The latest news for the education industry. Leadership / Intruder alert: can school leaders lawfully ‘spy’ on teachers via social media? School leadership staff are reportedly sending teachers ‘friend’ requests on social media in a bid to spy on their online activities and capture screenshots to squirrel back up the ranks.

Jan 17, 2025 · Figures suggest more than 13,000 demountable classrooms are used in NSW, Victorian and West Australian public schools alone. NSW Education Department secretary Murat Dizdar said a slight increase was expected due to new schools opening in growing communities and the unexpected destruction of an outback school.

Dec 5, 2024 · Major digital industry leaders have joined forces to sign a landmark initiative that aims to tackle New South Wales’ projected digital skills shortfall by 2030 and provide much needed confidence for post-school non-university related education providers and students choosing a vocation-based career path.

Aug 9, 2024 · Humiliating beep and fitness tests, ‘harmful’ dodgeball games and exclusionary ‘pick your team’ exercises remain relatively common practice in schools, according to long-time HPE educator and lecturer Dr John Williams.

Oct 29, 2024 · Granting teachers flexible work arrangements, three extra pupil-free days at the start of each term and a $1000 cost-of-living payment – if inflation rises to above 4.5 per cent – the agreement comes following months of negotiation with the State Government.

Nov 4, 2024 · PEN compiled more than 10,000 cases of books temporarily or permanently removed during the 2023-2024 academic year, roughly four times higher than for 2021-2022.

Jan 29, 2025 · New research led by University of South Australia’s Dr Jamie Manolev has put forward a case to suggest that schools’ use of ClassDojo to guide discipline and behaviour management in the classroom is, in a word, fraught.. Manolev says the widely-used platform is problematic because it fixates on narrow metrics to monitor and regulate student behaviour, while also skewing educators’ practice.

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Oct 15, 2024 · The funding will support secondary students from Years 8 up to the age of 21 who have disengaged from school due to significant personal barriers including mental health concerns, unstable accommodation, family difficulties, addiction, pregnancy and parenting.

Apr 23, 2024 · Recent academic evidence revealed by a tertiary focused study suggest that overassessment may in fact be harmful to student learning. 1 This article extends the discussion to a secondary context and explores such perspectives, with a critical focus on the effects of high frequency summative assessment and potential solutions which secondary schools may adopt.