EducationReview · Being a school principal during COVID-19 - Podcast They are the leaders of the school â the individuals who are ultimately responsible for the wellbeing of everyone in their school communities. And while the majority of school principals ...
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Similarities between ‘LANTITE-19’ and COVID-19: Opinion
When the coronavirus first emerged in China's Wuhan province, local authorities were slow to react and suggestions of a lack of transparency and cover-up by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were widespread. Here, too, in South Australia the Education Minister, ...
More »AEU, NSWTF criticise governments for ‘recipe for chaos’ ahead of urgent meeting today
Prime Minister Scott Morrisonâs statement on Sunday night regarding school closures has caused major confusion among principals, teachers, education support staff and parents, according to Australian Education Union (AEU) federal president Correna Haythorpe and the NSW Teachers Federation. She has urged ...
More »Australian teacher misses out on worldâs most dedicated teacher awards
Australian teacher Helen Comerford from Lumen Christi Catholic College in NSW has missed out on the worldâs most dedicated teacher award, after being pipped at the post by Columbian teacher Patricia Abril. Abril was born in Bucaramanga, Columbia, and teaches social ...
More »Issue of the week: Disability education – a national disgrace? Podcast
As a society we place a lot of trust in teachers, and the idea of socialising a child hinges on the trust that a teacher â and by extension school leadership â can provide. As you can imagine, these issues ...
More »Search is on for the world’s most dedicated teacher
Teaching is a demanding and often thankless profession. I should know, after spending roughly six years working in secondary schools in the Northern Territory. Itâs not a â9 to 5â job that you can leave behind at the front gate ...
More »Diverse schools are successful schools: AITSL report
A diverse school workforce is the key to a successful school, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), the countryâs federally funded body for excellence in teaching and leadership. Entitled Spotlight: ...
More »Using your passion for education in careers outside the classroom
As our education system evolves, so do the career opportunities for teachers. If you are looking to take your education career beyond the classroom, there are several different pathways to gain the skills to make this transition. Leading the way ...
More »Global teaching exchange program open to Australia in 2020
A US-based teacher exchange program is accepting applications for Australian and New Zealand teachers wishing to participate in a teacher exchange program in the United States next year. For over 30 years, Participate Learning has had nearly 10,000 teachers from ...
More »HALT fiction: the misconceptions around Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers
The recent Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers (HALT) Summit in Darwin highlighted the amazing work and impact being made by teachers around Australia. But for me, it also highlighted a slightly disappointing aspect of the HALT initiative. Almost a decade ...
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