A lack of job security, inequitable pay rates, and unsupportive work environments for First Nations language educators has led to the independent and state teachers' unions working together in Queensland to create stronger industrial guidelines for its Indigenous school staff. ...

Next month, thousands of students and their families will find out whether they have been offered a place in Year 7 at a selective high school in New South Wales. Selective schools dominate the top Year 12 results, and demand ...

The federal government is offering million dollar grants to fund upgrades to remote school boarding facilities, but the principal of an Alice Springs school has questioned whether or not it’s enough.  Until August 9, funding of up to $10m per project ...

Forty teachers and principals have been suspended with pay due to ongoing disciplinary matters by the Department of Education and Queensland College of Teachers (QCT), which have come under fire for allowing the cases to go on for years. Data revealed two of the cases ...

The Minns government has made a post-budget announcement that public sector workers will receive a 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years with a $1000 top-up if inflation exceeds 4.5 per cent. Independent Education Union NSW/ACT branch secretary Carol ...

The NSW Department of Education will conduct its first review into the state’s distance education program in more than a ­decade. Currently there are 11 schools for Distance Education that provide education to more than 8000 students. At the commencement of Term 2 2024, ...

The Fair Work Commission will hold a consultation hearing for the 'right to disconnect' changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 on Wednesday as part of Labor's Closing Loopholes changes to industrial relations laws. The amendment, to be active for businesses ...

Next week’s NSW budget will set aside a record $1.08bn for “minor works” at schools, including $600m for school maintenance work, $200m to bust a backlog of small upgrades and refurbishments, and $150m for improving disability access and safety. The ...

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has allocated $1.274bn to education in the state budget handed down on Tuesday whilst focusing on cost-of-living relief, following suit with the other budgets announced this year. Educators Thousands of additional teaching support staff will be ...

A total of $256.3m will has been allocated to education by the South Australian state government in the 2024-25 budget, along with a new 20-year framework that will change how schools receive infrastructure spending. The plan will make significant changes ...