CCTV in school classroom: ‘Something doesn’t add up’
The presence of a CCTV camera in a kindergarten classroom has raised questions about potential risks to student privacy
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Schools begin online NAPLAN trials amid concerns
Hundreds of Australian schools have begun trialling online literacy and numeracy tests for the first time, but some schools have concerns about the rollout
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: ‘A big win for schools’, psychopath principals & NAPLAN confidentiality
Making news this week, a landmark ruling on schools by the Fair Work Commission, identifying psychopath principals and controversy over a NAPLAN confidentiality document
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Fair Work ruling ‘a big win for schools’
The Fair Work Commission has approved a landmark enterprise agreement for teachers, principals and support staff
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School cleaning reforms to reduce principal workload
The Victorian Government has announced a new school cleaning contract model for principals
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Calls for Department ‘bully’ to be banned
Teachers at one school are demanding that a senior Department official accused of bullying be banned from all of its campuses
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Govt leaving students ‘stranded’
The teachers union says Victorian public school students face significant funding shortfalls under the Federal Government’s new funding plans
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Govt announces new plan to end violence against teachers
The ACT Government has outlined a first-of-its-kind policy to end occupational violence against teachers and principals
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Is big business in schools such a bad thing?
Amid fears about its over-reach in schools, the misunderstood beast of edu-business also has a profoundly positive role to play. The Educator investigates
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Gonski 2.0 heads to Senate, unsafe classrooms & new feedback resources
Making news this week: Gonski 2.0 passes the House of Representatives, principals warn of unsafe classrooms and a new partnership is launched to boost feedback practices