Bullying in Australian workplaces is a problem – a 2015 report from Safe Work Australia (SWA) found 9.4 per cent of its respondents had been bullied in their workplaces in the past six months. This was an increase from seven ...

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 ...

Aurora Education Foundation is an Indigenous education organisation that provides opportunities and resources, such as scholarships and tutoring, to First Nations students. The foundation's goal is to encourage all Indigenous school students to realise their educational potential, and become aware ...

Huge gender disparities in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers are the focus of many of this Friday's International Women's Day celebrations. Only 15 per cent of STEM jobs are held by women, and just 23 per cent of senior ...

Teachers will have the right to refuse to respond to emails or phone calls from colleagues, parents or students outside of school hours thanks to the new Closing Loopholes Bill. The workplace laws, passed earlier this month, give millions of ...

A student teacher test that ensures teachers are in the top 30 per cent in the country in literacy and numeracy skills has increased its number of allowed attempts from three to unlimited. The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial ...

Australia’s persistent teacher shortages in schools have reached “crisis” levels, according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Millions of students across the country are due to head back into classrooms over the next week, but schools are facing crippling staffing issues. Amid continued ...

Teachers will soon get access to three free short courses on classroom management and teaching strategies developed by the University of Adelaide. The short courses will be developed by the University of Adelaide Profesional and Continuing Education (PACE)  and will ...

The 2024 recipients of the NSW Premier's Teacher Scholarship were announced last Wednesday, and each will receive either $10,000 or $15,000 to fund a five-week study tour either in Australia or overseas. Successful applicants submitted research proposals about how the ...

A new policy from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), effective from November 1, aims to lessen administrative workloads for NSW teachers by scrapping principal signatures on accreditation renewal paperwork. Teachers are still required to complete 100 hours of professional ...