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Govt closes legal loophole for predators in schools
The NSW Government is introducing changes to the special care laws that make it an offence for teachers to have sex with a student aged 16 or 17
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Minister responds to school uniform uproar
Queensland’s Education Minister has spoken out after more than 100 students at a Brisbane school were given detention for breaching uniform rules
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Scrap NAPLAN, expert urges
An associate professor says that while a proposed review of NAPLAN is a good start, a better move would be to axe the test altogether
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Private schools reap $747m a year in taxpayer money – report
Private schools are reaping $747m a year in taxpayer money, according to a new report by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria
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Parents camp outside prestigious school
Desperate parents have camped outside one of Brisbane’s most renowned schools in an effort to secure a place for their children
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Investment education needed in schools – professor
As fears about a ‘Bitcoin bubble’ take hold, schools should be educating students about investing, says one professor
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Plan to embed police in schools ‘divisive’
The Victorian teachers’ union says a plan to embed full-time police officers in schools is about creating division rather than supporting school communities
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School goes 100% green in Australian first
The Educator speaks to a principal whose school is part of a ground-breaking sustainability initiative
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How well can you navigate student behavioural issues?
The lack of support for school staff managing complex student behaviours deserves a bigger conversation, one assistant principal tells The Educator
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Govt calls for smartphone ban in schools
Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, has called on Australian schools to ban the use of smartphones in classrooms