This story appeared in the March 2014 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
Victorian public school teachers, principals and education support staff representatives have rallied today on the steps of the state’s Parliament House.
News Corp have been accused of engaging in ‘lazy, click-bait journalism’, as some 41 education heavyweights sign an open letter imploring the media organisation to immediately stop the publication of ‘crude’ and harmful school league tables based ...
Dear Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll, a teacher stabbed a principal on Tuesday, and I can only see that his actions are a very clear symptom of a system that is broken.
Search engines will be required to blur pornography and high-impact violence as tech giants prepare to comply with Australia's social media ban.
Experts are urging parents, carers and teachers to stay vigilant in the face of the new age restrictions for under 16s, with a continued need to strengthen safeguards, clean up harmful content and build digital literacy skills.
A parliamentary inquiry into boys’ education has been called for by the Federal Opposition, as a growing body of experts warn boys’ worsening underperformance and over-representation among the most academically at-risk students amounts to one of t...
A teacher accused of snapping when told his contract would not be renewed and stabbing his principal has links to a famous cold case disappearance.
The Independent Education Union Victoria Tasmania says it has reached a decisive milestone in its campaign for a Single Interest Authorisation (SIA) covering Victorian Catholic schools.
While national conversations around NAPLAN often centre on stress, standardisation and slipping scores, our small regional school in Western Australia is quietly proving that a different way is not only possible, it’s powerful.
Yesterday’s announcement by the Federal Government outlining the new National AI Plan, marks a significant step forward in protecting children in a rapidly evolving digital environment, according to a leading child advocate organisation.
