The government inquiry into the status of the teaching profession is finally hearing from its subjects in person. In Sydney this week (with stops in other cities to come), it drew an impassioned crowd, including a school principal, teacher education academics, MPs and NSW ...
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School wellbeing is not: Compulsory yoga - when a teacher wants to sleep ? Cakes in the staffroom - when a teacher isn’t hungry ? “Don’t do any work on the wknd” - when if a teacher doesnt, they’ll be ...
More »Award-winning teacher’s equation for success
Dr Kevin Larkin can no longer claim to be an ordinary teacher. The Senior Lecturer (Mathematics Education) at Griffith University has just scooped the title of 2018 Australian University Teacher of the Year. As one of the 13 winners at the Australian ...
More »Teacher attrition figures mere hype: former ACER fellow
Around the country, Term Four is approaching. Ask any teacher if this period is stressful, and they'll likely resoundingly reply "yes". So, if media reports, including ours (and more suspect examples), as well as journal articles are to be believed, 20 to 50 ...
More »Report uncovers startling teacher statistics
The teacher brain drain continues, NAPLAN's substantially unwanted, and stress levels are untenable. Those are just some of the disquieting findings from a new Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) and Australian College of Educators (ACE) teacher survey. From over 300 teachers surveyed ...
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