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Principal bashed with wooden stake
A Sydney high school principal has been assaulted by a student wielding a wooden garden stake
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Pay gap ‘compounding challenges for primary principals’
Principals warned that pay disparities between primary and secondary school heads are only adding to the profession’s existing woes
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Personalised learning ‘harmful’ – experts
Teaching students according to their individual learning styles should be ditched in favour of evidence-based practice, according to leading scientiststs
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Girls gain edge over boys in science
For the first time since sample testing began, a small but significant gender gap in science outcomes has emerged – in favour of girls
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Excelsia launches accelerated Masters degree online
One college is allowing its students to graduate in as little as 16 months, and be ready to move into leadership roles such as department head or principal
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On a quest for the “Holy Grail” of education
One college is personalising its students’ learning experience to provide more time for deeper, individualised discussion between teachers and students
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Could this controversial answer to bullying work?
A controversial idea to help schools stamp out bullying has become the subject of a new two-part documentary
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Govt’s ‘teacher test’ results announced
The Federal Government has released the results from last year’s test that assessed the skills of new teachers
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19 Sydney schools ‘at risk’ from radicalisation
19 Sydney schools have been identified as being at risk from radicalised recruiters seeking to exploit vulnerable students. The Educator investigates
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Department responds to threat, My School 2017 & a new science syllabus
Making news this week, a new principal’s receives an ominous threat, school heads respond to My School 2017 and a new science extension syllabus is announced
