As we stand at the threshold of 2024, the Australian education sector finds itself at a critical juncture. We have the opportunity to solve persistent workforce challenges using contemporary and transformative organisational strategy and design processes, or the choice to ...
More »Meet the principal of Australia’s oldest public school
When Mick McCann first walked into Newcastle East Public School, he thought he was in Hogwarts. "I had no idea it was Australia's oldest school," the 52-year-old told Education Review. "I was walking around and saw the big gothic buildings, ...
More »‘I feel helpless’: high rates of school violence against Australian principals
In his nearly 15 years of experience as a high school principal, Nick* has been "physically threatened", subject to verbal abuse and threats and been targeted online by parents and students. "As principals, we take on everything on top of ...
More »Lighting the flame: Growing lifelong learners
A principal uses her experiences in Tonga and Japan to grow lifelong learners. Trudy Moala has led primary schools for 24 years. Starting her career in Adelaide as a primary school teacher, her life took an intrepid turn when she travelled ...
More »More pay for remote principals
Salaries over $200,000 are needed to attract the best principals to run schools in troubled indigenous communities, NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says. The government has unveiled a plan for 15 executive principals to be paid $55,000 more than what ...
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