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'Extremely difficult': principal speaks after stabbing

'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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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.

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Primary school teacher accused of filming inside toilet

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

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

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

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.

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'Disgusting pedophile' moved schools post student abuse

'Disgusting pedophile' moved schools post student abuse

'Disgusting pedophile' moved schools post student abuse

'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.

Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Public school educators are moving ahead with plans for a wave of rolling strikes as pay and condition negotiations stall with a state government.

'Struggling': teachers strike in second capital city

'Struggling': teachers strike in second capital city

'Struggling': teachers strike in second capital city

'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.

Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Parents have been told to keep their children home from school due to staff shortages stemming from two statewide strikes.

Teacher’s tears after sexually assaulting student

Teacher’s tears after sexually assaulting student

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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