Why students are shunning education degrees and teachers are quitting the classroom
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Why students are shunning education degrees and teachers are quitting the classroom

Students are turning away from teaching degrees at the same time experienced teachers are leaving the profession.

  • byDaniella White

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Victorian schools are losing out in the border battle for teachers

Victorian schools are losing out in the border battle for teachers

Victorian graduate teachers are the worst paid in the country,with fears a NSW pay bump could make the teacher shortage worse for regional schools.

  • byAlex Crowe
Teachers are quitting in droves. Here’s why I’m not one of them
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Teachers are quitting in droves. Here’s why I’m not one of them

My 11 years spent with teenagers has transformed me. The more I talk to friends in other industries,the more I realise the privilege of my position.

  • byAmra Pajalic
Schools to use Andrew Tate as weapon against ‘alpha male’ misogyny
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Schools to use Andrew Tate as weapon against ‘alpha male’ misogyny

It’s common to find classes where up to 20 per cent of students have “crawled down the rabbit hole”,said an expert who helped design the revamped program.

  • byNoel Towell
Teachers shun retention payments to move out of schools that need them most
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Teachers shun retention payments to move out of schools that need them most

The state schools most in need of teachers are struggling to retain them,as forecasts indicate the shortage will only get worse.

  • byAlex Crowe
This WA high school teacher quit after just five years. Others are now turning to her for help

This WA high school teacher quit after just five years. Others are now turning to her for help

“The mental,physical and emotional drain was the worst I have experienced. I was a lawyer beforehand,I’ve done my share of difficult work,and teaching takes the cake.”

  • byHolly Thompson
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A $300 watch and Dom Perignon:The gifts lavished on Queensland’s teachers
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A $300 watch and Dom Perignon:The gifts lavished on Queensland’s teachers

Apples are old hat;Apple AirPods are where it’s at when it comes to showing appreciation for your child’s teacher. But is it what they really want?

  • byFelicity Caldwell
‘Lost in the crowd’:Is going to a sandstone university worth it?

‘Lost in the crowd’:Is going to a sandstone university worth it?

Students are often motivated by prestige in applying for universities. But that might not be the best metric for choosing a degree.

  • byDaniella White
NSW schools call in PE and science teachers to plug maths gaps
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NSW schools call in PE and science teachers to plug maths gaps

New research on out-of-field maths teaching in 48 schools comes as the department quietly axed a highly rated maths retraining program.

  • byLucy Carroll
Kids are crashing parent-teacher interviews. It’s destroying the whole point of the thing
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Schools

Kids are crashing parent-teacher interviews. It’s destroying the whole point of the thing

There’s a place for feelgood moments and celebrating school achievements. But sometimes parents need to have frank talks with teachers without children in the room.

  • byRosie Beaumont
Schools’ success with phonics teaching switch may take years to show
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Schools’ success with phonics teaching switch may take years to show

New research says schools have a greater chance of achieving positive results with new programs if they get support from parents and invest in teacher training.

  • byBridie Smith