The Educator Weekend Wrap: Principals lack training, EduTech 2016 & the world’s best public schools
Making news this week: calls for better compliancy training, EduTech 2016 and the world’s best public schools are revealed.
Making news this week: calls for better compliancy training, EduTech 2016 and the world’s best public schools are revealed.
The amount of red tape involved in principals’ day-to-day work can have serious legal implications – both for themselves and their schools. The Educator investigates.
A landmark ruling by WorkCover has concluded work-related stress contributed to the suicide of a Melbourne principal in 2014.
A private school left hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket as a result of parents’ unpaid fees has turned to debt collectors to recover the money.
Making news this week, principals slam ‘bureaucracy gone mad’, a private school is sued for $600,000 and thousands of teachers go on strike.
Principals warn that they are at crisis point as they struggle with a bureaucratic overload that threatens serious legal implications for both their schools and education departments.
Dealing with the complex nature of over-the-phone bomb threats requires more sophisticated action than installing CCTV and higher fences, say principals.
Anxious parents are harassing teachers by email and SMS and following them to their homes to confront them about their children's homework, a new study shows.
Making news this week, a report warns of a looming schools shortage, teachers reveal their biggest issues and principals get STEM help.
Principals now have an accessible guide to a wide range of STEM programs available to students. The Educator investigates how your school can benefit.