NSW teachers drowning in paperwork: union

By EducationHQ News Team
Published July 9, 2018

New South Wales public school teachers are drowning in paperwork and and it's affecting their ability to attend to students' needs, a teacher's union says.

A University of Sydney study commissioned by the NSW Teachers Federation, due to be presented at the group's annual conference ...

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NSW teachers drowning in paperwork: union

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