’Glow in the dark’: Billion-dollar boost to re-engage kids with school
A billion-dollar agreement will fully fund public schools for the first time in the Territory’s history. Here’s what it means.
Early Education
Why advocates are split over billion-dollar schooling boost
Union reps have praised a billion-dollar boost to end ‘shameful’ underfunding in NT public schools, but an east-coast politician has slammed the deal as ‘half-arsed’.
The community program aiming to reduce diabete rates in remote NT
A healthy-eating initiative has come to the remote town of Ampilatwatja, that has a diabetes rate nearly two times the national average.
Double take: Twins take over NT preschool
Having twins in a classroom can make life difficult for any teacher, so spare a thought for NT preschool teacher Alice Milne, who has not one but four sets to handle. See the pictures.
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Childcare fraudsters exposed online
Hundreds of childcare providers that have rorted the system have been outed in a government online list. See which state had the most fraudsters.
‘Cowboy’ tutors sting Aussie parents $1200 a subject
Australia’s tutoring industry is rife with untrained and unregulated tutors, charging massive fees often without relevant Working With Children Checks or teaching degrees.
Urgent need for change in Australian schools
Australia’s shocking results in the well-regarded PISA report highlights the need for major reform of our education system.
Huge problem with Year 6 classes
A NAPLAN analysis has revealed schools and students treat their final year at primary school as a ‘gap year’ amid calls for an overhaul of the national testing system that could reverse Australia’s sliding grades.
Australia lags in early childcare access, new report finds
Early learning in Australia is lagging behind other developed countries, a new report card from the peak early childhood advocacy has found.
NAPLAN stress giving rise to modern-day Mary Poppins
Australia’s increasingly cutthroat schooling system is prompting families to hire governesses to help their children survive.
Mental health screening for toddlers
In a billion-dollar wakeup call on the state of Australian children’s mental health, a shock report has called for very early screening for signs of anxiety or depression.
NT’s top childcare educator named
WITH such a high quality of childcare educators, it was never going to be easy for Territorians to pick their favourite. But Territorians have voted. See the winner here.
Vote for the NT’s favourite childhood educator
One of Top End parents’ favourite educators, Farrar Early Learning Centre lead educator Mel Hinton tells what it takes to be good at her job. Read and then vote for your favourite childcare educator. Poll closes 9am Friday.
‘My First Year’ photos from across the NT
STARTING school is a major milestone no matter where you grow up. That’s why the NT News has documented the landmark occasion for all Transition students across the Northern Territory in these galleries
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