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The Australian Education Union is resisting the Victorian government mandate to introduce phonics teaching methods in schools.

Teachers told to ignore Victoria’s phonics push as union lashes deputy premier

An outraged teachers’ union has blasted Education Minister Ben Carroll for failing to respect the profession in a fierce response to the state government’s reading mandate.

  • Bridie Smith

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Yarra Valley Grammar School principal Mark Merry.

‘Competing with Andrew Tate’: Principal urges parents to teach respect to their kids

Schools say they can only do so much to teach students about proper online behaviour.

  • Bridie Smith
Education editor Robyn Grace and Education Minister Ben Carroll at The Age Schools Summit.

The Age Schools Summit LIVE updates: Education minister announces teaching overhaul

Twenty-five minutes of daily structured phonics will soon be rolled out across Victoria’s prep to grade 2 classrooms.

  • Broede Carmody and Bridie Smith
The NAPLAN writing test is producing a generation of formulaic writers, one researcher says.

Literacy researcher blames NAPLAN for poor student writing skills

Years of NAPLAN data reveal a decline in Australian students’ writing skills and one researcher argues the test itself is contributing to the problem.

  • Adam Carey
Victorian Education Minister Natalie Hutchins said school teaching shortages are unevenly distributed.

Top teachers urge better pay, flexibility to address staff shortages in schools

Changing attitudes to work among early career teachers, including a desire for more workplace flexibility, is a bigger hurdle to addressing the teacher shortage than the quality of teaching courses in universities, experts say.

  • Nicole Precel and Adam Carey
New data has found there is a trend towards sending kids to private high schools in WA, but some areas have been more affected by this than others.

The Age Schools Summit LIVE updates: Grand Hyatt Melbourne hosts annual education meeting in Victoria

Experts from state, independent and Catholic schools are speaking at The Age’s Education Summit, discussing a range of topics ranging from restoring a school’s reputation to reversing a decline in writing skills.

  • Henrietta Cook
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Victorian Catholic schools have been urged to embrace AI.

Victoria banned ChatGPT in state schools. But Catholic schools took a surprising stance

Catholic schools in Victoria have broken ranks to embrace the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, ignoring the government’s ban on ChatGPT in state schools.

  • Adam Carey
Albert Park College principal Steven Cook at the Village Wine Bar.

He’s been punched ‘once or twice’. But this principal is still rolling

The failure of the old Albert Park College was an opportunity for Steven Cook to start a new school from the ground up. Would he have so much freedom today?

  • Adam Carey
Acting federal education minister Stuart Robert.

Feds target disruptive classrooms, ask teachers to help find solution

The federal government has raised the alarm about distraction in the classroom and is appealing to teachers for ideas to bring order back to schools.

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Rachel Eddie
Acting Premier James Merlino speaking at The Age Schools Summit.

Mental health big theme of budget, says Merlino

Schools will play a crucial role in rolling out the government’s mental health package, the acting Premier has told The Age Schools Summit.

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Michael Fowler

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