As controversy continues over the decision by NSW Education Minister to ban the screening of a documentary on same-sex parenting in schools, Christopher Pyne says same-sex couples and their children “deserve to be tolerated”.
Schools have a responsibility to provide students with an understanding of diversity, inclusion and respect, says NSW Teachers Federation president, Maurie Mulheron.
Teachers at a western Sydney school have spoken out about how some students are making death threats against staff and bringing knives and drugs to school.
In-class assignments are a simple and effective way for schools to prevent students from cheating, Maurie Mulheron tells The Educator.
Australia's school system risks becoming one of the world's most inequitable, NSW Teachers Federation president, Maurie Mulheron, tells The Educator.
Computers will mark the written component of the NAPLAN exams from 2017 – a plan that has infuriated teachers.
The Teachers Federation is urging NSW Premier, Mike Baird, to act on Gonski funding following his re-election over the weekend.
On the face of it, a principal having autonomy might sound like a good thing.
Students have feared them for long enough, but as of next year principals and teachers will also undergo strict performance reviews.
