NSW teachers' wages should be increased up to 25 per cent over the next seven years to counter low salaries and inflation, a new report shows. A report by the University of Sydney analysed teachers' pay over the past 30 ...
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Before joining his colleagues on the picket lines today, Glenn Lowe, a high school head teacher in the Wollongong Catholic diocese shared with Education Review his experience of the teacher shortage crisis. Wednesday was a busy day for Lowe. The ...
More »NSW government sues union over teachers strikes
The NSW education department has launched legal proceedings against the state's largest education union over a series of teachers' strikes held in May. According to supreme court documents obtained by the Daily Telegraph, the NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) breached orders ...
More »Better teacher pay not the answer to lifting student performance: thinktank
Teachers in Australia can expect more pay than their peers in comparable countries. The Education at a Glance 2019 report found that average actual salaries for Australian teachers were 52 per cent higher than the OECD average at pre-primary level, 36 ...
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