A 2023 program funded by the federal government's Emerging Priorities initiative saw teachers save an average of 94 hours each in lesson planning time this year. The grant program was established in 2021 to fund projects that assist school communities ...

An Australian Education Union (AEU) 2023 poll found that public school teachers fork out a combined $159.5m a year to buy classroom supplies vital to education due to the underfunding of public schools by governments. The September results said 85 ...

The Minns government's first NSW state budget released on Tuesday put essential workers at its forefront, allocating $9.8 billion to the public education system to focus on upgrading schools and getting rid of the wages cap to tackle the understaffed ...

The first public hearing for an inquiry into the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the Australian education system was held in Canberra at Parliament House on Wednesday, and is to be the first of many to decipher AI's ...

Teachers should try to check in and engage with their colleagues to help keep their stress levels at bay during NAPLAN season, an education expert has said. On Wednesday, more than 1.3 million students nationwide will sit the NAPLAN test. ...

More than 90 per cent of Australian teachers saw their stress levels increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, driving educators away from the job.  A recent study carried out in collaboration between La Trobe University and Swinburne University of Technology revealed ...

Teacher’s sources of stress at work reflect the broader school climate, new research has highlighted. Managing stress is not only the responsibility of the individual teacher – schools also have an important role to play in developing a supportive workplace ...

A recent report from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership reveals that nearly five hundred thousand educators have had their wellbeing impacted by the last three years of bushfires, floods, Covid-19, lockdowns and online learning. Teacher, coach, author and ...

Low teacher well-being and high teacher attrition are issues faced by many teachers, schools and educational systems. Pinpointing job supports that are associated with greater well-being and lower attrition among teachers is, therefore, important. This is particularly true during COVID-19, ...

Both the education sector and the Australian public are well aware of the significant challenges COVID has presented to teachers and students over the last two years. Recent data cited in an article by the Independent Education Union of Australia ...