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Schools need ‘own ICAC’ for abuse complaints

Disability advocates say the existing complaints handling process for abuse against school children is deeply flawed and must be replaced

Time is running out to make the 2017 Innovative Schools report

Is your school leading the education industry? Enter before Friday to get the recognition you deserve

Install CCTV cameras in classrooms for kids’ sake, inquiry told

Installing CCTV cameras in classrooms could serve as an effective deterrent against abuse of children with a disability, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has been told

School goes hi-tech to bridge education gap

By the flick of a switch, one remote school is helping to level the education playing field for its students. The Educator investigates

New report outlines strategies to boost teacher numbers

A new report has outlined a range of potential solutions to declining teacher numbers. The Educator investigates

The Educator Weekend Wrap: Gonski panel revealed, schools ‘overflowing’ & free education ‘unfair'

Making news this week, the Gonski 2.0 review panel is announced, an enrolment crisis looms and a controversial suggestion for improving equity in public schooling

OECD probes impact of school funding for first time

In a first for the OECD, it has studied whether increased school funding equates to improved student outcomes

Principal questions value of China STEM trip

Education policy leaders are off to China to get lessons on how to improve Australia’s stagnating STEM outcomes. But is this the right strategy?

Principal-in-residence program an Australian first

A new program aims to improve departmental culture by bridging the gap between principals and education bureaucrats

One-third of schools ‘full or overflowing’

New data from the NSW Education Department has shed light on a creeping enrollment crisis in the state’s schools