This story appeared in the March 2014 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
An investigative report in the Sydney Morning Herald recently painted a stark picture for NSW schools, with more than 850,000 school days skipped last year for what is called ‘unjustified’ reasons.
Take it from us, high-quality curriculum materials are hard to find.
Children under 16 could be barred from using some social media platforms in New South Wales, although the state’s premier is yet to determine whether it has the power to go it alone on the proposal.
Well beyond early childhood and primary education years, handwriting should be reinforced and developed right through secondary school, an expert in the field says.
Teachers will be paid nearly $30,000 to move to understaffed classrooms as NSW desperately tries to fill long-standing vacancies amid calls for more public-school funding.
Just a few minutes into Tom Bennett’s first lesson as a new teacher, a wayward student entered his classroom, made his way to the back, and proceeded to openly begin selling drugs to his classmates.
Crime, community safety and education have been targeted in the Northern Territory Labor Government’s pre-election budget, however lawyers say record-breaking investment in police and prisons won’t reduce crime and risks overburdening the justice ...
The Western Australian Government has released a blueprint to strengthen secondary school pathways with the aim of ensuring that all students can fulfil their full potential, whether it be through their post-school study, training or employment pu...
Going on camp has long been considered an integral part of the program for Australian children, but for some it can be a time of stress and anxiety in the weeks leading up to the big event.
Teachers throughout Australia are increasingly taking their frustrations with their jobs to online spaces such as TikTok and Reddit, discussing their intentions to quit teaching by the end of the decade.
