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Victorian Institute of Teaching takes years to resolve cases, damning review finds

Victorian Institute of Teaching is being overhauled after a damning report finds it takes up to three years to take no action, leaving accused teachers in limbo.

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Louise Paech and husband Locky say finding the time to get children Oskar and Ella to school with a healthy lunch requires a team effort.

What cost of living crisis? Aussie parents spend big to escape hated chore

Feel like there’s not enough hours in the day? You’re not alone – and many parents are willing to splash a surprising amount of cash to get out of one particularly tedious task.

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‘Re-enacting abuse or porn’: Kids’ sexual behaviour soars at schools

Reports of disturbing behaviour between children in schools have quadrupled since 2020, as experts warn it is now Australia’s fastest-growing form of sexual abuse.

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Revealed: The Geelong schools with the wealthiest parents listed

Ever wanted to see how much families earn at the state’s top private schools? Here’s a full list of the average income of families at every elite school in Geelong and Victoria. Search now.

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Childcare staffing crisis reveals children are unsupervised despite strict ratios

Childcare educators are risking their jobs by speaking out about dangerous staffing practices leaving up to 14 children with only one adult in the room.

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St Benedict's School students Penny, Amba, Lucy and Max. Picture: Supplied.

Back to basics: Inside SA school ditching digital learning for tradition

A new Adelaide school has banned digital devices and returned to teaching methods from ancient Greece, with students claiming they’re more engaged than ever.

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Teachers have shared the bizarre classrooms moments that left them struggling not to burst out laughing - or in need of a good cry.

A staff toilets ‘crying room’ and other wild ways teachers cope

It’s not easy being a teacher, and sometimes you just need to vent. But there’s also plenty of opportunities to embrace black humour at the bizarre stuff your students say.

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Forget ‘boys and girls’ – teachers told to watch their gendered language

Teachers are being strongly discouraged from calling students ‘boys and girls’ or ‘guys’ to make classes more inclusive – and you won’t believe some of the suggested alternatives.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - ADVERTISER Photos SEPTEMBER 25, 2025: Emily Harrison with her children Archie 8yrs (Shorts) and Olive Harrison 3.5yrs (Denim Jeans) and mates, Siblings Isabella Carbone 11yrs (Jumpsuit) and 10 year old twins James Carbone (Glasses) and Stella Carbone (Black Jeans) and Ava Sckrabei 6yrs (Green Shorts) playing in their Unley backyard. Emily is the SA lead in Wait MateÃ a not for profit organisation encouraging schools and parents to work together in reducing child mobile phone use Picture: Emma Brasier

Parents’ phone-free kids pact sweeps across Australia

Parents desperate to protect their kids from tech addiction have found strength in numbers, with a revolutionary no-phones movement spreading across Australian schools.

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From sewage plants to a bottling factory, nudist beaches to a bacon slaughterhouse, our readers have recalled some of the most excruciating school excursions of their childhood.

A trip to the sewage plant, and other sh*tty school excursions

These days, pampered teens go on school trips to Europe, Japan or the ski fields. It’s a world away from the grim excursions endured by kids of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s.

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Aussie kids losing tech race as Chinese schools go all-in on AI

As millions of Chinese primary-schoolers learn to use AI in the classroom, a tech expert warns Australian students are losing the race to master the game-changing technology.

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Jade Smith, with her kids Elizabeth 7yrs, Lucian 5yrs, Lillith 2yrs is homeschooling her kids, on Friday 19th September 2025 - Photo Steve Pohlner

What’s driving desperate families into homeschooling

The number of children being homeschooled has soared more than 160 per cent in just five years – and now we know what’s driving so many families to this desperate measure.

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Classrooms in chaos: Kids taught rights not responsibility

Some schools have banned red pens to avoid hurting feelings. Educational psychologist Clare Rowe says we’ve given kids rights, but forgotten to teach them responsibility.

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Are we seeing the end of schoolyard bullying?

From the playground to the classroom, Victorian schools are seeing fewer incidents of bullying, with teachers and principals credited for driving a cultural shift as students report feeling safer and more supported than in previous years.

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