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Rising Stars 2016: Entries close NEXT WEEK
Who are the best up-and-coming education leaders in Australia? Submit your nomination today for The Educator Rising Stars issue.
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Beware of ‘ghost apps’, cyber experts warn schools
Apps that appear harmless are being used by students to store and access inappropriate material and video games during class. The Educator investigates the risks, challenges and solutions to this hi-tech problem,
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Get banks out of schools, urges senator
A senator has led calls for banking programs to be subjected to strict regulation or removed altogether from schools.
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Opinion: The bureaucracy of principal safety
Darren Stevenson, an educator with over 25 years of experience, explains how principals can reduce the occurrence of violent confrontations with parents.
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Week in Review: Major review into special schooling, principals get a pay rise and teachers strike
Making news this week, a major review into special schooling was released, principals were given a pay rise and teachers go on strike over a human rights issue.
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Teacher’s ‘extremely graphic’ photos spark investigation
An investigation has been launched into reports of a teacher giving one of her students a memory stick containing nude photos of her and her boyfriend.
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Students in crisis: Calls for govt to take urgent action
Despite a recent review into the ACT special schooling system, the territory’s schools do not have enough counsellors help rising numbers of students in crisis or acute need, says the AEU.
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Govt report responds to ‘boy in cage’ incident
An independent review into students with special needs and challenging behaviours has called for systemic reform to the ACT’s special schooling system.
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Is this principal crafting the curriculum of the future?
One principal tells The Educator how her unique position leading a new school without an established history has allowed her to craft its culture into something truly inspirational.
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What makes an effective principal?
A new report into school leadership by the NSW Government’s Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation has outlined the attributes of an effective principal.
