| | | Sexual relationships with students, inappropriate sleepovers and sexting were listed as some of the disturbing behaviours for which the Queensland College of Teachers launched proceedings. According to reports, five of the 24 teachers who have either been banned or suspended are female. | | |
| | | Choosing the best sport and play surfacesNo matter the surface or its desired use, there are certain considerations from a maintenance or purchasing position. |
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| | | What it’s like being on maternity leave from school"I have worked pretty consistently for the past 15 years, so knowing that this break I would be taking is for a long stretch of time definitely played on my mind." |
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| | | How teachers can help support children during their parents’ divorceTeachers can buffer the stress of divorce or separation and help children adjust to their changed family arrangement. The strategies for teachers identified in this study can help teachers support children and families through these unsettled times. |
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| | | It’s a classroom not a court room, advocates Adam VoigtSchools should have an entirely different purpose to court rooms and when we invite mechanisms from our courts into our schools, we’re asking for trouble. Let me explain why through a typical teacher anecdote. |
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| | | 270k new students for public schools in next decade Vs 11k in Catholic sector, claims new forecastThe forecasts were provided by the Federal Department of Education and Training under Freedom of Information. They show that, in real terms, the public school sector will grow by more than 270,000 extra students in the next ten years, as opposed to only 11,000 extra students for the Catholic sector. |
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| | | Violence against teachers: Actual stories"The fact that any teacher has to go through this sort of abuse is ridiculous. We are educators, and we are not trained for or should expect to deal with violence." Secondary school teacher and blogger, Emily Aslin shares experiences of violence suffered in and around the classroom from fellow teachers... |
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| | | Why I got rejected from Cambridge as an OP1 studentOnce upon a time (in Queensland)... As an eager grade 12 student and zealous literary nerd I challenged Cambridge to hold me in its prestigious, academic bosom and carry me through hallowed halls to greatness, like a knight in shiny collegiate armour. Cambridge said: “Nah.” |
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| | | Why Catholic primary school parents can afford to pay moreThe Coalition’s school funding fix is a good deal for Catholic and independent schools. It’s a bad deal for the rest of us. |
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| | | Attention seeking missiles: managing challenging behaviourIf attention can be measured in dollars, we might consider that a student has gone to $1 worth of effort to get their attention pay-off. I’d contend that they’ll be disappointed if they only get 5c worth of attention. |
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| | | Industry hits back at focus on low ATAR results among teaching studentsThe Australian Council of Deans of Education said it regrets the "latest destructive attack on the selection of teaching students – this time through a 2015 New South Wales report that preceded the past three years of major national teacher education reforms". |
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| | | Water’s not optional, but its packaging is up to youWhether you’ve thought about your water options or not, students and staff will be drinking water throughout their time at school. Worst case scenario: |
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| Ensuring quality careOutside of school hours care (OSHC) services have come a long way – from volunteer-based models to P&C committee-led models to the more regulated model we currently see in most schools today. |
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| The minds and resources revolutionising education at the National Education SummitNational Education Summit, held from 31 August – 1 September 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. |
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| This Western Sydney School’s Lockable Display Systems make safe, secure announcementsCIVIQ teamed up with Wentworthville Primary School to install three FlexiDisplay TuffLok Premium Outdoor Lockable notice boards. |
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| Top 8 Novated Lease Questions AnsweredA Novated Lease allows you to pay for a new or used car from your pre-tax salary. |
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| Applications now open to Australian schools to receive their share of $1 million worth of sport programsAustralia’s leading provider of skill based sport programs, Sport Star Academy (SSA) has launched an impressive initiative in a bid to promote sport and physical literacy to children across Australian schools. |
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| Take the pain out of finding videosEnhanceTV is a not for profit video streaming service for teachers used in thousands of Australian classrooms... |
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