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Cash bonuses for teachers is a 'distraction': federation

"This won't fix the shortages and offers no solution to the problems we're facing."

Newcastle Herald

Teachers back higher pay grades amid division concerns

Some school leaders raised concerns with the NSW education department that creating a new tier of classroom teachers will make leadership roles less attractive.

AAP

NSW Liberals scramble to fill election ticket vacancy

Weeks ahead of the NSW election, the Liberal Party is racing to fill a vacancy on its upper house ticket with pressure to secure a woman candidate.

AAP

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Four Hunter primary schools chosen for pre-kindergarten program

Feedback will be used to roll-out the program state-wide.

Newcastle Herald

NSW government recruitment program hires 11 teachers after two years as vacancies tip 2,000

A $14-million NSW government program to address the state's teacher shortages has only hired 11 recruits as staff vacancies increase to over 2,000.

ABC News

NSW regional teachers offered $10k housing incentive

A $10,000 sweetener is being offered to NSW teachers who take up a posting at a regional school to help them buy a house and settle into communities.

AAP

Private schools are poaching teachers from the public sector with better salaries, principals say

Public school principals say private schools offering up to $15,000 more per year are poaching teachers from already critically under-staffed public schools.

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Most drivers still unaware of huge Highway Code changes one year on

The Highway Code was amended on January 29 last year to provide more protection for vulnerable road users

The Independent UK

Most drivers still unaware of Highway Code changes after one year – survey

The Highway Code was amended on January 29 last year to provide more protection for vulnerable road users.

The Independent UK

NSW promises to cut study time for aspiring teachers with postgraduate degree

A one-year masters program will be made available to qualified individuals who want to re-train as an educator, if the NSW government is re-elected in March.

ABC News

Fast track to get NSW teachers qualified

University graduates wanting to become teachers in NSW will be able to become qualified in just a year as the government addresses chronic teacher shortages.

AAP

‘Nothing can take its place’: dismayed Dartmoor wild campers share memories

Lovers of the national park mourn loss of right to camp – for some a balm for their mental health, for others a rite of passage

The Guardian - UK

NSW govt accused of student discrimination

A Sydney student has claimed the state government discriminated against him due to disability by rejecting his enrolment into a selective virtual college.

AAP

Hard work and supportive teachers' credited by top HSC performers as results revealed

Sarah Maikari and Will Cassell credit hard work and supportive teachers for their first-in-course HSC results, awarded in a ceremony at the University of NSW. They are among the 65,317 students receiving their full results today.

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Nathaniel Train in contact with family weeks before Queensland police shooting at Wieambilla

The former principal's sudden silence in October prompted a missing person report, which led police officers to the property where they were killed.

Newcastle Herald

HSC 2022: The five Hunter students who couldn't be beaten

"I feel really proud of myself and relieved that all of the hard work paid off."

Pedestrian.tv

In Quite The Whoopsie, Some Year 12 Students Were Able To Access Their HSC Results Early

As if Year 12 isn’t stressful enough.

The Guardian - AU

HSC fail: NSW investigates how Higher School Certificate results published early

NSW education minister Sarah Mitchell blames ‘IT issue’ and says she asked Education Standards Authority for an explanation

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NSW education minister apologises for early release of HSC results after IT glitch

NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell says she's disappointed after a glitch allowed a "small number" of students to access their HSC results five days before their official release.

AAP

Probe into early release of HSC results

Some students in NSW were able to check their HSC results days before they were meant to be released due to an "IT issue".

Pedestrian.tv

NSW Principal Investigated For Sexual Abuse After Mum Found Messages Following Son’s Death

The teacher was in her late 40s when she messaged the student on FB.

The Guardian - AU

NSW high school principal investigated for historical child sexual abuse after messages found on student’s Facebook account

Exclusive: Mother of former year 12 student discovered messages between teacher and her son after he died last year

AAP

Health tests in all NSW preschools in 2024

NSW will be the first state to check all preschoolers for health and developmental milestones to detect and address any issues before children start school.

Newcastle Herald

Singleton High teachers leave as Minister Sarah Mitchell arrives

"They actually turned their backs on the minister as she walked into the school grounds."

AAP

Explosion at Sydney school investigated

An investigation is under way after 11 students at a Sydney primary school were burned when a science experiment exploded.

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