New teachers in Queensland will be eligible for up to $30,000 in grants as part of a new measure to attract educators to regional areas. Queensland Education Minister Di Farmer on Saturday outlined plans for a $71m package to support new ...

Developing projects outside of work is a great tool for educators to improve their teaching skills and professional relationships, a teacher and entrepreneur said in a talk at EduTECH 2024. Luke Callier is director of strategic projects at St Hilda's ...

From 26 August, workplaces will be required to respect its staff's 'right to disconnect', and will not be able to punish staff who are uncontactable outside of work hours – but how does that look in practice? The new legislation, named ...

The boss of the NSW Department of Education said graduates of public schools champion them more, and embrace the concept of the old boys’ and girls’ networks just as private schools do. More than a dozen VIP state school alumni are being ushered back in to ...

A scheme by broking company Portfolio Brokers enables anyone who works in the education sector to apply for a home loan with a 10 per cent deposit and avoid lenders mortgage insurance (LMI). LMI is usually applied to home loans ...

According to research published in the Australian Journal of Education, up to 50 per cent of teachers leave the profession within the first five to seven years, citing reasons such as job insecurity, overwhelming workloads, and insufficient support systems. For ...

Education Minister Jason Clare has announced that the former leader of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) has taken the same position at its national counterpart . Stephen Gniel has been acting chief executive at the Australian Curriculum, Assessment ...

From taxes and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will get a cash boost as the stage three tax cuts kick in, however low and middle income earners stand to benefit ...

Teachers and school support staff at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School (IGGS) and Ipswich Junior Grammar School (IJGS) in Queensland will stop work for the first time in the school’s 132 year history on Tuesday, June 4, after negotiations with school management on Monday morning ...

A NSW recruitment program that offers bonuses of up to $28,000 to teachers, among other benefits, has been expanded to 111 schools from the previous 85 amid increasing concerns from teachers and principals about workforce shortages. Schools with 'significant teacher ...