Children of migrants outperform English-speaking students
Children of migrants are outperforming English-speaking students in writing and spelling while literacy standards among country kids have fallen dramatically.
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Newington apologises as dead teacher reported to police
The headmaster of a $35,000 a year Sydney private school has apologised to students for an email announcing the death of an ex-teacher after former students reported concerns of his “inappropriate behaviour”.
Hundreds of daycares shut down in state blitz
Hundreds of family daycare providers across NSW have been shut down in the past five years, for a range of reasons including negligence, a lack of supervision and staff not being qualified.
School ban a ‘slap in the face for all parents’
Parents have lashed out at a ‘ludicrous’ rule which bans them from walking their children to class at a Central Coast school — but now it has been revealed why the controversial decision has been made.
Primary school children can’t use a knife and fork
Reversing the declining state of children’s handwriting in the iPad age should start with a basic lesson in how to use a knife and fork, a Sydney principal has warned.
Kyly to keep Vaucluse mansion in Clarke divorce
Michael and Kyly Clarke have both posted pictures of their four-year-old daughter Kelsey Lee following revelations they will divorce after seven years of marriage with plans to co-parent.
Evacuations, landslides: Thousands hit by storm chaos
Sydney has been plunged into chaos after the biggest rain event in 30 years sparked floods, evacuations and landslides. While the downpours were welcomed on the bushfire front, they led to 4000 calls for help, 150 rescues and life-threatening flash-flooding.
Storm 000 calls double that of horror bushfire day
A record-breaking 16,000 calls were made to 000 in just 48 hours over the weekend – double the amount received on the busiest day during NSW’s recent bushfire crisis. Meanwhile, thousands of properties could remain without power for days as the state begins to mop up from one of our worst storms on record.
Downpours offer state some sweet salvation
The heaviest rain in three decades has killed off one of the state’s most devastating fires, is on the way to filling major dams and has offered little Archie Pursehouse (pictured) one of his first encounters with puddles on his Liverpool Plains station.
Homes evacuated in Bayview, erosion threatens Collaroy
Multiple homes have been evacuated in Bayview after a land slip, and beachside Collaroy residents are crossing their fingers as erosion threatens their homes and yards, as Sydney’s northern beaches get lashed by big winds, rains and tides.
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