teachers
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Teacher's Desk
Teaching is too often seen as a fall-back option, and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon
A discourse that deems teaching second-rate, a fall-back position, something one does when marks fall short, speaks directly to Australia’s…
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News
NIDA targets early career teachers for free program
The program welcomes all teachers employed in a primary or secondary school in the first five years of their teaching…
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Events
Meet the NSW public educators dominating national awards
Murramarang Elders judge students’ preparation of Aboriginal-influenced foods; town GPs review student research on vaccines; farmers help students understand pest…
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Education
A living playground: school-designed nature play
School News spoke to some of the country’s biggest movers and shakers in the growing sector to find out what…
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News
Don’t bank on Dollarmites to teach financial literacy: here are our alternatives
We need to consider other options. Here are some research-backed alternatives.
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Teacher's Desk
One in three principals are seriously stressed, here’s what we need to do about it
We need to create policies and schools that give principals what they need to use their considerable expertise to flourish,…
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News
Why are teachers mostly female? Because men get better pay in other professions
Clearly, the concentration of women in teaching is problematic from a gender equality perspective. Parents, students and schools value the…
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Industry voices
School lockers, what’s the right combination?
Private schools in Australia generally have lockers for high school students to store their heavy bags inside, but many state…
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News
SA striking for first time in 10 years
South Australian teachers have been rallying for improved working and learning conditions while QLD schools campaign for human rights on Nauru…
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Administration
‘Finish strong’ should be your mantra
Now is the time to watch our words, resist temptation to ‘shoot from the hip’ and make decisions on the…
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