The Educator Weekend Wrap: Teacher vetting fears, top-earning principals & Govt takes over school
Making news this week, fears over teacher vetting, the salaries of top-earning principals and a troubled school gets taken over by the government.
-
-
Top-earning principals’ pay packets revealed
Reports show Grammar school principals can earn more than $300,000 per year, but there are some who say they deserve it.
-
Principals call for national zero-tolerance policy
A zero-tolerance response to the increasing number of assaults against school leaders must be rolled out nation-wide, say principals.
-
‘Enough is enough’: Calls for jail terms over principal assaults
WA principals are calling for legislative changes which would allow mandatory jail terms for those who assault school leaders.
-
The Educator Weekend Wrap: WorkCover rules on principal’s death, Gonski speaks and 'a story of hope'
Making news this week, a landmark ruling by WorkCover, David Gonski speaks out on school funding and a look inside ‘Revolution School’.
-
Exclusive: Departments ‘non-responsive’ on principal well-being
Education departments need to act now if they are to prevent further tragedies, says Australian Catholic University associate professor, Dr Philip Riley.
-
Work-related stress contributed to principal’s death – WorkCover
A landmark ruling by WorkCover has concluded work-related stress contributed to the suicide of a Melbourne principal in 2014.
-
Principals float ‘quick solution’ to end burnout crisis
While a lot has been said about the problems facing principals, there is a possible solution that deserves serious consideration, principals tell The Educator.
-
The swing states of principal health and well-being
Last week’s report into principal health and well-being showed some states fair better than others when it came to reports of bullying and violence. The Educator investigates.
-
The Educator Weekend wrap: Principals under siege, SRE materials axed and NAPLAN's latest report
Making news this week, principals in danger, controversial SRE materials get axed from schools and NAPLAN releases its latest report.