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School uses Pokémon Go to boost learning
Pokémon Go – it’s the app taking the world by storm, and now one teacher is exploring ways in which it can improve the way students learn in the classroom.
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Teachers mull ‘last resort’ strike over pay
More than 40,000 Queensland teachers are considering industrial action if the state’s government refuses their wage demands.
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Far Out Friday: Teacher’s pay cut for snubbing anthem
A Japanese court has ruled that a school was right to cut the pay of a teacher who refused to stand during the national anthem.
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Exclusive: Award-winning principal’s parting wisdom
An outgoing principal shares his hopes, concerns and strongly-held convictions about the present – and future – of Australian education.
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Principal bullied teacher – Fair Work ruling
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a Melbourne principal bullied one of her senior teachers through “repeated unreasonable behaviour”.
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Schools ‘lack resources to investigate abuse’
Small schools are ill-equipped to investigate serious complaints into child abuse, a Royal Commission has heard.
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Teaching graduates all trained up with nowhere to go
NSW universities are producing more teaching graduates than the state’s school system is able to accommodate, figures show.
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Schools and parents – beware August 22
Monday August 22 will see a perfect storm that will affect thousands of students, according to a recent survey.
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Police suspect foul play in school blaze
A blaze that tore through a NSW school causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage has been deemed suspicious by police.
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Opinion: How to keep more girls in IT at school
Too many girls are opting out of IT in school - so we need to make it more mainstream, writes associate professor, Karin Verspoor.