The first and only bilingual school of an Aboriginal language in NSW has reached capacity and seeks partners to support its long-term growth. Giingana Gumbaynggirr Freedom School (GGFS), in Coffs Harbour, started in 2022 with just 15 students and is ...
More »School Management
Trust: Finland’s education system has it
If there is a one-word answer to the often-posed question, 'What is the one thing that’s most different about the Finnish system?', it is trust. As I led a tour group through Finnish schools, a number of the group were ...
More »Strathcona Girls Grammar appoints new principal
Melbourne girls’ school, Strathcona Girls Grammar announced the appointment of its 11th principal to coincide with the school’s centenary year. Lorna Beegan was born and raised in Ireland, where she received degrees from the University of Dublin and University College ...
More »Elite Sydney boys’ school moves to co-education
An exclusive all-boys private school in Sydney will overturn more than 160 years of tradition with plans to go fully co-educational by 2033. Newington College, located in the inner west Sydney suburb of Stanmore, will admit its first female students ...
More »Opposition to the School Strike for Palestine
Thousands of Victorian parents, students and educators, mainly from the Jewish community, have signed an open letter urging the state government to take stronger action on the School Strike for Palestine rally this week. The letter, written by concerned community ...
More »Qld paves the way for flexible schooling
The Queensland government has paved the way for all public primary and secondary schools to introduce flexible class schedules from next year – including four-day weeks and shorter days. The radical shake-up – effective from the first day of term ...
More »SA teachers walk off the job
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 ...
More »Free classroom management courses for teachers
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 »Principal holds fort amid teacher shortage
A primary school in country Victoria is set to start 2024 with no year three to six teacher despite multiple efforts to fill the vacancy. Located in a small tourist town approximately 300 km west of Melbourne, Minyip Primary School ...
More »