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Phonics teaching at Wheelers Hill Primary School.

State schools to move to phonics earlier, after reading ‘grenade’ blows up

Teachers have secured a multimillion-dollar deal with the state government after initially being denied a say on how Victorian children should be taught to read.

  • Bridie Smith

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The family Ruffles: Vincent, Jai, Kim and Michael.

I love my children, but sheesh it’s time they went to school. These holidays have gone on forever

If parenthood is about anything, it’s about marking milestones. First steps, first words, first teeth. The first day of school can’t come quickly enough.

  • Michael Ruffles
Brighton Secondary College.

‘Incompetent’ Brighton teacher who failed to show up to own hearing banned from teaching

Hoa Tam Trinh, who was sacked from Brighton Secondary College after multiple complaints about his behaviour, skipped a disciplinary hearing accusing him of serious misconduct.

  • Caroline Schelle
The long-awaited audit did not identify any bureaucratic requirements which should be axed.

Managing medications, school refusers: Biggest drains on teachers’ time revealed

NSW Labor promised before the last state election to save five hours of teachers’ time each week. But a new audit doesn’t identify any tasks that can be cut.

  • Christopher Harris
Artificial intelligence can help uni students write essays. But is that such a bad thing?

To AI or not to AI? How chatbots can help revive the university essay

Artificial intelligence could help in writing essays, but only if we take the time to reconsider their history and real purpose.

  • Huw Griffiths
Ben Carroll

‘I’ve always been a team player’: Ben Carroll on the VCE exam crisis and what drives him

The deputy premier knows the government is under pressure, but insists they are doing what needs to be done to turn things around.

  • Annika Smethurst
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The Sydney Church of England Grammar School in Sydney’s north shore.

Co-ed principal recruited to lead one of Sydney’s oldest boys’ schools

Shore’s former headmaster, Tim Petterson, was dismissed following a culture review by the school’s government board.

  • Lucy Carroll

‘A really unhealthy culture’: Have Christmas gifts for teachers gone too far?

Even with differing public and private school policies, teacher gifts are more popular (and more expensive) than ever. But when do they go beyond showing appreciation?

  • Lauren Ironmonger
A lifetime of teaching reveals what really matters when it comes to success during school years.

I taught for 40 years. Inspiring kids comes back to one three-letter word

Many of my students were poor; some of their stories would break your heart. They achieved successes that can’t be measured with data or NAPLAN results.

  • Dianne Kupsch
Laurise Narse is quitting teaching after 22 years

Why students are shunning education degrees and teachers are quitting the classroom

Students are turning away from teaching degrees at the same time experienced teachers are leaving the profession.

  • Daniella White

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