Principals, teachers and senior education leaders from across NSW gathered in Sydney this week to attend the fourth annual SMH Schools Summit. The event, marking the first in-person event since COVID-19, dissected some of the major issues facing Australia's education ...

Schoolchildren as young as year 3 will be made to wear face masks in Western Australia from Thursday despite mandates easing across the country. As Covid-19 cases soar in the state, which has gone through the past two years of ...

Almost 1000 schools across south-east Queensland were closed from Monday, and people urged to work from home, as severe flooding shows no signs of easing. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced 630 state schools and 356 catholic and independent schools would close, with that list expected to ...

School students and teachers across NSW will be freed from mask mandates next week, as the state’s health authorities continue to ease Covid-19 restrictions. From Monday, all students and high school staff will no longer need to wear a face ...

The NSW Teachers Federation has warned it will take industrial action in Term 2 if a controversial new suspension policy comes into effect. In a state council meeting last Saturday, the union's 300 members agreed to oppose the Department of ...

High-profile infectious disease expert Nick Coatsworth has called for a re-evaluation of mask policy, specifically in schools. The former deputy chief medical officer posted on social media on Tuesday he believed the “tide has turned on masks”. “People recognise they had ...

Students with a greater sense of wellbeing are far more likely to achieve a higher test score later in the school year, new research has shown.  A new study from Australian National University collected data from 3,400 Year 7 to ...

Shocking footage has emerged of a Sydney high school teacher allegedly smoking an unknown substance from a makeshift Gatorade bong while surrounded by students in their uniforms. Lauren Russell, 42, was arrested following an investigation into the alleged supply of ...

Australia's childcare sector has recorded a spike in serious incidents over the past year, as year 12 completion rates fall to record lows, according to a recent Productivity Commission report.  In 2020-21, there was a total of 20,599 serious incidents ...

The long standing 9am-3pm school day could be in for a change soon, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet revealed this week. Suggesting the hours were out of date and out of step with modern life, Mr Perrottet revealed trials were already ...