Experts have revealed why it’s so important for Australian children to get the Pfizer jab when it becomes available from January next year. The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced on Sunday that it had provisionally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for ...
More »ACARA’s digital technologies program to upskill and support teachers, students proves to be beneficial and timely
A four-year program aimed at supporting the teaching of digital technologies has also improved many Australian teachers’ ability to quickly switch to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic when school closures were an ongoing occurrence. Thousands of educators took part ...
More »Hundreds join teacher’s legal challenge to Vic’s Covid jab mandate
A legal challenge to Victoria’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate has been taken up by more than 100 people, some authorised workers, amid concern the order is forcing businesses to close and people to lose work. The state’s vaccine mandate, believed to ...
More »Parents are in ‘La-la land’: school shutdowns likely to return after NSW students go back to classrooms
Parents are living in “la-la land” if they think homeschooling is over once classrooms open back up, a virus expert has warned. NSW schools are preparing to go back to face-to-face learning this month, which will be a welcome relief ...
More »ReachOut survey reveals more than half of students reported poor mental health or wellbeing in 2021
Mental health organisation ReachOut has released disturbing new findings that show approximately one-third of Australian students are reporting that study stress is having a “major impact” on their mental and emotional wellbeing, up from 18 per cent in December 2020. ...
More »Could mandatory COVID vaccinations lead to a teacher shortage?
The deadline for teachers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in NSW is fast approaching and with no consistent national policy, questions remain for schools and principals as to what will happen once the deadline is reached. As it stands only ...
More »‘At risk of burnout’: mental health professional discusses teacher wellbeing – podcast
Like health practitioners of all stripes, 2020 and 2021 are years that many teachers in COVID-19 affected areas would probably rather forget. Undoubtedly acquiring new skills – and a greater sense of agility and resilience – benefitted many teachers, but ...
More »‘Not without risks, not without challenges’: NSWTF president on return to school plan – podcast
As NSW students prepare for a staggered approach back to the classroom, Education Review spoke to the president of the New South Wales Teachers Federation, Angelo Gavrielatos, about how well prepared the public sector is for the final school term. ...
More »The importance of classroom ventilation beyond the pandemic – podcast
As NSW students prepare for a staged return to school around mid-October, concerns have been expressed about the lack of air purification systems in NSW classrooms as well as the absence of CO2 monitors to check air quality. However, there ...
More »Sydney COVID lockdown: learning from home extended, HSC concessions
People living in Greater Sydney will be in lockdown until at least July 30 as the NSW government battles to contain the city’s outbreak of Covid-19. As 97 new cases of community transmission were announced on Wednesday, NSW Premier Gladys ...
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