Students in New South Wales will have their subjects overhauled for the first time in 30 years under a $196 million plan announced by the state government. The cash injection will be spread over four years to update and streamline ...
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Following the release of the Climate Council report, climate activist group School Strike 4 Climate (SS4C) is deeply concerned about the student health effects of gas heating in schools and the effect of gas use and production on the planet. ...
More »PETAA ‘committed to supporting teachers’ as NSW joins SA in implementing mandatory phonics checks
The Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) has committed to supporting teachers after New South Wales joined South Australia in introducing mandatory phonics screening checks in primary schools from 1 December 2020. The association has a long history of involvement ...
More »Strike force announced after bomb threats force NSW students to suspend HSC exams and evacuate
A new strike force has been established after bomb threats emailed from an anonymous source forced more than 300 students to suspend their HSC biology exam yesterday and evacuate their school buildings. The emails were sent to schools primarily on ...
More »Drought won’t dry up teacher numbers: NSW government
Families might be leaving some drought-affected areas of New South Wales to find work but teachers won’t necessarily need to do the same. The NSW government has committed to maintaining teacher numbers across drought-affected schools to ensure continuity for regional ...
More »Award winning educator to train future teachers
Award-winning mathematics teacher Eddie Woo has featured prominently in the media for his achievements recently, and has now been been appointed to a NSW "super teacher" role. Premier Gladys Berekiklian made the announcement on Friday, and officially appointed Woo as ...
More »From housing commission to Harvard: an educator’s journey
It's a true rags to intellectual riches tale. Murat Dizdar, the son of Turkish immigrants, grew up in in a monolithic housing commission block in the inner-Sydney suburb of Glebe. He attended the elite selective public high school, Fort Street, which ...
More »Limits put on anti-homophobic campaign
NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has vowed to continue supporting a program that aims to stamp out homophobic bullying in NSW schools, but says he won't approve teaching material aimed at tackling "heterosexism". The Proud Schools program, being piloted at ...
More »Extra pupil free day for teachers
Schools will get an extra pupil-free day next year, so teachers can get their heads around delivering the new Australian curriculum. Education Minister Adrian Piccoli announced the additional staff development day - bringing to six, the total number of school ...
More »Measles outbreak in Sydney
Schools are on high alert following a re-emergence of the measles in Sydney
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