Making news this week, private schools are urged to be more transparent, a school fire is deemed ‘suspicious’ and IBAC reveals ‘serious’ corruption in Victoria’s DET.
A year-long investigation has exposed “serious and systemic corruption” within the Victorian Education Department.
One school is taking privacy to a new level by banning students from sharing photos and videos of classmates and staff online.
Parents are calling for public schools to scrap Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies, saying they discriminate against poorer families.
For the first time, the government will use hi-tech software to track school spending and flag unusual transactions.
One state's private schools will soon be subjected to strict oversight over how they spend their government grants.
An auditor-general’s report has found that most private schools cannot prove they are spending government funds appropriately.
A chickenpox outbreak at a school that has affected a quarter of its students has raised concerns about some schools’ leniency when it comes to vaccinations.
Education executives have been paid generous performance bonuses despite sharp declines in learning outcomes, leading to calls for a review of the reward system.
The Victorian Education Department will soon be deploying integrity committees across the state as part of a crackdown on misconduct among senior school staff.
