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How to make your school’s science experiments safer

A recent incident which saw six students hospitalised highlights the fundamental importance of laboratory safety in all Australian schools

The Educator Weekend Wrap: Students hospitalised, ‘shocking’ school closure & ‘an ambitious vision'

Making news this week, a science experiment goes horribly wrong, teachers furious after their school closes unexpectedly and an ‘ambitious vision’ for public education

‘We won’t be bullied’: Govt rejects Gonski agreement

One State Government has rejected the ‘Gonski 2.0’ agreement, putting more than $1bn in funding for the state’s schools in doubt

How principals can deliver a whole school literacy curriculum

A successful teaching practice is helping principals provide a high quality sustainable teaching process across the curriculum

Taking team building to the next level

The Educator looks at an organisation helping principals learn teamwork, improve their communication skills and recognise accomplishments

School promotion offers cash prize

Digitising your school’s manual payment processes has been found to save time and money, but now there is another incentive to make the switch

Fair Work to probe school’s closure

A teachers union has lodged a formal dispute with the Fair Work Commission over the sudden closure of a Townsville school

Students remain unprepared for workforce – study

Schools are failing to prepare students for the workforce they’ll enter once they graduate, a new report has warned

How outdoor play can be educational

One company is helping to make school playgrounds educational as well as fun and safe

‘An ambitious vision for public education’

The Educator talks school leadership with Murat Dizdar, the deputy secretary of operations and performance at the NSW Department of Education