April InBrief: Leadership snippets from around the country

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published March 31, 2015

Know of an excellent example of Leadership in your community? We'd love to hear from you. Email your brief 60 word story to classroom@educationhq.com.au

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MELBOURNE - A total of 32 new school principals and preschool directors are studying for the Advanced Qualification in ...

This story appeared in the April 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

EOI - Cleaner - Urangan State High School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland)

Urangan State High School is seeking a reliable and hardworking School Cleaner to join our school team. In this role, you will help maintain a high standard of cleanli...

Teaching - Secondary / Aug 14, 2026

School Technical Officer - Urangan State High School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland)

We are seeking an experienced, skilled and solutions-focused School Technical Officer to join our school community and support the effective operation of our informati...

Teaching - Secondary / Aug 14, 2026

Principal (Level 4) - Maryborough West State School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland)

Lead with purpose and make a lasting impact as Principal (Level 4) at Maryborough West State School. Join a dedicated school community committed to high expectatio...

Teaching - Secondary / Aug 14, 2026

School news / Behaviour expert’s CORE approach said to overhaul disruptive classrooms in five weeks

Tears of grief and relief from teachers have often met behaviour expert Dr Tim McDonald, who says his powerful framework for creating calm and orderly classrooms that are conducive to learning starts to turn around disruptive school environments i...

School news / ‘Clearly exploitative’: control tactics, abuse ‘rife’ at church private school

Former students and church members have detailed disturbing claims of financial, psychological and social control at a religious private school.

School news / Inquiry learns violent, gory online content works as a youth extremist pathway

Misanthropic, violent and gory materials are helping shape a complex form of nihilistic youth extremism being examined at a royal commission.

School news / Are you playing your part in preserving teacher librarians and school libraries?

At a time when Australia’s core educational priorities are focussed on equity and system reform, it’s hard to fathom that the obvious and known benefits of school libraries and teacher librarians are being overlooked by government and school leaders.

School news / Assess their thinking: AI changes what counts as evidence of learning, leading teacher says

How can we decide what counts as evidence of student learning in the AI age when knowledge can be instantly produced, anywhere, anytime?

School news / Deal sweetener: signing bonus dangled in front of teachers as third strike looms

Public school teachers in Victoria are in line for a one-off bonus under the State Government’s latest pay and conditions offer designed to head off a third statewide strike.

School news / Matter of urgency: NSW assessment overhaul aiming to curb AI in schools

Unsupervised take-home assessments are likely to be banned in the Higher School Certificate (HSC), in a radical overhaul of artificial intelligence in the classroom.

School news / ‘Not enough’: Minister wants school bullying training included in ITE courses

Preservice teachers could soon have to undergo significant anti-bulling intervention training as part of their degree, the federal education minister has indicated.

School news / Keeping up with smart glasses: how the tech could affect your school

The growing popularity of smart glasses, and the concerning emergence of budget options, is raising questions about whether Australian laws and communities are prepared for the widespread adoption of the technology.

School news / Sweltering summers and heatwaves linked to poorer mental health in kids: new research

As record-breaking heat grips communities worldwide and Australia prepares for an intense El Niño summer, new research provides the first global review linking high temperatures and heatwaves to poorer mental health in children and young people.

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