Tag: Teachers
More than 90pc meet education benchmarks in SA
Education Minister Jay Weatherill says SA is ranked about fourth in literacy and numeracy test results.[MORE]
Student HIV scare reignites teacher training concerns
A health scare sparked by a school science experiment has reignited concerns about teacher training levels.[MORE]
More hours, less pay for CDU staff: union
A salary restructure at Charles Darwin University will force teachers to work more hours for less pay, the Australian Education Union says. [MORE]
School experiment HIV risk hidden: mother
Authorities have been accused of wanting to hide the consequences of an experiment that resulted in HIV testing on school children.[MORE]
Students tested for HIV after class experiment
Questions have been raised about safety protocols in Tasmania's public schools amid fears a science experiment has exposed some students to blood-borne diseases.[MORE]
Student recruitment drive denied
Tasmania's Skills Institute has rejected teachers' claims they have been asked to drum up business.[MORE]
'Little progress' on standardised science tests
A report on the Queensland Government's plan to lift education standards in primary schools has found there has been little progress on science testing.[MORE]
Indigenous ear disease rate still high
A Queensland Health worker says there are still high rates of middle-ear disease in Indigenous children in the state's remote communities.[MORE]
Union to air job concerns with school
A meeting will be held today at the Sunshine Coast Grammar School to discuss union concerns about the jobs of teaching staff. [MORE]
10-year teaching rule to go under shake-up
Teachers will not be forced to move schools every 10 years under a planned shake-up of the SA public school recruitment system.[MORE]
Education Qld moves to replace principal facing charges
Education Queensland (EQ) says it is moving to replace the principal at Townsville's Belgian Gardens State School in the state's north after he was arrested on child pornography charges.[MORE]
Trade college teachers to strike over wage dispute
Teachers at the Hunter Trade College in Maitland are planning further industrial action this week over pay and work conditions. [MORE]
Dept investigates Coober Pedy School deputy
The SA Education Department is investigating the Coober Pedy Area School's assistant principal for speaking publicly about her concerns at the school.[MORE]
UniSA teachers stop work again
Teachers at UniSA's Adelaide campuses are striking for 24 hours in their pay and conditions dispute.[MORE]
Teachers face trial by media: union
QTU says Education Department is encouraging trial by media about suspension of two teachers.[MORE]
Gillard promises $16m to transform professionals into teachers
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a re-elected Labor Government would spend more money encouraging professionals to become classroom teachers. [MORE]
Ultranet glitch disrupts teachers' tutorial
The Victorian Government says glitches with a new online forum yesterday were an unfortunate coincidence.[MORE]
Teachers suspended over 'serious allegations'
Two Qld state school teachers have been suspended over has been described as "serious allegations of inappropriate behaviour".[MORE]
Science literacy at risk of extinction
Did humans live at the same time as dinosaurs? The answer is of course no, but about a third of Australians got it wrong in a recent survey.[MORE]
Heater issue left to cool on North Coast
The Teachers Federation says local schools may be among the last to get their un-flued gas heaters removed.[MORE]
Teachers stop work over conditions
Teachers at the Hunter Trade College in Maitland will walk off the job for four hours this morning in a dispute over working conditions. [MORE]
Teachers still struggling with special needs children
A New South Wales Parliamentary committee has heard teachers are struggling to meet the needs of students with special needs and disabilities.[MORE]
Union presses wishlist for education boss
Teachers are appealing for the next head of the education department to be someone who comes from an educational rather than an administrative background.[MORE]
Government plans LOTE teacher boost
Education Minister Geoff Wilson says between 70 and 80 extra teachers will be needed to reintroduce foreign language studies in Queensland schools.[MORE]
University link set to improve research
A collaboration between the Ballarat University and the Australian Catholic University is tipped to increase their capacity for teaching and research.[MORE]
