New initiatives to ease student overcrowding
A “once-in-a-generation” demand for student places has spurred one state government into action.
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Public school kids crammed ‘like battery hens’
NSW public schools are so stretched beyond capacity that the state’s shadow education minister has likened them to chook farms.
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New authority can close schools, conduct snap inspections
A revamped Board of Studies will have the power to close non-compliant schools and conduct random inspections.
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Private school accused of detaining autistic student in 'cage'
An elite NSW school is under fire after allegedly leaving an autistic student unsupervised inside a fenced structure.
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War of words erupts over NAPLAN
The NSW Education Minister has traded barbs with the Federal Government following the release of the first NAPLAN results.
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‘Too late to avert crisis’, Minister warned
The NSW Education Minister wants to cap the number of student teachers to boost quality, but some are warning this will do more harm than good.
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Department clarifies school's restrictions on clapping
Despite media reports, the new guidelines set out by a Sydney primary school are not as radical as they seem.
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The best job in the world…with some of the worst days imaginable
The new president of the NSW Secondary Principals Association outlines the challenges he envisages for principals in 2017.
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Exclusive school’s LGBTI policy draws fire
The NSW Education Department has launched a probe into one of the state’s top schools after parental concerns about its LGBTI policy.
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Major exam overhaul announced
The most significant overhaul of the HSC exam in 17 years has been announced.