Teachers win major pay rise
One state’s teachers are set to reach a six-figure salary from 2018 after 15 months of collective bargaining negotiations.
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Fixed-term contracts: do’s and don’ts
The Educator investigates how principals can avoid getting their schools – and themselves – into trouble when it comes to hiring teachers on fixed-term contracts.
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School fined over ‘calculated deception’
Misusing fixed-term contracts can come with heavy penalties, as one Melbourne school recently found out the hard way.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Principals at ‘crisis point’, private school sued and teachers strike
Making news this week, principals slam ‘bureaucracy gone mad’, a private school is sued for $600,000 and thousands of teachers go on strike.
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Thousands of teachers to stop work in major strike
More than 8,500 teachers will soon hold full-day strikes as a wage dispute lasting almost a year drags on.
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Govt axes funding of troubled school
Hundreds of teachers’ jobs are on the line after the Federal Government announced it would axe funding to a major Sydney school.
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Top school introduces transgender uniform policy
A top UK school is now accommodating transgender students in its uniform policy. Where do Australian schools stand on this issue?
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Teachers rally for better conditions
More than 7,500 teachers have stopped work for the seventh time over pay and workload conditions.
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‘Angry’ teachers will keep on striking, says union
The refusal of their employers to listen to their concerns about wages and workload has left Catholic teachers little choice but to continue striking, says the IEU.
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Catholic teachers walk off the job
Teachers in most Queensland Catholic schools are striking today over an ongoing pay dispute with Catholic school employers.