NSW teachers will no longer need their accreditation signed off by their school principal under a new policy of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) that comes into effect from November 1. Teachers will still need to complete the existing ...
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Extreme fire danger: 20 NSW south coast schools closed today
Schools on the south coast of NSW, located in areas with elevated bushfire risk, are closed today due to extreme fire danger ratings and the risks associated with early season heat. The decision was made by the NSW Department of ...
More »Warrkamu Yikamartala: Marble Bar Primary School wins on the global stage
Marble Bar Primary School in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is a small school that's winning major global awards for its innovative virtual world experiences and two-way pedagogical approach to STEM disciplines. Marble Bar currently has 13 primary and ...
More »Major overhaul to SA early childhood education sector
An ambitious overhaul to South Australia’s early childhood education and care sectors has been launched following the sweeping recommendations from the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care. Commissioner Julia Gillard handed down her 43 recommendations to overhaul the ...
More »‘Unfair advantage’: Principal’s warning as kids skip school to study
Sydney students are going to extreme lengths to get ahead in this year’s HSC exams with reports some are skipping school to cram in more study time at home. Sydney Boys High School principal Kim Jaggar has written to parents ...
More »Teachers boycott nuclear sub challenge in schools
There's growing momentum among teaching unions to boycott a government-backed challenge tasking high school students to design a nuclear-powered propulsion system. The Nuclear-powered Submarine Propulsion Challenge, launched by Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Jonathon Earley in June, seeks to ...
More »School principals across Australia suffering, a Monash University study reveals
Stress, burnout and increasing workloads are pushing principals to the brink, as experts warn urgent work needs to be done to address retention and recruitment. A new study led by Monash University’s Faculty of Education aims to shed light on the ...
More »ILF helping to close the gap
Recent federal government data shows that Indigenous children are 20 per cent less likely to start school on track developmentally than their non-Indigenous peers. The annual Closing the Gap report released on 12 July indicates Australia is not currently on ...
More »Importance of STEM activities in early childhood
Over 600 school students in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and NSW will participate in an expanded in-school learning program designed to increase early awareness and participation in STEM subjects. Defence security company BAE Systems and technology company Lumination partnered ...
More »Urgent national action plan on school refusal
A Senate report released last week has called on federal and state governments to implement urgent actions to address the rising trend in ‘school refusal’ among Australian students. The Education and Employment References Committee (EERC) received 172 submissions for the ...
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