A casual schoolteacher has been charged after allegedly sexually touching a student in Sydney’s southwest last year. Child abuse detectives launched an investigation in September after receiving reports an 11-year-old female student had been allegedly sexually touched by a male teacher while on ...

The school canteen is a crucial part of any school, particularly for students whose parents do not have the time, ingredients or knowledge to provide their children with healthy meals for the day. But as Australia prepares for this year’s ...

New research has revealed that teachers on short-term contracts are experiencing poorer job quality and feel under constant pressure to compete with colleagues to maintain employment. The study, which was led by UNSW Sydney, was also co-authored by education experts ...

The Gonski Institute for Education at UNSW has released a report calling for the highly controversial National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) to be ditched, not merely redesigned or tweaked. NAPLAN testing, which ended on Thursday and involved ...

About $40 million of South Australian taxpayer funds have been spent on public servant workplace harassment payouts over the past five years. The figures — obtained by political party SA-BEST and released by the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment — ...

The National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) has commenced today in Australian classrooms, with approximately one million students across years 3, 5, 7 and 9 expected to sit the test.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the national test ...

A Carey Grammar student has been hospitalised following a fight allegedly sparked after another student used a racial slur during a party at the weekend. Police said the 16-year-old victim was taken to hospital by paramedics following the assault in ...

Working parents with more than one child in care could have fee relief before July next year following concerns the wait was too long for struggling families. About 250,000 families nationwide are expected to reap the benefits of the childcare ...

Experts have voiced concerns that Turnitin’s proposal to buy competitor Ouriginal would give the company a near monopoly of the anti-plagiarism market, reducing diversity and giving the company a “treasure trove of data”. Ouriginial is a Stockholm-based company that formed ...

A popular ABC TV program that sparked conversations about loneliness and social isolation among older adults has returned to screens for a second season. In its debut season, Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds documented a social experiment in ...