Workforce
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Applications to teaching degrees increase significantly thanks to scholarships, incentives
Student teacher enrolments are bouncing back nationally after they dipped during the Covid-19 pandemic, fuelling positivity that the pipeline of…
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School principal job vacancies up 10 per cent in Australia
A job listing analysis has found the school principal role is the second-fastest growing high-salary job vacancy in Australia, with…
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National teaching award nominations open
Australia's longest-running teacher recognition program, the National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA), is now accepting nominations. Teachers are encouraged to…
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Concern as student teachers plug workforce shortage in SA
Student teachers are increasingly being called on to lead classes before they are fully qualified as principals struggle to recruit…
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Fair Work awards Melbourne private school staff right to strike
Staff at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious girls’ schools could go on strike over stalled talks about working hours and…
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1,000 scholarships announced for student teachers
The federal government has awarded 1,000 more scholarships to teaching students in round two of its Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships Program.…
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4100 teacher positions unfilled across NSW, SA and Vic
Australian classrooms will be short more than 4000 educators in 2025, education leaders warn. Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian branch…
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Revolution in education has always been driven by teachers: Opinion
In the 1960s, when the real post-war revolution in education began, teachers believed they were helping transform schools from traditional teacher-centred approaches…
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The role of education in a “fake news” world: Opinion
There is no doubt that we live in challenging times. Our era has been labelled by some as ‘post-truth’, implying…
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Teachers resigning due to “secondary trauma”
A new study has exposed the under-researched "silent cost" of educating students who are going through trauma at home that…
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