As we stand at the threshold of 2024, the Australian education sector finds itself at a critical juncture. We have the opportunity to solve persistent workforce challenges using contemporary and transformative organisational strategy and design processes, or the choice to ...
More »New Outside School Hours Care TAFE course
A new South Australian outside school hours care (OSHC) TAFE course should lead to carers getting paid more – but it won’t be compulsory for OSHC workers to do it. The Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care is set to be offered from ...
More »Rethinking the first encounter of Europeans and Indigenous Australians
The Australian National Maritime Museum has developed a learning program that teaches the events of the first known interaction between Indigenous Australians and Europeans aboard the Duyfken ship. The Dutch East India Company, the biggest and only global company in ...
More »Esports and Education: Cultivating Managerial Skills in a Playful Setting
In a world where digital prowess is as crucial as academic knowledge, the concept of integrating esports into education is gaining momentum. Esports, a form of competitive video gaming, is not just about entertainment; it's a novel way to develop ...
More »Brisbane teacher faces grooming charges
A Brisbane high school teacher alleged to have groomed a 15-year-old has been committed to stand trial – but her lawyer says the boy disagrees that he was taken advantage of. Chelsea Jane Edwards, 29, was a sports co-ordinator at Indooroopilly State High School and living on ...
More »Schools asked to watch for signs of forced marriage
The Australian Federal Police are calling on schools to watch for signs of child exploitation and forced marriage as children head back to school. Police said those who are closest to school-aged children, such as teachers, carers and students, are ...
More »Albanese tax plan will give average earner $1500 tax cut – more than double Morrison’s Stage 3
A person on the average annual wage of $73,000 will get a tax cut of more than $1500 a year under Labor’s revamped tax policy – more than double the cut they’d have received under the Coalition’s legislated stage 3 ...
More »‘Nerding out’ at Grok Academy’s computer camp
In the second week of January, 160 year 11 and 12 students gathered to learn about coding, cryptography, cyber security and generative artificial intelligence at ed-tech charity Grok Academy's school holidays computer science camp. Designed to address Australia's tech skills ...
More »It costs $600k for an education at this Sydney school
A kindergarten to year 12 education at one of Sydney's private girls' schools costs $587,975 after fees increased this year, making it the most expensive school in the country. Rose Bay school Kambala also increased its year nine tuition to ...
More »Police called to NSW schools 20,000 times in the last year
Police were called to schools across NSW almost 20,000 times in the year to November 2023, including for serious sexual incidents and violence involving pistols and swords. The rising tide of school violence in the state has been laid bare in ...
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