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Calls to overhaul ‘decades old’ school funding model
School communities win when schools support staff are properly supported to do their jobs, says Together Queensland secretary, Alex Scott.
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Ethics classes end ‘130 years of discrimination against children’
By providing a meaningful alternative to religious education, ethics classes bring an end to discrimination against children in the classroom, a NSW MP tells The Educator.
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New course tackles domestic violence…at its roots
The more educated youth are about the attitudes that contribute to violence, the less “normalised” violence against women will become, teacher Briony O’Keeffe tells The Educator.
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New LMBR rollout dates revealed
The NSW Education Department has confirmed new rollout dates for the long-overdue the learning business management reform (LMBR) project.
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Is it time for a uniform school starting age?
A national starting age would significantly reduce the vexed issue of 'readiness' for school which causes great anxiety for parents and educators, say experts.
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Opinion: How to deal with angry parents
When confronted by an angry parent, how do we encourage positive outcomes for all? Darren Stevenson, an educator with over 25 years of experience, explains how.
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Ethics classes are crucial for schools, says MP
Newtown MP, Jenny Leong, is campaigning to keep ethics in the classroom in defiance of the NSW Government’s recent changes to how students enrol.
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Counter-extremism plan for schools ‘a waste of money’
The NSW Government’s plan to identify and prevent student extremism has already been tried, tested and rejected in other countries, says an expert.
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Feminism to become a school subject
Victorian schools will soon have access to a new feminism curriculum thanks to a group started by a teacher and some of her students.
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Final two years of Gonski now on the cards
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has fuelled speculation that he may fund the crucial final two years of the Gonski agreement.
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