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Are we looking for the wrong skills in principals?
A senior industry figure says principals are being selected based on outdated skills which are no longer relevant to contemporary education
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Should schools be talking about the same-sex marriage vote?
It’s dominating Australian media right now and many students will be curious about the contentious political issue
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Top educator urges principals to drop the "me"
An award-winning principal shares some important advice which he’s followed for over 30 years
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Is this Australia’s most remote principal?
The Educator catches up with an award-winning principal who’s based in the middle of the Great Victoria Desert
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Lawyer reveals most common social-media mistake
Schools are still getting to grips with the legal intricacies of social media
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Can you ban a parent from the school grounds?
A leading education lawyer explains how schools can respond if a parent’s behaviour is inappropriate or unacceptable
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Principal wellbeing a “major concern"
Stress is a significant barrier for education leaders but it can take a personal crisis before some principals realise there’s a problem
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Unconscious bias “prominent” in Australian schools
The director of Diversity Australia says there is still much to be done before the country’s educational institutes are free from discrimination
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How to support a grieving student
Students who suffer personal loss often exhibit changes in behaviour but staff should be ready to help, says one community psychologist
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Top principals weigh in on the great homework debate
While it’s a steadfast feature in many schools, an increasing number are choosing to scrap out-of-class assignments
