Teachers

Funding cuts to NSW public schools could climb to $148 million, as part of an announcement from the state government this week.

More than 55,000 teachers and 19,000 teacher aides are currently employed by Queensland’s Department of Education, across 1,264 state schools.

Physical violence against school principals has increased by nearly 80% since the Australian Catholic University started to collect data.

Kylie Burton – a former teacher and eating disorder awareness campaigner – said there should not be a “one size fits all” approach to health education.

The Federal Government has announced a scholarship program to attract more people to teaching amid growing concerns of a national shortage.

Federal, state and territory governments have launched a national recruitment campaign aimed at encouraging more people to become teachers.

A young woman is believed to have been killed after her body was found at the Sydney school where she worked.

South Korea has passed new teacher protection laws aimed at preventing mistreatment by parents.

Some NSW teachers will get a $10,000 pay rise under a new deal proposed by the State Government. One final approval is now needed.

Should paid work be added to teaching degrees? Australia’s Education Ministers have backed a paid employment plan for prospective teachers.