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Private school parents plead for COVID-19 financial help
Parents are flooding some of the state’s richest private schools with financial hardship requests after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted mass job losses.
Sydney school goes viral for the right reasons
A group of teachers and staff from a small primary school in Sydney have gone viral on social media after making a very special video to help keep schoolchildren’s spirits up while they were learning from home. WATCH HERE
Sydney Catholic schools make decision on school term
Catholic schools across NSW will begin their school holidays early in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the move sparked widespread confusion among parents.
Sydney mum blasts principals’ online teaching ‘edicts’
A stressed Sydney mum has blasted school principals for issuing unrealistic homeschool “edicts” to working parents who are trying to keep their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NSW teachers dish out virtual punishments for students
Students are being warned even though they might be now learning at home, they can still be “sent” to the principal’s office if they misbehave in online classes.
Revealed: NSW and Sydney schools closed by COVID-19
NSW schools are continuing to close as the coronavirus crisis gripping the state continues to deepen. We list all today’s closed schools plus how many schools have closed due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
Explainer: Why NSW schools are still open
Parents are dealing with mass confusion over the status of NSW’s schools as the coronavirus crisis deepens. We explain why the state’s schools remain open despite advice to keep your children home.
PM’s new $250b debt limit and indoor gathering rule
Scott Morrison has announced a new indoor gathering limit for Australians after he delayed the Federal Budget. It comes after NAPLAN tests were scrapped and Australia’s death toll climbed to seven.
NAPLAN results: Best and worst schools revealed
Public primary schools have beaten their private school counterparts in last year’s NAPLAN results. SEARCH YOUR SCHOOLS RESULT
Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/christopher-harris/page/53