‘Please don’t make our jobs harder’:Suspended students to get more power to appeal

‘Please don’t make our jobs harder’:Suspended students to get more power to appeal

A public school principal has spoken out against the Miles government’s plans to grant more appeal rights to students given short suspensions in Queensland schools.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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Tales from the cryptic

Always leave ’em guessing.

Our children face dangerous double standard on behaviour,say educators

Our children face dangerous double standard on behaviour,say educators

Educators sick and of being called upon to be responsible for every aspect of a child’s upbringing have taken a stand,saying they do not exist in a vacuum.

  • byHolly Thompson
The public school charging students to receive a report card

The public school charging students to receive a report card

The education department has asked a Sydney selective school to be mindful of language after it sent letters asking parents to pay $2500 a year for their child’s public education.

  • byMary Ward
‘No point dragging a kid kicking and screaming’ into this HSC subject

‘No point dragging a kid kicking and screaming’ into this HSC subject

Adam Spencer,the inaugural mathematics and science ambassador for the University of Sydney,has welcomed a decision to dump making maths compulsory in years 11 and 12.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘Does a spirit level measure happiness?’ The cute things kids ask during woodwork

‘Does a spirit level measure happiness?’ The cute things kids ask during woodwork

Building a stick fence and cubby house provides a bunch of children – and one grown man – with lessons in collaboration.

  • byDugald Jellie
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WA teachers called back from retirement for one last job as shortages bite
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WA teachers called back from retirement for one last job as shortages bite

Retired teachers have been sent text messages from the Department of Education asking them to consider applying for work again.

  • byHolly Thompson
The teaching style behind the state’s top-performing schools
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The teaching style behind the state’s top-performing schools

A major analysis has found high school students who receive explicit instruction are months ahead in learning compared with peers.

  • byLucy Carroll
Bogged down by admin,it’s no wonder public school teachers are going private
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Bogged down by admin,it’s no wonder public school teachers are going private

Many teachers in the public sector operate under excessive workloads,chiefly because they’re juggling extra tasks like running school carnivals and writing newsletters.

  • byCaroline Milburn
Teenagers the biggest losers of COVID-era school closures

Teenagers the biggest losers of COVID-era school closures

In the third and final part of this series,experts say the impact of COVID-era school closures on a generation of students is still unclear.

  • byLucy Carroll andJordan Baker
Violence,anxiety in students as young as 5:Marks of the COVID generation

Violence,anxiety in students as young as 5:Marks of the COVID generation

In part two of this series,experts discuss reports of students struggling and teachers being physically attacked in the aftermath of school closures during the pandemic.

  • byJordan Baker andLucy Carroll