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Fixed-term contracts: do’s and don’ts

The Educator investigates how principals can avoid getting their schools – and themselves – into trouble when it comes to hiring teachers on fixed-term contracts.

Principal launches major defamation lawsuit

A high school principal is suing eight people over what she alleges are defamatory posts made against her online.

School fined over ‘calculated deception’

Misusing fixed-term contracts can come with heavy penalties, as one Melbourne school recently found out the hard way.

School boards facing ‘corporate challenges’

School boards are facing similar challenges as those experienced in the corporate world. The Educator looks at how principals can navigate them.

National online competition to boost students’ literacy skills

LiteracyPlanet CEO, Adam McArthur, explains why digital technologies are becoming an increasingly important in today’s classrooms.

Opinion: Innovative school program connects refugee families

One Melbourne school has launched a pilot project which is enhancing educational and employment outcomes for refugee students and their parents.

The Educator Weekend Wrap: Principal sues school, dept forces teacher leave and religious ed probed

Making news this week, an exclusive school is sued by its principal, 12,000 teachers are put on forced leave and religious education goes under review.

Far Out Friday: China uses SWAT teams to stop exams cheats

China is undertaking a no-nonsense approach in preventing cheating in its high-stakes college entrance exams.

12,000 teachers forced to take leave

More than 12,000 teachers in Western Australia will soon have to take enforced long service leave at once, throwing the state’s public schools into turmoil.

How innovative design is changing the education landscape

Innovative design is playing an increasingly important role across the education landscape. The Educator investigates how.