The Latest Breaking News from David Genford

'Struggling': teachers strike in second capital city

Teachers have walked off the job in a second state in as many days in their battle for better pay and conditions, forcing public school closures.

AAP · Mar 26

New teachers pay deal offered to end strike threats

With NAPLAN testing threatened by strike action, state teachers have been offered an improved pay deal to bring months of angst to an end.

AAP · Mar 6

Angry teachers to boycott NAPLAN as pay stoush heats up

Public school teachers will boycott NAPLAN testing as part of ramped-up industrial action in their fight for improved pay and conditions.

AAP · Mar 4

Tasmanian 'angry farmer' looks to boost school literacy levels after education system disillusionment

A 2006 survey found Tasmania has the lowest level of adult literacy in the country; fed up with an education system that he feels is letting children down, one cattle farmer decided to take matters into his own hands.

ABC News · Jan 27, 2023

Tasmanian education staff survey finds 20pc don't feel safe in workplace, 25pc not happy to speak up

Many Tasmanian education department staff do not feel physically safe in their workplace and one in four do not feel confident to speak about their concerns, a new survey finds.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2022

School chaos predicted as thousands of Tasmanian teachers prepare to walk off the job

Thousands of Tasmanian school teachers will walk off the job and strike at lunchtime next Wednesday, with the education department tight-lipped about whether it will cause schools to close for the whole day or end classes hours early.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022