Police have arrested a man during a protest against Covid vaccinations outside a high school in Sydney’s west. Officers from Nepean Police Area Command were called to Cranebrook High School about 8.30am on Tuesday after a group of up to 40 adults, students and ...
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Two high schools cancel Grease musical production over outdated, sexist themes
Two Perth schools have cancelled their co-production of the musical Grease because the movie’s themes and content are outdated. Year 7-10 students from Scotch College and Presbyterian Ladies‘ College were due to perform the iconic musical this month but decided ...
More »American teacher wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize 2021
American teacher Keishia Thorpe was crowned winner of the Global Teacher Prize overnight for her work getting first-generation American kids of immigrant backgrounds into college. The $1 million prize is the largest teaching prize of its kind and is now ...
More »Teachers union bans Victorian Labor MPs from visiting school campuses amid pay disputes
Public school staff will ban Victorian state Labor MPs from visiting campuses as politicians ramp up their campaigns ahead of next year’s state election. It comes as the Victorian teachers union fights for a larger pay increase, warning the ban ...
More »NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says HSC students will be made to wear masks during exams
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has ruled out allowing HSC students to sit exams mask free, saying he “tried everything” to ditch the rule. Even private school students will be made to cover their mouths and noses – including those getting a $38,000-a-year ...
More »Two teenagers charged with attempting to unlawfully kill teacher after stabbing at Willetton Senior High School in Perth
Western Australia’s education minister has responded to allegations two teenagers charged with trying to kill a teacher allegedly discussed burning down the school weeks earlier. The female teacher at Willetton Senior High School was stabbed with a knife just after 11am on Monday, prompting ...
More »Vaping weed on the rise among teens
New research has found that vaping cannabis is on the rise among teens in Canada and the US, and experts believe a similar rise could be on the cards for kids in Australia. Research by the University of Queensland found ...
More »Teenage boy arrested after teacher stabbed at Willetton Senior High School in Perth
A teenage boy has been arrested after a teacher was allegedly stabbed at one of Perth’s top public schools on Monday. The alleged incident triggered a lockdown at Willetton Senior High School, in the city’s southern suburbs, before police launched ...
More »Hundreds join teacher’s legal challenge to Vic’s Covid jab mandate
A legal challenge to Victoria’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate has been taken up by more than 100 people, some authorised workers, amid concern the order is forcing businesses to close and people to lose work. The state’s vaccine mandate, believed to ...
More »Study of Delta strain in NSW schools, childcare finds most spread by staff
Most of the Covid-19 spread in schools and early childcare centres during Australia’s Delta wave was driven by staff, new research reveals. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute experts also said face masks for grade three students and above would help reduce ...
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