‘High-level betrayal’:Teacher sentenced for secretly filming up students’ skirts

‘High-level betrayal’:Teacher sentenced for secretly filming up students’ skirts

Eric Wong was sentenced to 14 months’ jail on Wednesday but two hours later he was released on bail pending an appeal.

  • byMichael Evans andwith AAP

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New teachers can’t control their classrooms,but they’re not to blame

We’re running out of teachers and constantly shouting at them isn’t helping.

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Pupil-free days on cards as teachers given fewer than six months to learn new maths

Pupil-free days on cards as teachers given fewer than six months to learn new maths

The education union fears some teachers may leave the profession as they are still waiting to see the new Victorian maths curriculum.

  • byRobyn Grace
How to help children learn:the evidence is in
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How to help children learn:the evidence is in

A new report from the Teacher Expert Education Panel has recommended that university education faculties establish core content that reflects evidence-based practices.

  • byRoss Fox
Political incursion into teaching the teachers is a hard lesson
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Political incursion into teaching the teachers is a hard lesson

We have had dozens and dozens of reviews of our profession,most of which have fallen short. This report will do the same.

  • byDebra Hayes
Universities who fail would-be teachers to be stripped of accreditation

Universities who fail would-be teachers to be stripped of accreditation

A major review has found our next generation of teachers must leave university with proven skills in managing classrooms as part of their education.

  • byChristopher Harris andRobyn Grace
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School’s out forever? Risk attendance will never bounce back:education chief

School’s out forever? Risk attendance will never bounce back:education chief

The decisions made during the pandemic must be reviewed because they are still affecting the mental health of students,a school chief says.

  • byChristopher Harris
Uni students shun history,English majors in favour of ‘job-ready’ courses
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Uni students shun history,English majors in favour of ‘job-ready’ courses

The number of arts students opting for English majors has plummeted 25 per cent in a decade,but undergraduates such as Abeni Termytelen are bucking the trend.

  • byLucy Carroll
Private school principals risk having pay packets scrutinised

Private school principals risk having pay packets scrutinised

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare called for more oversight over how taxpayer funds were spent in schools while flagging a new plan to keep teachers in the classroom for longer.

  • byChristopher Harris andLucy Carroll
Exercise should be compulsory for senior students,sports bosses say
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Exercise should be compulsory for senior students,sports bosses say

The nation’s elite sport bosses say physical activity should be made compulsory in years 11 and 12 in a bid to bolster teenagers’ mental health.

  • byChristopher Harris
Supply strain:How high school teacher numbers will not add up

Supply strain:How high school teacher numbers will not add up

Pressure on Victoria’s public high schools is expected to increase in the next four years,with forecast student growth tipped to outpace the projected supply of teachers.

  • byRobyn Grace