teachers

The Independent Education Union (IEU) is calling for pay rises for teachers in the private school system in NSW and ACT.

There is a disturbing pattern of sexual harassment, sexism and misogyny perpetrated by boys within school environments, new research looking into the impact Andrew Tate, has found. 

The starting salary for graduate teachers in NSW state schools will rise from $75,791 to $85,000, as part of a new four-year pay deal.

While teachers are being praised as heroes in the media, they are also enduring working conditions that make them question their purpose. Instead of being celebrated and supported, these professionals are saddled with the stigma of being incompetent.

An alarming record of teachers are leaving the education profession, but a new initiative could reverse this trend of teacher shortage.

Many teachers are sick of pretending they are “doing OK”. They feel pressured to be unrealistically positive in the face of evidence that everything is not great.

Research tracking teacher, classes and their grades over many years shows gender bias has long-term impacts on students’ performance and their post-school study choices

The support that parents and carers have given schools and teachers this term needs to be acknowledged, writes Polly Dunning.

NSW Education Department Secretary Georgina Harrisson, said the department is not able to say how many teachers in the state have received a vaccination.

The Fair Work Commission handed down a decision supporting pay rise of up to 10 per cent for early childhood teachers.

Female teachers at all-boy schools in three capital cities have disclosed instances of sexism from students, male colleagues and parents.

Teachers’ professional lives can be highly demanding, pressured, stressful and at times, emotionally exhausting.