schools across Australia with $40,000 ...
More »Narragunnawali Awards: take the next step
Are you a School or Early Learning Service that is championing reconciliation? Have you started an Application for the Narragunnawali Reconciliation in Education Awards 2023? The Applications close date is fast approaching so don’t delay, start an application today! The ...
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