Building a positive school culture can help reduce teacher stress, boost their effectiveness, and give them more time to focus on students, yet grasping the concept and implementing it can be challenging. According to former school principal and founder and ...
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Respect will reduce teacher attrition rate: podcast
While the government has been trying to tackle teacher shortages via a workforce plan, an expert has argued respecting educators is key to reducing attrition rates and engaging more people in the profession. In most cases, teachers feel respected by ...
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One Nation MLC Mark Latham has accused Education Minister Sarah Mitchell of using “political spin” to glaze over a hotbed issue in a northwestern NSW community. Earlier this month, Mitchell and Latham travelled to Walgett Community College in the state’s ...
More »WA govt to provide free period products across secondary schools
Free sanitary products will be made available in West Australian secondary state schools to ensure girls don’t miss out on their education due to the costs of period items. The program is set to start at the beginning of Term ...
More »‘Historically low’ absences behind 2022 NAPLAN results delay
Early NAPLAN results have been delayed this year due to “unprecedented” rates of student absences caused by COVID-19, floods and the flu. The 2022 NAPLAN tests marked the final year of transition to online testing, with 4.3 million tests submitted ...
More »Survey highlights literacy ‘epidemic’ in Australia
A large number of Australian adults are struggling with basic literacy skills, new research has revealed, with most agreeing that technology could have helped them overcome reading and writing difficulties while at school. Global technology education company Texthelp commissioned a ...
More »Radioactive rock found at Sydney school
The Department of Education has revealed an investigation is still ongoing into how a radioactive rock ended up inside a high school science classroom in Sydney. In a letter sent out on August 18, Randwick Girls’ High School principal Lucy ...
More »NSW schools receive $1.2 billion infrastructure spend
The 2022/23 NSW state budget will include $1.2 billion to upgrade all NSW state school facilities. The maintenance operation will include gates, window and door repairs, painting, fencing and floor renewal. “We are delivering a record number of new and ...
More »Banning mobile phones doesn’t work, we need to educate kids better: podcast
High schools around the country have banned mobile phones to ensure students' wellbeing and learning outcomes, yet research shows it does not provide the expected effect in the long term. Schools choosing to ban mobile phones often believe it will ...
More »Workloads and safety risks hit teachers the hardest in COVID-19: study
More than 90 per cent of Australian teachers saw their stress levels increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, driving educators away from the job. A recent study carried out in collaboration between La Trobe University and Swinburne University of Technology revealed ...
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