The physical classroom will become virtual, a US-based multinational tech vendor says. In its 2020 Technology Landscape report Citrix predicts technology will turn the traditional educational experience into more a personalised learning model. Essentially, Citrix says this means technology – such as the internet ...

Registered training organisations, including TAFEs and universities, should be ranked by performance to enable students and employers to better choose their course, a national training provider has said. AlertForce has expressed concern about recent reports that show only 1 in ...

Bruce and Denise Morcombe are hoping a new child safety app will let parents afford their kids more freedom. The Amego app, developed by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and developer Appfactory, works by sending an immediate notification to a parent's ...

A Geelong Grammar School teacher's "distressing" conduct with students was bad enough to sack him but he was kept on for more than a decade, an inquiry has heard. Several senior staff members raised concerns about maths teacher and house ...

Premier Mike Baird says he is "incredibly sorry" at the hurt suffered by one NSW mum over the Gayby Baby furore. Budget estimates hearings are often a dry affair but the questioning took a personal turn on Thursday. Upper house ...

Zero-tolerance policies on drugs are common; is there ever a time to cut a student some slack? Although schools generally have extensive policies and procedures to guide students and teachers who face ethical dilemmas, there are times when we might ...

Legal dangers abound when interacting with the parents of students – and every situation is different. There are many complex issues surrounding interaction with parents that have the potential to trip up schools if not handled properly from a legal ...

A South Australian childcare centre is calling on the state government to fund a child abuse education and prevention program to help "unclog" the state's child protection system. Natasha O'Brien, the owner of O'Brien's Montessori Centre in north-east Adelaide, says ...

A sacked Geelong Grammar School teacher accused of sexual abuse was later employed as an emergency teacher and allowed to take boys away for a weekend trip, the child abuse royal commission has heard. A former student, BKV, alleges that ...

A study of primary school students with hearing loss has shown children with double cochlear implants performed much better in exams than kids with only one. The University of Melbourne study measured academic performance of 44 profoundly deaf 8-year-olds across Australia ...