Free sanitary products will be made available in West Australian secondary state schools to ensure girls don’t miss out on their education due to the costs of period items. The program is set to start at the beginning of Term ...
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Plans are afoot to formally teach the Noongar language in Western Australian primary schools alongside Asian and European languages. Noongar is the language of Aboriginal people hailing from WA’s south-east and has been taught in some of the state’s primary ...
More »Should play time be structured in primary school?
Clarkson Primary School in Perth has kindled debate over children’s playtime after the school decided it would replace free play at recess with structural play in a move to get students engaging with one another. Principal Tony Shields said he ...
More »Strike to affect start of WA school year
The start of the school year in Western Australia this week will be marred by strike action involving education department public servants protesting against job cuts. More than 100 staff recently took voluntary redundancies. The Community and Public Sector rejects ...
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