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Opinion: The scourge of domestic violence must be ended
Educating children on how to navigate the issue of domestic violence is crucial for society, writes principal, Henry Grossek.
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Govt lashes states over funding shortfalls
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has denied claims of a funding crisis and slammed the states for not investing in their own schools.
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Teacher charged with filming students in toilet
A Perth teacher has been charged with filming students with a pen camera in a toilet cubicle.
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Stakes are high as shutdown looms for ‘innocent’ school
A beleaguered school is racing against time to avoid a shutdown which threatens to displace hundreds of students and dozens of staff.
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Disruptive students ‘tied to chairs’
Teachers who are unable to cope with the rising number of disabled students are tying them to chairs or locking them in isolation rooms, a Senate inquiry has heard.
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‘Nobel prize of teaching’ awarded
The winner of the Global Teacher Prize, also known as the ‘Nobel prize of teaching’, has been declared at a ceremony in Dubai.
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Most state schools have asbestos, audits reveal
Nearly all public schools in one state have potentially dangerous asbestos, according to government audits.
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School under fire over ‘very real’ lockdown drill
One primary school’s students were left traumatised after being made to practice hiding from a “bad man with a gun” and a crazed teacher.
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Disability funding crisis ‘cannot continue’ - AEU
The nation’s peak education union warns that unless more support is provided, half of all students with a disability will be left ill-equipped for work and life.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: New NAPLAN data, students unprepared and 'dangerous' new guidelines
Making news this week, MySchool website updated with NAPLAN results, an ‘early learning crisis’ and schools get new mandatory reporting guidelines.
