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Exclusive: Inside Melbourne’s new multi-million dollar schools

Classroom design is about more than knocking down walls and creating collaborative spaces, the lead architect of some of Melbourne’s new multi-million dollar schools tells The Educator.

Entire education system at risk, report warns

The future of our entire education system is at risk with increasing stress, threats and violence facing Australian principals taking their toll, warns a new report.

HAVE YOUR SAY: Are principals paid enough for what they do?

Principals are increasingly having to multitask complex tasks while maintaining professional and educational excellence. So do they deserve more money for what they do?

Google accused of ‘deceptively tracking’ student data

Google has been collecting student browsing data despite signing a pledge saying it was committed to their privacy, claims the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

More controversial SRE materials axed from schools

Special Religious Education (SRE) materials which some have labelled as sexist and racist will be axed from classrooms.

National curriculum gets digital shake-up

The Federal Government has announced the expansion of new coding opportunities for students to prepare them for the 21st century workplace.

FINAL CALL for Rising Star nominations

Don’t miss out – Friday is your last chance to nominate.

Are our trainee teachers up to the task?

The number of pre-service teachers not meeting basic literacy and numeracy benchmarks is concerning, says Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham.

Automated essay scoring ‘as reliable as human markers’

ACARA has released research claiming that automated essay scoring is “a viable solution” for marking NAPLAN online writing tasks.

Principal warned about predator priest

Senior Catholic education officials warned a principal that her students were not safe to be left alone with the school's new priest, the royal commission into child abuse has heard.