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Mandatory consent education is a huge win for Australia – but consent is just one small part of navigating relationships
All Australian schools will be required to teach age-appropriate consent education – which includes coercion, gendered stereotypes and power imbalances…
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Going to private school won’t make a difference to your kid’s academic scores
Despite the term “independent school”, all schools in Australia receive government funding. On average, Catholic schools receive around 75% and…
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The national history curriculum should not be used and abused as an election issue
Everyone has an opinion about what should go into history curriculum. Politicians are especially good at expressing theirs. The federal…
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Gov funding for private schools up $3338 per student vs $703 for public schools
This report emerges following shocking news from WA that reveals 24 of the state's wealthiest private schools actually profited from…
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“Urgent investment” in public schools needed, say principals, teachers, and support staff
Results from the AEU’s State of our Schools Survey revealed that 63 percent of all teachers said student wellbeing has…
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Australia’s education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it
Australia ranks in the bottom third of OECD countries in providing equitable access to quality education. This means our education…
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Invisible language learners: what educators need to know about many First Nations children
As children progress through school, the Standard Australian English language and literacy demands increase at such a rate that language…
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A gutful of lunchbox hype – has selling ‘good bugs not drugs’ for kids’ health gone too far?
Does your child have a “gut-friendly” lunchbox? February hosted Healthy Lunchbox Week, a back-to-school initiative of Nutrition Australia. School lunches…
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Face-to-face teaching hours slashed, time in lieu for after-hours school activities, among wins for Victorian teachers in new union agreement
Other outcomes from the negotiations mean that, for the first time, Victorian teachers will be able to access hour for…
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NSW independent teacher union to push for bigger pay rise
“Teachers’ salaries have slid steadily backwards since the NSW Government introduced wage caps more than a decade ago – wage…
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