Sydney schools sitting on up to $5000 in unspent money per student

Sydney schools sitting on up to $5000 in unspent money per student

One Blacktown primary school had almost $5000 per student left over at the end of one year,while an inner west high school left $3500 per student unspent.

  • byJordan Baker andNigel Gladstone

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Former premier to lead inquiry into teacher work pressures
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Former premier to lead inquiry into teacher work pressures

The NSW Teachers Federation has commissioned a former premier to conduct a year-long examination of how teachers'work has changed over almost two decades.

  • byJordan Baker
Low ATAR students'won't be able to do teaching'

Low ATAR students'won't be able to do teaching'

The Teachers Federation says the ATAR cut-off for teaching at some universities is'too low'.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
New award set to give teachers a pay rise

New award set to give teachers a pay rise

NSW teachers have returned to work after stop-work meetings across the state on Thursday morning to settle a long-running wages agreement.

  • byAnna Patty
Stopwork meeting to hit NSW public schools this Thursday

Stopwork meeting to hit NSW public schools this Thursday

NSW public school teachers will stop work on Thursday morning to vote on a proposed industrial agreement with the NSW Department of Education.

  • byJordan Baker
'An awful lot of sausage sizzles':NSW public schools sitting on $1.3 billion in unspent money
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'An awful lot of sausage sizzles':NSW public schools sitting on $1.3 billion in unspent money

The state's cash-strapped public schools are sitting on $1.3 billion of unspent money.

  • byJordan Baker
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Teachers should not feel threatened by push for higher standards
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Schools

Teachers should not feel threatened by push for higher standards

Teachers should not dismiss a new report which shows that raising the quality of teaching is crucial to getting better results for students.

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'Antiquated':NSW teachers to campaign to end mandatory scripture

'Antiquated':NSW teachers to campaign to end mandatory scripture

Scripture is compulsory in NSW public schools,and in a crowded curriculum,it's"chewing up time,"educators say.

  • byJoanne McCarthy