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Far Out Friday: A most unconventional principal
He wears 1970s vintage jeans, a knee-length bear fur coat and teaches kids how to fire a shotgun. Meet principal Mike Fairclough of West Rise Junior school.
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Elite private school sued for $600,000
A former student has sued his school’s overseeing body over physical and psychological damages relating to bullying.
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Former principal cleared in corruption case
In a case called “a waste of government funds”, a former principal has been found not guilty after failing to comply with correct procedures.
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Minister urges cap on student teachers
The NSW Education Minister says an oversupply of under-performing teaching graduates is hurting the quality of education in classrooms.
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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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Schools to get free child protection toolkit
A law firm has released a free national toolkit to help schools prevent institutionalised child abuse and create safer learning environments for students.
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Who’s got it right on private-public school funding?
The private-public school funding debate can be divisive at the best of times, but just how accurate is some of the data being presented?
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New report gives hope to time-poor teachers
Are you a time-poor teacher? A new survey shows how using technology can change that.
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Cash-strapped schools turning to wealthy P&Cs
Cash-strapped schools are turning to P&Cs for funding, but principals warn this might only worsen the disadvantage gap in some communities.
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Abuse victims denied refund of school fees
An elite school is refusing to refund fees to students who were abused by one of their teachers.
