Two-thirds of NSW public school teachers say they feel burnt out, a new state government-commissioned survey has found. The 2022 People Matter Employee Survey, released yesterday, revealed only 32 per cent of NSW public school teachers report being able to ...
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A new NSW Government program aiming to tackle the teacher shortages will assist school support staff to become teachers in regional, rural and high demand metropolitan schools. Announced on Tuesday, the Grow Your Own Teacher Training program will support 100 ...
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The Victorian opposition pledge to provide free lunches to state school students has been welcomed by a nutritional expert. Last week, the Victorian Liberals announced a $300 million pilot program to take pressure off parents through the increasing cost of ...
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With more than 140 flood warnings in place across New South Wales and Victoria, an expert has urged teachers and schools to turn to trauma responsive education to better help students respond to the stresses associated with natural disasters. Deakin ...
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NAPLAN results for 2022 have shown an increase in writing for Year 5, 7 and 9 after a decade of decline, yet an expert said students' writing results have been plateauing since 2011. “ACARA’s report on the 2022 NAPLAN results ...
More »NSW offers up to $150k salary for ‘expert teachers’
Top performing teachers in NSW could land a six-figure salary to stay in the classroom under new proposals by the state government. The new policy proposal released on Tuesday would see educators who are assessed as ‘experts’ be rewarded with ...
More »Teachers’ day: Everyday Australians remember their favourite educator
In celebration of World Teachers' Day, Education Review asked ‘everyday Australians’ to share the memories of their favourite teachers who made their school day unforgettable. Over the past couple of years, Australian teachers have faced numerous challenges with Covid-19, online-learning, ...
More »From detention to vaccine developer: how a teacher changed Adam Ritchie’s life
Lecturer and researcher Adam Ritchie spent his high school years in detention with school report cards describing him as smart but unfocused, playing in class and causing trouble. Years later, he is an accomplished academic at the University of Oxford ...
More »Extracurricular activities can help drive academic success: podcast
Extracurricular activities could help to close the educational gap between students in regional areas and their city counterparts, a new study shows. Lead researcher from the University of Tasmania lecturer in psychology Alexander O’Donnell says out of school activities can ...
More »7 in 10 of Australia’s teachers don’t feel respected: study
Teachers' job satisfaction has dropped in Australia as educators report feeling disrespected, overworked and unsafe, pushing them to leave the profession in droves, a new report shows. The Australian Teachers’ Perceptions of their Work Report by Monash University surveyed more ...
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