University-educated workers could be offered pay rises of up to 40 per cent to teach in schools as part of plans led by the federal government to attract more people into education. This week, the Australian Institute for Teaching and ...
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‘Game-changer’: NSW teachers receive extra help to prepare lesson plans
In an attempt to reduce their workload NSW educators will soon be receiving extra help as the government intends to deliver lesson plans and other learning materials. Teachers across the state will have the opportunity to use pre-made lesson plans ...
More »‘Devastated’: Victorian school shuts without notice
Stunned parents, children and staff only learnt their beloved private school in Victoria’s north was closing after arriving at the campus on Thursday morning. Families were notified via email late on Wednesday night that Colmont School in Kilmore had been ...
More »Primary school teacher’s arctic expedition for climate change
An educator with a passion for getting children emotionally invested in saving the ice caps gave a lesson to students as a polar bear hovered over his shoulder. Gavin McCormack is trying to bring the “amazing natural phenomena” to the ...
More »School bag checks could make vaping harder to detect: health expert
Mandatory bag checks in Australian schools could push student's vaping habits "further underground" a health expert has said, as calls to address rising rates of youth e-cigarette use amplify. This week, the Teachers’ Professional Association of Queensland (TPAQ) launched a ...
More »New coaching program better prepares education students for the classroom
A new coaching program directed at university students in education courses aims to reduce attrition rates and better prepare the future teachers for the classroom. The pilot Student Success Coach Program, launched by Charles Darwin University, oversees students undertaking the ...
More »Australia’s early educators to stage mass strike
Childcare workers across Australia will go on mass strike in September to highlight poor wages and industry conditions. On Wednesday, United Workers’ Union delegates and Early Childhood Education and Care union members unanimously voted to take nationwide action. “Educators are ...
More »Changing attitudes key to reviving kids interest in maths: expert
Helping Australian kids get better at maths may be as simple as shifting negative attitudes, according to one prominent education expert. Many students see maths as a subject only certain types of people are good at, which can stop them ...
More »NSW announces major overhaul to selective school system
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds in NSW will gain more access to selective schools as part of a major state government effort to address the education equity gap. Starting in the 2023 academic year, up to 20 per cent of selective ...
More »Teachers reveal grim new vaping statistic
A new study has revealed grim new e-cigarette usage among teens, with more than 80 per cent of teachers reporting at least some of their high-school students vaping. The study, published in the Australian New Zealand Journal of Public Health on Thursday, surveyed almost ...
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