Teachers walk away from low pay and 60-hour week
Teachers are calling for better pay, relief from administration, greater classroom autonomy and support for their wellbeing.
Education
ALP builds education campaign
Bill Shorten has claimed that only a Labor government was committed to ‘extra resources’ for schools.
Schools ‘gaming uni entry’
Glaring anomalies in the uni entry system are benefiting a small cohort of students who study the International Baccalaureate.
When the enemy is the couch
Whip smart Meg Jacobs could have been anything. She chose to teach 800 kids from Brisbane’s toughest battler suburbs. Why?
Labor’s school funding blitz
Victorian Labor is planning a pre-election attack on the Coalition as Education Minister James Merlino pulls out of a key forum.
Chloe on practical path to medicine
A record number of indigenous students across Australia, including Chloe Barber, are finding paths to enter university.
ALP ‘to review NAPLAN’
A Shorten government would review NAPLAN, Tanya Plibersek has revealed.
Teaching bid for top students faces crisis
Australia’s schooling system is facing an ‘unprecedented’ crisis, a leading education academic has warned.
Focus on economy, RBA tells schools
The Reserve Bank has called on education authorities to arrest a sharp decline in the number of students studying economics.
ALP opposed bid to protect gay students
Labor rejected a recommendation that would have stopped LGBTI students from being denied enrolment at religious schools.
Students’ distress over lesson
One of Sydney’s most prestigious schools has cautioned a Year 4 teacher over a “very distressing” lesson on indigenous history.
‘Quality lost on young readers’
An elite Sydney school principal has expressed alarm at the reading habits of young people, listing the books they should tackle.
Students ‘groomed and seduced’ by teachers
Ex-students of Port Macquarie High say they were “targeted, groomed and seduced’’ into sexual relationships with teachers.
Strength in home away from home
Kimberley high school student Shaleeka Ozies needed to escape the demons in her home town of Derby.
Talks to champion incentive plan
The Berejiklian government’s incentives and cash bonuses to remote teachers in NSW are expected to be held up as an example.
Parents backing NAPLAN as guide to their children’s progress
As demands mount for the test to be scrapped, research has found most parents believe there is nothing wrong with NAPLAN.
On target to follow their dreams
Noongar teenagers Tayla Winmar and Jenaya Colbung have big plans for life after they finish high school on Western Australia’s picturesque south coast.
Bid to close education gap
Teachers will have HECS debts waived if they work in remote indigenous communities, under a major initiative.
Giving back via indigenous policy
Student Jerome Pang, 23, wants to dedicate his career to influencing policy that will improve the lives of Aboriginal people.
Personal best ‘key to results in school’
Students should be encouraged to aim for a ‘personal best’ in the classroom.
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