Program helps students build STEM skills
The first P-TECH pilot program in Western Australia was launched today, delivering real-world skills training for the state’s students
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SRE opponents ‘misleading’ public
The peak body representing SRE in NSW schools says opponents of the classes are manipulating recent figures to further an ‘anti-religion agenda’
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How feedback can boost student outcomes
The Educator speaks to a principal about how she used feedback to supercharge teaching and learning outcomes at her school
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Schools need ‘own ICAC’ for abuse complaints
Disability advocates say the existing complaints handling process for abuse against school children is deeply flawed and must be replaced
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One-third of schools ‘full or overflowing’
New data from the NSW Education Department has shed light on a creeping enrollment crisis in the state’s schools
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Labor calls for Royal Commission into schools
Deputy Labor leader, Tanya Plibersek, has called for a Royal Commission into the treatment of children with disabilities
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Daily police patrols to ‘protect students’
Police will conduct daily patrols around a Sydney school in a bid to protect students from drug users and their paraphernalia
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Court hands down decision on teacher who called principal ‘a maggot’
An unfair dismissal case involving a teacher who called her principal ‘a maggot who deserves to be stomped on’ has concluded
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Far-Out Friday: Principal’s exorcism ritual stinks up classrooms
A South African principal allegedly sprinkled a foul-smelling substance in a bid to rid his school of evil spirits
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CCTV in classrooms 'could prevent abuse incidents'
While privacy groups say the presence of cameras in classrooms goes too far, others argue it could deter incidents of abuse. The Educator investigates