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Teacher’s tears after sexually assaulting student

Teacher’s tears after sexually assaulting student

A teacher has wiped tears from her eyes after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student at a school while she was meant to be teaching him.

Teacher avoids jail after sexually assaulting student

Teacher avoids jail after sexually assaulting student

Teacher avoids jail after sexually assaulting student

Teacher avoids jail after sexually assaulting student

A high school maths teacher has avoided jail but will spend 15 years on the child protection register after sexually assaulting a student.

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

The accuracy of data collected from national assessment NAPLAN is under fire after millions of students could not complete the first day of tests.

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Four teachers charged with assaulting young students

Four teachers charged with assaulting young students

Three primary school boys at the same school are the alleged victims of multiple assaults by their teachers over two years.

Teacher admits having sex with teenage student

Teacher admits having sex with teenage student

More than 18 months after her arrest, a female teacher has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two male students.

Grace Tame's abuser mentally unfit for harassment trial

Grace Tame's abuser mentally unfit for harassment trial

Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame's sexually abusive teacher will not face trial for online harassment due to his deteriorating health.

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Teachers are struggling to find minutes in the day to plan lessons and meet the well-being needs of students, surveying suggests.

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Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

A move that will make it easier to fire teachers who use hate speech in and out of the classroom, including on social media, has drawn strong reactions.

Grace Tame abuser unlikely to face cybercrime trial

Grace Tame abuser unlikely to face cybercrime trial

Grace Tame abuser unlikely to face cybercrime trial

Grace Tame abuser unlikely to face cybercrime trial

The health of the sexual abuser of Grace Tame has rapidly deteriorated following several strokes and falls, a court has heard.

Teacher jailed after filming sex acts with student

Teacher jailed after filming sex acts with student

Teacher jailed after filming sex acts with student

Teacher jailed after filming sex acts with student

A former English teacher has been jailed for almost seven years for having sex with his 16-year-old student and filming the acts which he shared with others.

‘Cute boy’: teacher guilty of procuring child for sex

‘Cute boy’: teacher guilty of procuring child for sex

‘Cute boy’: teacher guilty of procuring child for sex

‘Cute boy’: teacher guilty of procuring child for sex

A former elite-school teacher’s disturbingly graphic messages to a 15-year-old have been revealed as he was found guilty of procuring a child for sex.

Private school headmaster steps down after secret deal

Private school headmaster steps down after secret deal

Private school headmaster steps down after secret deal

Private school headmaster steps down after secret deal

The headmaster of a private school that wanted him gone after a reported allegation he hit a boy will step aside having reached a confidential settlement.

Pioneering university leader and researcher remembered

Pioneering university leader and researcher remembered

Pioneering university leader and researcher remembered

Pioneering university leader and researcher remembered

The first woman to lead one of Australia's top universities has died aged 52 following a battle with cancer.

'Be careful': warning as ex-Marist brother jailed

'Be careful': warning as ex-Marist brother jailed

'Be careful': warning as ex-Marist brother jailed

'Be careful': warning as ex-Marist brother jailed

A former Marist brother who molested a teen pupil in a school office 40 years ago has been told not to mention anything about his crimes if asked in prison.

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Ex-NRL ref avoids jail for assaulting Indigenous pupils

A former headmaster of an Indigenous school has avoided going to jail for assaulting students but must be of good behaviour for two years.

Ex-NRL ref abused power, assaulted boys as principal

A former NRL referee faces sentencing for assaulting Indigenous students by putting them in choke holds and painfully twisting their ears as a school principal.

Teacher accused of stabbing school principal 'snapped'

A teacher who allegedly stabbed his school principal after his contract was not renewed has been refused bail due to his "extreme" risk to the community.

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Monash University will repay thousands of casual academics more than $10 million after settling a Federal Court wage theft claim which ran for almost a decade.

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Teacher 'unaware' about risks of student sexual abuse

An ex-teacher has avoided compensating pupils she allegedly molested in the '70s after a court found she was unaware abusing the boys caused harm.

Teachers reject hefty pay rise and reduced workloads

Educators have rejected a pay deal that would see every classroom teacher in one state earning more than $100,000 in three years.

Teachers offered hefty pay rise and reduced workloads

Educators have been offered a pay deal that would see every classroom teacher in one state earning more than $100,000 in three years.

Teacher charged with sexually abusing student

A female teacher at an elite Catholic boys school has been charged over an allegedly inappropriate relationship with a student.

Kisses with pupil 'cultural', sex-offender teacher says

A teacher who kissed a 17-year-old student on the lips has denied seeking sexual gratification, telling a court he was forming a bond during a time of tragedy.

Child abuse web searches may be autofill, teacher says

A former teacher can't recall searching for child abuse online but says a graphic search in his internet history may have been filled automatically.

Teacher accused of grooming, sexually assaulting girl

A teacher has been charged with almost a dozen offences, accused of a series of sexual assaults and grooming a teenage girl.

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