AI to hit NSW classrooms to ease pressure on teachers One of the world's biggest rollouts of AI education technology will launch in NSW under a plan unveiled by the state government on Monday. AAP · Sep 16, 2024
NSW Schools Will Finally Make It Mandatory To Learn About Aboriginal History & Colonisation The biggest reform to the primary school curriculum in over 30 years. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 13, 2024
'Changing norms', new DV strategy to start in childcare Instilling respect and resilience in preschoolers will help address soaring rates of family violence, the NSW government says as it charts a path to prevention. AAP · Sep 12, 2024
Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul. AAP · Sep 12, 2024
Studying colonisation and Aboriginal resistance to be mandatory in NSW high schools State’s new curricula for years 7 to 10 released as part of the shift to explicit teaching The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2024
'I hope this is a process of healing': Apologies for school debacle Fast-track build promise comes after years of controversy. The Canberra Times · Sep 11, 2024
Hunter teacher vacancies 'slightly improve', but there's more work to do Teacher vacancies have dropped 6.9 per cent. Newcastle Herald · Aug 29, 2024
Frozen school funds 'tally of lost learning': minister Hundreds of millions of dollars accumulated in school accounts as principals struggled to find enough teachers, the NSW education minister says. AAP · Aug 27, 2024
Underfunding public schools 'entrenches inequality' Teachers, students and state and territory education ministers are urging the federal government to increase its funding for public schools AAP · Aug 20, 2024
Sex consent education overhaul for NSW high schoolers Lessons on how to seek consent with sexual partners will be essential learning for high school students across NSW amid a year-long, national consent campaign. AAP · Jul 31, 2024
Fresh syllabus introduced to Hunter primary schools to shift results Four subjects have been reworked. Newcastle Herald · Jul 24, 2024
More students to thrive in move to explicit teaching Curriculums are being simplified with a focus on making sure children understand what they're being taught before being asked to apply their knowledge. AAP · Jul 23, 2024
Preschool teachers push for pay, parents get fee relief While preschool teachers argue for more pay, the NSW government is talking up subsidies as it tries to boost enrolments in a sector struggling for staff. AAP · Jul 5, 2024
School cleaners in NSW 'at risk of modern slavery', government warned 'Deceptive recruiting ... or even forced labour.' Newcastle Herald · Jun 14, 2024
AAP · Jun 11, 2024 Back-to-basics budget for health, schools as costs soar The NSW government will fund billions in upgrades and maintenance for schools and hospitals as the treasurer acknowledges cost pressures on construction.
AAP · May 16, 2024 'Desperate' cash splash for teachers in needy schools Teachers willing to work at an understaffed school could benefit from thousands of dollars in bonuses, but unions say the real issue lies in underfunding.
The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2024 Chalmers signals inflation focus in budget – as it happened This blog is now closed.
AAP · May 6, 2024 Budget billions to flow for neglected Sydney roads The federal government has pledged $1.9 billion for road works in Sydney's west after fears the area would lose out due to a infrastructure spending shake-up.
The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2024 Afternoon Update: NSW preparing gendered violence reforms; concern for Perth brothers missing in Mexico; and is the US ready for the banned Bluey episode? NSW deputy premier Prue Car says reforms will include ‘changes to the justice system’ and could involve specialist programs in schools
The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2024 NSW government to announce urgent reforms to address crisis of male violence against women Measures to focus on boosting frontline services for women and children fleeing abuse, as well as prevention
The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2024 If NSW’s coercive control ads work, more funding will be needed as victims come forward, advocates say Awareness campaign ahead of law change features tagline ‘It’s not love, it’s coercive control. Know the signs of abuse’
AAP · Apr 9, 2024 Fears budget cuts will speed up public school exodus Public school budget cuts of almost $150 million are unrelated to a pay rise for teachers, the NSW government says.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2024 Scott Morrison-era ‘accounting tricks’ to cost public schools $13bn over next five years National School Resourcing Board’s review finds state schools lost more than $2bn in 2022 due to a Coalition-era loophole
Newcastle Herald · Mar 28, 2024 Major upgrades begin for two Port Stephens high schools Works are expected to be completed by early 2025.
AAP · Mar 14, 2024 Gifted education program to roll out in all NSW schools A scheme to introduce high-potential and gifted education programs in every public school in NSW is helping students reach their full potential.