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Education

Labor launches $10 million plan to help stamp out bullying

The Albanese Government has put $10 million towards stamping out bullying at schools, as proposed new national standards will push schools to act on bullying complaints within 48 hours of being reported. Source: 9news.com.au.

Education Science

NASA expert urges students to reach for the stars

NASA cybersecurity expert Kymie Tan has told students at her old school in Melbourne how the Good Samaritan values she received there have guided her career, urging them not to fear failure in life. Source: The Good Oil.

Education

Be prepared: ACU experts’ advice to senior students heading for exams

Australian Catholic University education and wellbeing experts have united to provide practical advice to support senior school students in the lead-up to their end-of-year exams. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Education Employment

Disengaged students rediscover the joy of learning

A new course for disengaged New South Wales high school students is helping young people rediscover the joy of learning, thanks to a partnership between Catholic Care Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains and Nepean Community College. Source: Catholic Outlook.

Education

Global study finds Australian teachers the second-most stressed in the world

Australia has the second-most stressed teachers in the world, plagued by administrative red tape, marking and lesson planning, a new global study has found. Source: The Advertiser.

Education Legal Matters

Court to look at jurisdiction in non-binary teacher case

A non-binary teacher at a Melbourne Catholic school says they will take a fight to have their preferred pronouns used in the workplace all the way to the High Court. Source: The Age.

Cybercrime Education

Students warned to keep away from dark web

A Melbourne Catholic school has warned parents to keep their children off the dark web after students unearthed and circulated screenshots of private information stolen by hackers from the school. Source: The Age.

Education Refugees

Education employment program helping refugees to rebuild lives

A refugee from Afghanistan has begun a new chapter at a Brisbane Catholic school, joining the team through Brisbane Catholic Education and Multicultural Australia’s Work and Welcome program. 

Education

New way of teaching sees boost in NAPLAN results 

Catholic primary schools in Melbourne have boosted their NAPLAN results, thanks to a new way of teaching. Source: The Age.