All state and territory secondary school principal associations are now affiliated with one peak body for the first time in a decade. The New South Wales Secondary Principals’ Council (NSWSPC) and the Victorian Association of State Secondary Principals (VASSP) will ...
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Student Wellbeing: Does learning outdoors make a difference?
Sydney schools are integrating nature and outdoors into their learning areas in an effort to reap the benefits of students connecting to the outdoors while they learn and play. Off the back of studies that show people are in general ...
More »Cranbrook: Sampson resigns, girl’s school chair to lead review
Sydney's Cranbrook school has enlisted the chair of a lower North Shore girls’ school to investigate claims of a toxic culture, and allegations its ex-headmaster didn't disclose a teacher’s sexual misconduct to the school’s council. Cranbrook's council president Geoff Lovell ...
More »The problem of school bullying part I: Students
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2022 report Australia’s Children says 70 per cent of children aged 12–13 experience at least one bullying-like behaviour a year, and almost half of those students (46 per cent) go on to ...
More »High school teachers cleared to teach in TAFE
High school teachers and teachers-in-training can now use their qualifications at TAFE in a "commonsense" move to ease the shortage of VET educators. Those with a secondary school teacher qualification will be excused from having to obtain a full Certificate ...
More »Govts fully fund NT schools with $1bn
Every Northern Territory public school will be fully resourced by 2029 after the federal and Northern Territory governments committed to a $1bn funding injection on Wednesday. Having signed a statement of intent on Wednesday, the federal government will invest at ...
More »University of Sydney cuts maths prerequisites for many degrees
The body representing Australia’s top scientists has said it is “concerned” by the University of Sydney’s decision to remove the maths prerequisite for students enrolling in a range of degrees that demand maths expertise. Australian Academy of Science president Chennupati ...
More »NAPLAN: Some results to be released after a month, Ramadan begins
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) announced on Monday that schools will receive preliminary NAPLAN results earlier than ever this year. Reading, language conventions, and numeracy results will be released four weeks after the final tests on March ...
More »School reopens after asbestos contamination
Liverpool West Public School reopened on Monday after bonded asbestos that was found in its garden mulch in February was removed. Teachers and students were able to return to school after the asbestos-contaminated mulch was cleared and an independent hygienist ...
More »What do schools need to do to have a good culture and healthy approach to gender?
Cranbrook in Sydney’s east is one of the most elite boys schools in Australia. On Monday night, the ABC’s Four Corners program aired claims some female teachers had been bullied by male staff and sexually harassed by students. Amid the ...
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