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Victorian public school teachers have voted to accept the Carroll Government’s latest offer of a pay rise of up to 32.4 per cent over four years – and will pocket a $2000 lump sum sweetener as part of the deal, likely drawing months of historic industrial action and protracted negotiations on pay and conditions to a close.

It’s a YES! Vic teachers vote to accept Govt’s latest pay deal Victorian public school teachers have voted to accept the Carroll Government’s latest offer of a pay rise of up to 32.4 per cent over four years – and will pocket a $2000 lump sum sweetener as part of the deal, likely drawing months of historic industrial action and protracted negotiations on pa...

Tears of grief and relief from teachers have often met behaviour expert Dr Tim McDonald, who says his powerful framework for creating calm and orderly classrooms that are conducive to learning starts to turn around disruptive school environments in as little as five weeks.

Behaviour expert’s CORE approach said to overhaul disruptive classrooms in five weeks

Preservice teachers could soon have to undergo significant anti-bulling intervention training as part of their degree, the federal education minister has indicated.

‘Not enough’: Minister wants school bullying training included in ITE courses

A public petition calling for generative AI to be removed from Australian schools and a return to device-free learning is quickly gaining momentum.

Suspend the use of AI and 1:1 devices in schools: teachers, parents launch new petition A public petition calling for generative AI to be removed from Australian schools and a return to device-free learning is quickly gaining momentum.

Targeted morphology instruction in secondary classrooms could be the key to boosting students’ spelling and writing skills at a critical time when they are encountering increasingly demanding texts, a new study has found.

Morphological knowledge likely unlocks improved outcomes for secondary students

Despite some green shoots in Australian students’ numeracy outcomes, this year’s national NAPLAN data has revealed a concerning pocket of decline at Year 3, prompting alarm amongst experts and policymakers.

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Some women teachers are considering not having children of their own because the demands of the job are too all-consuming, new research has found.

‘I can’t give more of me at home’: teaching incompatible with motherhood, study finds

The intensification of teachers’ work is being felt most acutely by female educators, with long-held gendered expectations tied to the idea of the ‘motherteacher’ alive and well in Australian schools, new research has revealed.

‘A double burden’: women teachers bearing the brunt of work intensification in schools

The full-day teachers’ strike slated to take place in Melbourne this Thursday will go ahead, with news Victorian union members have voted to reject the Government’s latest pay and conditions offer.

Teacher strike to go ahead: More than half of Vic AEU members reject Govt’s latest offer

A pioneering new guide for secondary teachers has brought together the science of learning and AI in the classroom, aiming to ensure students’ thinking is actually extended and not outsourced to the technology.

The science of learning and GenAI align in new guide for secondary teachers