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Pay deal caveat could backfire, principals warn

Pay deal caveat could backfire, principals warn

Victorian public school principals are concerned a proposal to halve staff meeting hours will come back to bite teachers as government pay talks stall.

Teachers to strike for third time as pay talks stall

Teachers to strike for third time as pay talks stall

Teachers to strike for third time as pay talks stall

Teachers to strike for third time as pay talks stall

Teachers will strike again as the battle between a union and a state government intensifies over a deal to improve pay and conditions.

'Unrecognised, underfunded': teachers shut down streets

'Unrecognised, underfunded': teachers shut down streets

'Unrecognised, underfunded': teachers shut down streets

'Unrecognised, underfunded': teachers shut down streets

Public school teachers have taken their fight for better pay and conditions to Melbourne's streets, compounding an election-year headache for Labor.

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Deputy principal on trial for raping student at school

Deputy principal on trial for raping student at school

A former primary school assistant principal is on trial over allegations he raped a student multiple times on school grounds.

Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

A minister has made a desperate plea for a statewide strike to be called off after union members voted against a revised government pay offer.

Government hopes 'watershed' deal stops school strike

Government hopes 'watershed' deal stops school strike

A teacher's union will meet to decide whether to take up a revised pay and conditions deal and cancel plans for a 24-hour school strike.

Teachers to walk off job for 24 hours amid pay dispute

Teachers to walk off job for 24 hours amid pay dispute

Teachers at hundreds of public schools across one state will go on strike as protracted pay negotiations remain at an impasse.

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Footy plans farewell for player lost in ground tragedy

Footy plans farewell for player lost in ground tragedy

Footy plans farewell for player lost in ground tragedy

Footy plans farewell for player lost in ground tragedy

A beloved school teacher who died after suffering critical head injuries during a reserves Australian rules game will be farewelled by his local club.

Teacher allegedly had child abuse material at school

Teacher allegedly had child abuse material at school

Teacher allegedly had child abuse material at school

Teacher allegedly had child abuse material at school

A teacher has allegedly been found with child abuse material after police officers executed a search warrant at the independent primary school where he worked.

'Serious strikes' on cards as teachers reject pay offer

'Serious strikes' on cards as teachers reject pay offer

'Serious strikes' on cards as teachers reject pay offer

'Serious strikes' on cards as teachers reject pay offer

Students face possible disruptions as public educators consider their next steps, including likely strikes, after they rejected a government wage offer.

Strike dodged, fees tamed with childcare wage hike

Strike dodged, fees tamed with childcare wage hike

Strike dodged, fees tamed with childcare wage hike

Strike dodged, fees tamed with childcare wage hike

A looming strike and anxiety over fee increases have been put to bed as billions more are set to flow into the pockets of childcare workers.

'Predatory' teacher shows no remorse for student abuse

'Predatory' teacher shows no remorse for student abuse

'Predatory' teacher shows no remorse for student abuse

'Predatory' teacher shows no remorse for student abuse

A man serving 46 years in jail for abusing his daughter has been sentenced for crimes he committed while working as a PE teacher more than four decades ago.

'Betrayal': Aussie teacher allegedly murdered in India

'Betrayal': Aussie teacher allegedly murdered in India

'Betrayal': Aussie teacher allegedly murdered in India

'Betrayal': Aussie teacher allegedly murdered in India

An Australian school teacher who went missing in India is being remembered for his "heart of gold" as police allege he was murdered by his brother.

Voters back union push to get more help for teachers

Voters back union push to get more help for teachers

Voters back union push to get more help for teachers

Voters back union push to get more help for teachers

There is unanimous support across the political spectrum for teachers needing support with the complexities of modern classrooms.

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University class 'explosion' short-changing students

Universities have been accused of compromising Australian education, with a major report showing class sizes have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Online chats lead to teacher's child grooming charges

A high school teacher has been charged with grooming a child and possessing a significant amount of child abuse material after a dawn raid on his home.

Teachers offered pay rise of up to 32 per cent

A teachers’ union has struck an in-principle deal with a state government for pay rises of up to 32.4 per cent over four years.

'Extremely difficult': principal speaks after stabbing

A school principal has praised the courage of staff who rushed to his aid after being stabbed, as the teacher who attacked him was handed a jail sentence.

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No jail for teacher over 'gross' sexual texts to child

A former educator who sent "extremely explicit" messages to a 15-year-old will spend no time behind bars.

'Snapped': inside teacher's knife attack on principal

A combination of childhood trauma and mental ill heath has been linked to a teacher's stabbing of a school principal, as staff told of their ongoing trauma.

Primary school teacher accused of filming inside toilet

A teacher has been refused bail over claims he tried to hide a camera allegedly used to film primary school students, which was found inside a school bathroom.

Teachers strike pay deal after 'generational' strike

Fed-up public-sector teachers have accepted a fair pay deal with a state government following a bitter industrial dispute.

Teachers to plead not guilty to assaulting school boys

A group of teachers from a NSW school, including its principal, will fight charges they assaulted two primary school boys.

Plea indicated for teacher over principal stabbing

Lawyers for a teacher accused stabbing a school principal after being told his contract would not be renewed have indicated he will plead guilty.

'Disgusting pedophile' moved schools post student abuse

A man serving 46 years in jail for "sadistic" abuse of his daughter in NSW has faced court over offending more than 10 years earlier while teaching in Victoria.

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