Education
Melbourne teacher falls to death from school roof
The semi-retired school teacher and former principal died after falling through a skylight in Melbourne’s west.
- by Caroline Schelle
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2021: Learning to read using phonics
Chelsea Primary has had success with a phonics-based reading system, which they have used since 2019.
The NAPLAN-topping school that says phonics helped get it there
Teaching reading using phonics, which is to be mandatory for state schools, has received strong praise from this primary school in Melbourne’s south-east.
- by Caroline Schelle
The uni rich list: Vice chancellors on $1 million salaries revealed
Australia’s highest-paid vice chancellors are now earning six times their university’s senior professors as the union calls for an inquiry into wage theft.
- by Daniella White and Sherryn Groch
When uni goes back, Renee won’t be there. She’s been banned for protesting
More students at Melbourne universities are waiting to see if they will cop “draconian” penalties such as expulsion over pro-Palestine protests on campus.
- by Alex Crowe
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Education
Private school alumni association split over ‘toxic culture’ report
The former vice president of a high-fee grammar school alumni association has been suspended over alleged threats as the group’s “toxic” culture is laid bare.
- by Alex Crowe and Adam Carey
Is your child’s school overcrowded? Search our list of Brisbane class sizes
Some Brisbane schools are failing to keep class sizes below official targets. But one school is showing how going the extra mile can create some of the city’s happiest students.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Education
University students face expulsion over pro-Palestine protests
Several Victorian universities have threatened disciplinary action against students for joining campus protests against the bloodshed in Gaza.
- by Alex Crowe
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Selective schools
The most popular Sydney selective schools revealed
The top school for students vying for entry into the selective system had almost double the number of first preferences than the best-performing HSC school.
- by Lucy Carroll
Teachers slam their own union over ‘outrageous’ phonics stance
The powerful Australian Education Union faces internal dissent over its opposition to Victoria’s mandate for public schools to introduce structured phonics.
- by Caroline Schelle
‘Not who we are’: Newington headmaster attacks parents over co-ed campaign
The head of the all-boys school has accused a group of parents of pursuing a “campaign of targeted negativity” after the decision to become fully co-educational within the decade.
- by Lucy Carroll