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Community contribution / February 27, 2014

HELEN Otway is principal of Debney Meadows Primary School in the inner Melbourne suburb of Flemington, and every day her ...

Project Officer - Strategic Engagement

Department of Education and Training (Queensland) Brisbane

An exciting opportunity exists for 3 x AO4 Project Officers to join the new Strategic Engagement Branch in Schools and Student Support. This temporary vacancy will co...

Teaching - Secondary / Apr 24, 2024

Regional Youth Support Coordinator - Student Child and Family Connect

Department of Education and Training (Queensland) Brisbane

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? Do you have the expertise to support our young people realise their educational potential a...

Teaching - Secondary / Apr 24, 2024

Principal (Level 3) - Torbanlea State School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland)

We are seeking a Principal to join the team at Torbanlea State School on a temporary full-time basis from 20 May to 13 December 2024, with possibility of extension. ...

Teaching - Secondary / Apr 24, 2024

Opinion / Too much summative assessment means students value performance over learning

Assessment has always been a critical aspect of the teaching and learning cycle with ideas around the frequency and best forms of assessment explored from a range of educational perspectives.

School news / Sensory incursion ignites storytelling for students with special needs

Young children living with disability might sometimes struggle to access the full richness of popular stories – but a thriving incursion program is changing the literary game in WA special schools.

School news / Govt announces new resources to assist autistic children to thrive

Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth has announced the release of a suite of best-practice resources developed by Autism CRC.

School news / Religious discrimination laws could pass within next few months: Federal Labor

The Federal Government will move to get religious discrimination laws passed in the middle of the year, with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus saying the issue can’t be dragged out.

School news / NSW Police get push-back on call to jail parents for kids' knives

A push for stricter knife laws that will create fresh criminal offences for parents whose kids have been caught with weapons has been slammed as out of touch and damaging to families.

School news / Fed and Qld Govts co-fund new project to tackle workload pressures

The Federal and Queensland Governments are jointly funding a $1.88 million pilot program in sunshine state public schools in an effort to reduce teacher workloads.

School news / Govt has tossed school refusal in the ‘too-hard basket’: Greens

The Government has handed down its response to the Senate inquiry into Australia’s growing crisis of school refusal, and some say it’s left families impacted by the problem without much hope.

School news / ‘Untenable’: behaviour expert slams those against exclusions in primary schools

The UK’s ‘Behaviour Tsar’ Tom Bennett has taken aim at ‘armchair voyeurs’ who boldly advocate for no suspensions or expulsions in primary schools.

School news / Pay offer ‘a little on the insulting side’: WA teachers prepare to strike

Western Australia’s public primary and high school teachers are poised to take strike action next week over their pay and work conditions.

School news / Innovative Learning Environment can have adverse affect on some kids: expert

Imagine walking into a classroom and the incessant hum of multiple conversations hits you like a wave, it’s overwhelming.

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