An increasing number of public school teachers in NSW are leaving classrooms, with new data show showing resignations in having doubled across the state over the past two years. More than 1854 permanent teachers in NSW quit last year, according ...
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Schools shouldn't be worried about teaching sex education as a new study showed parents want educators to cover more sex education topics at an earlier age. A new study from Curtin University surveyed more than 2,400 Australian parents nationwide from ...
More »In with the new curriculum and keeping the old too
There is a myriad of research from over the decades that highlights humans’ fear of the unknown. And so, it is expected that teachers will experience overwhelm, as well as excitement, when a revised curriculum is announced. Because, with new ...
More »New anti-bullying method proves efficient: study
A new approach to bullying focussing on building an "anti-bullying climate" in classrooms could reduce peer pressure at school, education experts have said. For the past decades, youth bullying rates have increased exponentially; in 2009, 27 per cent of year ...
More »Universities struggling to place student teachers
Better partnerships between universities and schools will be needed to strengthen Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and ensure future teachers stay on the job long-term. According to Australian Catholic University's Dean of Education Professor Mary Ryan, one of the major issues ...
More »New study gives insight into teacher wellbeing
Teacher well-being is an important topic, as it not only affects teachers' personal lives but also has significant implications for their work with students. However, low teacher well-being and high teacher turnover are persistent issues in many schools. Pinpointing job ...
More »‘Teach Tok’: when teachers become social media influencers
More teachers in Australia are joining social media platforms like TikTok to share their day-to-day lives in the classrooms and connect online with their students. This new phenomenon is called 'Teach Tok'. According to Curtin University Professor of the School ...
More »NSW public schools to ban mobile phones
Mobile phones will be banned in New South Wales public high schools from October 2023. On Monday, NSW Premier Chris Minns announced the mobile phone ban would start at the beginning of Term 4 and follows election promises to reduce ...
More »Expert panel to guide sweeping education reform
The Federal government has appointed an expert panel to help guide reforms tied to school funding and improving learning outcomes for disadvantaged students. On Wednesday, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare announced the panel and said it will focus on "real ...
More »NAPLAN: ACARA thanks teachers for ‘seamless’ transition
The Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA) has thanked teachers and schools who made the test transition from May to March "as seamless as possible", while teachers and unions have expressed doubts over the benefits of the change. On Tuesday, ...
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