Education
Meet the rebel teachers educating WA kids their own way
“Everyone wants the best, but everyone speaks a slightly different language. The only way I felt like I could create the best was by stepping outside the system.”
- by Holly Thompson
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Middle East tensions
Sydney school board member stands down after Hezbollah speeches
Sheikh Ahmad Jundi has resigned from an Islamic college after questions from the Herald about his support for the Iran-backed group in two speeches.
- by Patrick Begley and Lucy Carroll
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Social media
Restrict phones and social media, but let’s not lose sight of the real issue in WA schools
While restrictions and bans would be helpful, we also need to be realistic about the challenges of enforcing this. But this WA principal says it’s just the first step.
- by Belinda Provis
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Education
‘The system is holding him back’: The WA students facing ATAR hurdles
The number of West Australian students applying for special provisions during their final ATAR exams is growing, despite fewer students choosing to sit them.
- by Holly Thompson
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Education
University of Melbourne appoints first female vice chancellor
The university has announced its next vice chancellor after Duncan Maskell said earlier this year he was stepping down in 2025.
- by Alex Crowe
Meet the student who never missed a single day of school in 13 years
Michael sat through about 864,000 minutes of class time – a feat believed to be unmatched by any other student in recent history.
- by Christopher Harris
The high price of withdrawing a bullied child from private school
Parents say schools are financially penalising them - and some are being made to sign non-disclosure agreements - if they withdraw their children due to bullying.
- by Jordan Baker
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Teaching
A $300 watch and Dom Perignon: The gifts lavished on Queensland’s teachers
Apples are old hat; Apple AirPods are where it’s at when it comes to showing appreciation for your child’s teacher. But is it what they really want?
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Education
Queensland’s home-school regulator needs overhaul, review finds
A rethink of the burgeoning home-school sector has been proposed amid a tripling in the number of children taught at home.
- by Matt Dennien and Felicity Caldwell
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Education
Funding review ordered for Melbourne private school swimming in federal cash
The Commonwealth will review its funding of a top private school after The Age revealed the school was splashing $85 million on a new sports complex.
- by Noel Towell
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Education
Students assaulting multiple staff, carrying weapons: NSW schools’ behaviour crisis
About 2300 assaults were reported across the state’s private and public schools in the year to June.
- by Lucy Carroll
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