Exclusives

Catholic school sets sights on innovation in 2015

Nazareth Catholic Community secondary principal, Phil Lewis says 2014 was a great year for his school, but 2015 will be an even better one.

Govt private school funding hike ignores struggling public sector

What’s wrong with this picture? New figures have shown that since 2009, the Government’s funding increases for private schools has trounced the funding given to public schools.

Parents: an obstacle to education reform?

According to one of the world’s leading experts on education, parents represent a “conservative force” which is standing in the way of important education reforms.

EXCLUSIVE: Silence in national Gonski debate “appalling and disappointing”

Remember the Gonski debate? With so little being said about it lately you might be forgiven for saying ‘No’.

NSW has ‘world’s best school funding model’

Forget the spate of negative headlines: there is something that our state’s education system should be markedly proud of.

Silent sufferers? Principals urged to seek support

News about the plight of overworked and isolated school principals marred the education sector in 2014, but it doesn’t have to be that way in 2015, says a former principal.

Teachers: how fair is your pay scale?

“Teachers are suffering under an outdated salary structure,” protested the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) in December.

How prepared are online-trained teachers for the classroom?

Schools may need look no further than online training to fix classroom woes, a revealing audit has found.

Corporate branding to the rescue of cash-strapped schools

Health and Physical Education, bought to you by the delicious taste of McDonald’s.

Principals get new resource to improve leadership potential

Education Minister Christopher Pyne announced a new leadership resource for school principals on Wednesday.