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Recycled water connected to school’s drinking supply

For the second time this year, students at a Melbourne school have been unknowingly drinking water recycled from a sewerage treatment plant.

Schools can’t ‘lock down’ social media, but….

The Educator investigates what is being done by principals to combat the recurring problem of social media-based threats against their schools.

How virtual schooling is changing the game

Virtual schooling is providing rural and remote students the same – or even better – curriculum opportunities as metropolitan students. Aurora College principal, Chris Robertson explains.

Why your school should join forces with its community

Principals can get their school community on board to help close the student disadvantage gap. The Educator investigates how.

Schools struggling with volunteer numbers down

With a lack of parent volunteers in schools taking its toll, The Educator investigates how to plug the gap.

School dropouts ‘a cause for real alarm’

A quarter of students are dropping out of school before Year 12 as a “segregated” school system takes its toll, warns a new report.

Backlash after public school charges enrolment fees

A state secondary school in Melbourne has come under fire from the Education Department after asking parents to pay a non-refundable fee to enrol their children.

Opinion: Why we need Gonski

As Gonski Week begins, Australian Education Union (AEU) national secretary, Correna Haythorpe, explains why it’s time for the Federal Government to commit to the full six years of the funding model.

Responding to threats in the workforce - a best practice guide

An employment lawyer weighs in on how HR should respond if a threat of violence is directed towards an employee in the workplace.

Weekend wrap: New laws touted after principals bashed, ‘resistant’ schools and a suspended staffer

Making news this week, principals tout new laws to protect against assaults, a Google exec explains why schools must change and a female staffer gets suspended.