The NSW government will move on its promise to make 10,000 temporary teachers permanent, with a plan to roll out 1400 permanent contracts to public school teachers. On Wednesday the government said it will begin reaching out to 250 public ...

The newly-elected NSW government has rolled out its first round of “red tape cuts” aimed at reducing administrative burden on public school teachers. On Wednesday, the government announced it will halve more than 70 mandated policy and process changes next ...

The NSW government will pump around $5bn into childcare over the next decade to help struggling parents cope with cost of living. It is the most significant intervention by a NSW government in the childcare system, which is primarily funded by the federal ...

The NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) has slammed the state government's new public sector wage policy, saying a three per cent pay rise is 'not enough' to relieve the pressures of inflation. On Monday, Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the 2.5 per ...

Earlier this month, elite Sydney private school SCEGGS Darlinghurst became the latest to implement a total mobile phone ban for its students, igniting a discussion around technology's impact on student academic performance and wellbeing. This came weeks after north-Sydney's Shore ...

The NSW government has held its first anti-bullying roundtable to improve schools’ response to youth mental health needs and antisocial behaviour. Led by Education Minister Sarah Mitchell, the meeting was the first of an ongoing series that aims to tackle ...

NSW public school teachers will strike for 24-hours next week to protest “crippling” working conditions and unsatisfactory pay. Members of the NSW Teachers Federation held a state executive meeting on Tuesday, unanimously voting to take action on Wednesday May 4.  ...

This week, teachers and students across Australia have returned from the Easter holidays with eased COVID-19 restrictions.  Last week, Victoria announced it would be scrapping masks for students in grades 3 to 6, with children deemed close contacts no longer ...

The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) has “cautiously welcomed” a decision to scrap plans that would link NAPLAN results with qualifying for the HSC. NSW education minister Rob Stokes today announced the contentious plan would not go ahead, after ...

Educational leaders say that slashing funding flies in the face of the recommendations from the Gonski review. The NSW government decision to cut $1.7 billion from the education budget has left many teachers, students, parents and others associated with the ...