The Educator Weekend Wrap: Principals on the brink, school cops massive fine & principal sues
Making news this week, principals say ‘enough is enough’, a school cops a massive fine and a principal sues eight people for defamation.
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Violent incidents more frequent than reported – principals
Principals warn the actual number of violent incidents against school leaders is much higher than what is being reported.
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Principals call for national zero-tolerance policy
A zero-tolerance response to the increasing number of assaults against school leaders must be rolled out nation-wide, say principals.
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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.
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Principals lack vital compliancy training – experts
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.
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Work-related stress contributed to principal’s death – WorkCover
A landmark ruling by WorkCover has concluded work-related stress contributed to the suicide of a Melbourne principal in 2014.
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Private school sends debt collectors after parents
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.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Principals at ‘crisis point’, private school sued and teachers strike
Making news this week, principals slam ‘bureaucracy gone mad’, a private school is sued for $600,000 and thousands of teachers go on strike.
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Exclusive: Principals slam ‘bureaucracy gone mad’
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.
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‘New approach’ needed to bomb threats, say principals
Dealing with the complex nature of over-the-phone bomb threats requires more sophisticated action than installing CCTV and higher fences, say principals.