Aurora Education Foundation is an Indigenous education organisation that provides opportunities and resources, such as scholarships and tutoring, to First Nations students. The foundation's goal is to encourage all Indigenous school students to realise their educational potential, and become aware ...
More »“We absolutely need you”: Biologist to girls interested in STEM
Huge gender disparities in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers are the focus of many of this Friday's International Women's Day celebrations. Only 15 per cent of STEM jobs are held by women, and just 23 per cent of senior ...
More »Vic Education Department’s response to paedophile teachers “appalling and systemic failure”
A culture of secrecy and cover-ups inside Victoria’s Department of Education let pedophile teachers abuse scores of children over more than three decades, a damning new report has found. The Board of Inquiry chair, Kathleen Foley, released her report into historical child sexual abuse ...
More »Mental health grant slipped under radar
A one-off federal government mental health grant that schools can use to assist students with the negative impacts of Covid-19 has gone largely unnoticed, a student wellbeing support body said. The Student Wellbeing boost, rolled out in February last year, ...
More »Tertiary sector review calls for paid teacher work placement
The biggest tertiary education sector review in 15 years has recommended that compulsory work placement for university students should be paid, as well as an overhaul of the HECS-HELP system. Unpaid placements has been named as a source of stress ...
More »Co-ed trend grows: Liverpool high schools to merge
Two public high schools in Sydney’s southwest have become the latest NSW schools to go co-ed. On Monday, families at Liverpool Boys High School and Liverpool Girls High School were informed the two neighbouring campuses will merge into one brand-new co-ed school, with capacity ...
More »Cranbrook responds to Old School
The Cranbrook School council has hit back at claims made in Monday night's ABC Four Corners program, that the school has a history of sexual abuse and misconduct among staff and students, declaring that it handles disputes with “care and confidentially” ...
More »Asbestos testing now in Qld schools
Asbestos-tainted compost may have been used at a top Queensland private school and a dog park, with urgent testing underway to determine if the soil has come from a contaminated stockpile. Authorities are still racing to identify how much contaminated compost has ...
More »Counsellors can’t fill school counsellor roles
Qualified counsellors are not considered for public school counselling roles in any state but Victoria despite nationwide school mental health practitioner (MHP) shortages. The Victorian Department of Education will now allow registered counsellors to fill MHP roles in secondary schools ...
More »Pay gaps better represent majority female workforce in a few schools
Although national education trends show women overall earn less than men in private schools, some have pay gaps in favour of women. Recent data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for the first time shows how much private ...
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