Albo celebrates Spelling Bee’s big birthday
Anthony Albanese launched the fifth annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee with the help of Rockdale Public School students. Get your child’s free activity poster for class and home HERE.
Victoria Education
Could lunchtime trivia really combat ‘vicious’ teacher burnout?
Lunch time trivia and open staff rooms may be used as strategies to curb spiralling rates of burnout among young teachers and prevent them from quitting.
Full list: The state schools hit hardest by teacher shortages in Vic
Victorian state high schools are struggling to get staff as teachers shun regional campuses in favor of the city. Check to see if your school is on the list.
Full list: The Victorian schools raking in the biggest private donations
Melbourne’s wealthiest private schools are scoring massive tax-free donations to help them build new infrastructure. See which schools rake in the most.
Melbourne Uni professor launches legal action after being fired
A long-serving and highly regarded academic is suing for unfair dismissal after being sacked for alleged serious misconduct.
Students’ career and education goals misaligned by TV dramas
The latest figures reveal that TV dramas are shaping students’ career aspirations, with many aiming for professional roles without realising these require a university degree.
One in three uni students drop out. These are the courses they’re bailing on
Victorian university students are spending thousands of dollars on degrees they never complete. These are the courses they’re most likely to bail out of.
Victorian Unis fork out big cash for WorkCover claims in 2024
Some of Victoria’s biggest universities had to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to staff and students who injured themselves while on campus last year. See how your university fared.
Many want male childcare workers banned. Centres say they won’t do it
More than 5000 people have signed a petition calling for men to be banned from working in childcare centres since Joshua Brown was charged with child sex offences. Major childcare providers don’t agree.
The childcare rating list every parent should see
How does your childcare rate? With one in ten failing to meet standards, search the full list of every Australian centre now.
How alleged childcare monster got to be alone with little kids
A childcare worker who has worked alongside alleged pedophile Joshua Brown has revealed the regulation loophole that made it easy for him to be alone with children at a Melton centre.
‘Can’t guarantee safety’: Childcare centres exploiting staffing loophole
Childcare staff have sounded the alarm on the regulation loophole leaving children at risk and pushing workers to breaking point.
The screen time of 300,000 kids was tracked. The results aren’t pretty
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.
Principals given power to suspend, expel pupils for acts outside school
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.
Victorian public school teachers are being attacked 150 times a day
A damning Auditor General’s report has detailed just how often teachers are being hit, bullied and attacked across the state’s public schools — and the problem has more than tripled over the past decade.
‘Under surveillance’: The classroom apps spying on school students
Victorians schools are using edtech platforms to manage student behaviour, communicate with parents and monitor students’ online activity – but this is how some apps could threaten your child’s safety.
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