Teaching graduates all trained up with nowhere to go
NSW universities are producing more teaching graduates than the state’s school system is able to accommodate, figures show.
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Teachers mull lawsuit against Education Department
NSW teachers are fuming over a new salary system they say discriminates against female teachers who go on parental leave.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Teacher vetting fears, top-earning principals & Govt takes over school
Making news this week, fears over teacher vetting, the salaries of top-earning principals and a troubled school gets taken over by the government.
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‘Dangerous vetting loophole’ risky business for schools
There are warnings that minimal background checks for temporary teachers may be opening the door to paedophiles teaching in public schools.
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NSW school admin program blows out to $752m
The cost of the NSW Education Department’s school administration computer program has reached $752m – nearly double its original budget.
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‘Completely unacceptable’ behaviour sparks outrage
A group of students will be suspended after they allegedly mocked and abused a disabled man on a train.
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Was this principal being inclusive…or offensive?
A principal is under fire for banning references to Easter, but he argues his decision was made out of respect for his school’s diverse and inclusive community.
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Police called to volatile school meeting
Police were called after the general meeting at a leading Sydney school allegedly descended into violence and intimidation.
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Deal collapse sparks overcrowding fears
The NSW Department of Education has abandoned a property deal that would have given an overcrowded Sydney school more land.
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School counsellors being undermined – teachers
Teachers are taking the NSW Government to the Industrial Relations Commission, accusing it of “downgrading” school counsellors’ qualifications.