A former Scotch College student who allegedly suffered “irreversible and irreparable” abuse at the hands of multiple teachers in the 1980s is suing the elite school and urging other alleged victims to come forward.
More than a dozen teachers and principals have been suspended by Victoria’s education regulator in the first six months of the year. See the full list here.
Parents are being urged to avoid using screens as a quick fix to combat toddler tantrums, with new research linking excessive screen time to increased rates of anxiety, depression and aggression.
Almost 180 childcare centres in Victoria don’t meet national quality standards. See where yours ranks with our comprehensive database.
Victorian principals will be given the authority to suspend or expel students caught assaulting, bullying or threatening other students or teachers outside of school hours, amid a crackdown on bad behaviour.
The state government has committed to scaling back extensive admin work being shouldered by Victorian teachers to give them more time to spend in the classroom. Here’s how it will work.
Deakin University has launched an investigation after discovering a property law assignment was based on last year’s exam, with hundreds of students caught up in the “shameful” breach.
A 15-year-old boy accused of holding a machete to the throat of another teenager at a suburban McDonald’s is back in the community after he was granted bail.
A “significant physical incident” at Elsternwick train station has caused an after school scare, prompting an elite college to direct students to seek alternative ways home.
A maths teacher from a Catholic high school in Melton and a northern suburbs P-9 school educator are the latest to be suspended by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
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