Top performing teachers in NSW could land a six-figure salary to stay in the classroom under new proposals by the state government. The new policy proposal released on Tuesday would see educators who are assessed as ‘experts’ be rewarded with ...

The Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) organised the Tuesday afternoon rally to protest at state government plans to remove their conditions in return for a pay rise. QTU president Kevin Bates says the government wants to make the conditions part of its own ...

Public schools could be forced to close across Victoria with thousands of education support staff workers poised to join teachers and principals in a mass strike. Fair Work Australia on Thursday granted an Australian Education Union (AEU) request to let its 7000 members ...

Victorian teachers are hoping a deal giving pay increases to public servants will pave the way for their own negotiations. About 36,000 workers covered by the public service agreement will get 2.77 per cent average increases over four years, plus a one-off ...

Teachers who take jobs in subjects or schools that are hard to staff should be paid more, the Productivity Commission has recommended. There also should be a clear performance-based career progression to reward quality teachers. In its report on Australia's schools workforce, released ...

Thousands of Victorian teachers are preparing to begin rolling work stoppages from June after the breakdown of wage talks between their union and the state government. The Australian Education Union said it is preparing for a lengthy fight against the ...