A female South Australian relief teacher accused of grooming a teenage boy has had the case against her dropped. Ammy Singleton, 28, was charged with communicating to make a child amenable to sexual activity in Port Augusta last year. But ...
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‘Offensive’: NSW hearing into teacher shortages heats up
A parliamentary hearing into a shortage of teachers in NSW went off the rails on Thursday after a government MP accused a union boss of using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to push for higher wages. The state parliament’s ...
More »HSC trial exams kick off amid rail chaos
NSW high school students sitting their HSC trial exams have been urged to plan ahead after major train services were suspended across the state. Hundreds of students sitting biology, engineering studies and extension english trial exams may have been impacted ...
More »Paid to learn: 40% wage rises to recruit professionals into schools
University-educated workers could be offered pay rises of up to 40 per cent to teach in schools as part of plans led by the federal government to attract more people into education. This week, the Australian Institute for Teaching and ...
More »Australia’s educators battle with long Covid-19
Hilary Purdie first realised something wasn’t right when she couldn’t remember the names of her students. It was the Hobart-based school principal’s first day back at work after being struck down with Covid-19, and she felt absolutely exhausted. “It's only ...
More »‘Devastated’: Victorian school shuts without notice
Stunned parents, children and staff only learnt their beloved private school in Victoria’s north was closing after arriving at the campus on Thursday morning. Families were notified via email late on Wednesday night that Colmont School in Kilmore had been ...
More »Primary school teacher’s arctic expedition for climate change
An educator with a passion for getting children emotionally invested in saving the ice caps gave a lesson to students as a polar bear hovered over his shoulder. Gavin McCormack is trying to bring the “amazing natural phenomena” to the ...
More »Australia’s early educators to stage mass strike
Childcare workers across Australia will go on mass strike in September to highlight poor wages and industry conditions. On Wednesday, United Workers’ Union delegates and Early Childhood Education and Care union members unanimously voted to take nationwide action. “Educators are ...
More »Changing attitudes key to reviving kids interest in maths: expert
Helping Australian kids get better at maths may be as simple as shifting negative attitudes, according to one prominent education expert. Many students see maths as a subject only certain types of people are good at, which can stop them ...
More »NSW announces major overhaul to selective school system
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds in NSW will gain more access to selective schools as part of a major state government effort to address the education equity gap. Starting in the 2023 academic year, up to 20 per cent of selective ...
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