Teaching
School hours are ‘sexist’, should be extended to 6pm to help working women: MP
New Ryde MP Jordan Lane wants school hours extended so mothers aren’t “forced to choose between their own career progression or raising children”.
- by Michael McGowan
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Students were kept back at lunch. Parents said it was akin to a prison camp
School leaders are grappling with a new landscape in which parents vent their frustration on social media and staff feel personally attacked.
- by Christopher Harris
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Education
Top-performing Sydney school eyes more campuses across city
Inspired Education, the private equity-backed global operator behind Reddam House, says the waiting list to enter year 7 is five times the number of students it can admit.
- by Lucy Carroll
‘Unsustainable’: Struggling student teachers plead for paid teaching rounds
Victorian teaching students are feeling the pinch, while others are dropping out as they struggle to stay afloat amid the demands of lengthy unpaid placements.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Opinion
Opinion
Why male teachers are dropping out of primary school
I’m a primary school teacher by trade who began my career in early childhood. And I’m really proud of that. But on more than one occasion, I lied about my job, knowing it was a conversational pothole.
- by Adam Voigt
AI a headache for teachers, but could soon help mark students’ work
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare says artificial intelligence has to be part of Australia’s schools system and could even assist teachers in doing routine tasks.
- by Christopher Harris
Chalk and cheers: After 55 years at the same school, Farid’s passion for teaching still burns
Tears well in physics teacher Farid Anawati’s eyes at a ceremony to recognise Victoria’s longest-serving teachers – but don’t talk to him about retirement.
- by Nicole Precel
Students suspended from Shore School over classroom fight
The headmaster at the private boys’ school, John Collier, said the police would be working with the school to educate students about behaviour and responsible technology use.
- by Lucy Carroll