More than one in five Queensland state school staff say they lack overall support, have poor staff morale and don’t have enough help to manage their workloads, a new statewide survey has revealed. It comes as one Brisbane school reports ...
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Climate activists offer mock sick notes for students to skip school and rally
Students chucking a sickie to attend a national climate rally have been offered a mock doctor’s certificate – signed by two top scientists – that cites a “major climate health concern” preventing kids from being in the classroom. Environmental activist ...
More »Sydney principal charged with rape, non-consensual choking and assault
The founder of a Sydney Islamic home school centre has been charged with rape, non-consensual choking and assault. Mohamed El Bizry, founder and principal of Sunnah Life Academy (SLA) in Bankstown, was charged with one count of sexual intercourse without ...
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South Australian public school teachers have voted to proceed with a full day strike today after pay and condition negotiations between the union and the government failed to reach an agreement. Thousands of SA teachers will walk off the job ...
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Teachers will soon get access to three free short courses on classroom management and teaching strategies developed by the University of Adelaide. The short courses will be developed by the University of Adelaide Profesional and Continuing Education (PACE) and will ...
More »Same-sex couples banned from religious school formal
The girlfriend of a St Ursula's College student has been told she cannot attend her partner's Year 12 formal after the all-girls Sydney school found out some students were intending to bring their same-sex partners as plus ones. Abbie Frankland ...
More »10-year-old dies under elevator at school for disabled children
St Lucy's School will remain closed today after a 10-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday after becoming stuck under an elevator at the school on Sydney's upper north shore. The school for disabled children in Wahroonga called emergency services around ...
More »Teacher found dead at prestigious Sydney school
The body of a woman in her 20s has been found on campus grounds this morning at St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney’s CBD. The woman, believed to be a staff member at the prestigious Anglican school, is yet to ...
More »A star educator shares her award-winning approach
A high school maths teacher has been recognised as an education ‘Rising Star’ for implementing an innovative teaching style at her alma mater. Ms Stephanie Thomas was the winner of the Education Rising Star award at this year’s Australian Education ...
More »“It doesn’t test how kind you are:” Aussie kids grill Education Minister on NAPLAN
The federal Education Minister was in the ‘hot seat’ in a recent news podcast where primary-aged kids grilled him on his education policies. Minister Jason Clare joined the Squiz Kids Today podcast, where young Australians asked him about teacher shortages, ...
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