Teachers set to strike over workloads
Teachers from more than 50 Catholic schools will strike on Thursday in protest of burgeoning workloads.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: NAPLAN results, private school fined & students ‘poisoned’
Making news this week, NAPLAN results are released, a school cops a huge fine and students fall ill after eating toxic substance.
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Private school hit with $440,000 fine
A private school has had to pay nearly half a million dollars in penalties and legal costs over a dodgy contract.
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Teachers win major pay rise
One state’s teachers are set to reach a six-figure salary from 2018 after 15 months of collective bargaining negotiations.
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Fixed-term contracts: do’s and don’ts
The Educator investigates how principals can avoid getting their schools – and themselves – into trouble when it comes to hiring teachers on fixed-term contracts.
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School fined over ‘calculated deception’
Misusing fixed-term contracts can come with heavy penalties, as one Melbourne school recently found out the hard way.
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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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Thousands of teachers to stop work in major strike
More than 8,500 teachers will soon hold full-day strikes as a wage dispute lasting almost a year drags on.
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Govt axes funding of troubled school
Hundreds of teachers’ jobs are on the line after the Federal Government announced it would axe funding to a major Sydney school.
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Top school introduces transgender uniform policy
A top UK school is now accommodating transgender students in its uniform policy. Where do Australian schools stand on this issue?