Teacher’s Desk
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How to improve the psychological health and safety of teachers
Mental health is a growing topic in education, with millions of dollars poured into student wellbeing.
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83% of Aussies believe school funding should be a priority election issue
"It is public schools that make the significant difference in the lives of Australian children, helping to level the playing…
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Staff morale and wellbeing – who is responsible?
The principal sets the tone. Their attitude is contagious.
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EXCLUSIVE: Teachers battle toxic culture, bullied in team meetings
Benny, a secondary college teacher and Bianca, a Victorian primary school teacher, recounted the toxic culture they have faced in…
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Teachers are expected to put on a brave face and ignore their emotions. We need to talk about it
I wanted to find out how someone who wants to become a teacher learnt what they should or should not…
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Op-Ed: Linking character education & wellbeing with community service learning
Schools are realising that providing a structured service-learning component to education is an essential part of building character and educating…
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Fast track for top teachers to become principals
Each year 30 excelling teachers and 20 teaching graduates can apply to participate in a new NSW government program to…
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‘The stories a nation tells itself matter’: how will the COVID generation remember 2020?
The COVID generation might also remember living in families where precarity and uncertainty were daily realities. The pandemic has functioned…
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Remote learning didn’t affect most NSW primary students in our study academically. But well-being suffered
"We’ve got massive amounts of anxiety in our students. From physical behaviour, oppositional behaviours, kids not wanting to come to…
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Rural teaching plan unveiled by gov
Teachers in regional and rural schools can now apply to join a new leadership program that aims to develop the…
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