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Former headmaster of Shore takes legal action against school
Tim Petterson left the school in July 2022 after a review of culture had found new leadership was needed.
- by Lucy Carroll
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$1.1 billion black hole: Unis brace for loss of tens of thousands of students
New economic modelling suggests universities are facing a funding shortfall of more than $1 billion under the federal government’s crackdown.
- by Daniella White
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Schools warned off AI-generated student reports and newsletters
Victoria’s new policy on artificial intelligence in schools warns teachers and principals to keep the human touch in assessments and reports.
- by Caroline Schelle and Noel Towell
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Top-band HSC, NAPLAN targets for schools have been scrapped. Now, principals will set new ones
Some principals say removing clear and ambitious targets based on NAPLAN results risks improvement measures becoming too ambiguous.
- by Lucy Carroll
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
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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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