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 Suggesting the hours were out of date and out of step with modern life, Mr Perrottet revealed trials were already ...

Cleaners working in NSW schools have been excluded from the rapid antigen testing scheme made available to teachers and to students. NCA NewsWire has seen an email from a government bureaucrat to the United Workers Union confirming cleaners will not be required ...

Key supporters of controversial religious discrimination laws have been left in the dark as their letters to the Attorney-General go unanswered. Under questioning at a parliamentary hearing, the Australian Christian Lobby confirmed it had no idea about a deal to ...

Parents could be called in to help supervise children in the classroom under a bold new plan to help schools tackle with Covid outbreaks. Amid concerns of staff shortages, independent schools have been told they can ask parents to volunteer to supervise students in ...

Sydney parents can expect to fork out nearly half a million dollars to put their child through an independent school, at a cost 10 per cent higher than the national average, new data has found. Research from the Futurity Investment ...

It was the photo that captured the pure devastation after a freak gust of wind blew a jumping castle 10 metres into the air at a primary school in Tasmania. Taken by ABC reporter Monte Bovill, the confronting image showed two police ...

NSW teachers and transport workers have sparked chaos across the state as workers are taking strike action over ongoing pay disputes with the state government. Staff have walked off the job for 24 hours on Tuesday, with up to 400 ...

Experts have revealed why it’s so important for Australian children to get the Pfizer jab when it becomes available from January next year. The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced on Sunday that it had provisionally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for ...

Alan Tudge has been asked to stand aside while serious allegations raised by a former staff member are investigated. The Education Minister went public with his extramarital affair with former staffer Rachelle Miller last year. But on Thursday, Miller came forward with ...

A former high school teacher who faced child sex offences has left court feeling “very relieved” after charges against her were dropped. Natalie Linda Zuccon, 37, was charged with five aggravated counts of making a child amenable to sexual activity over incidents ...