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Queensland Government to Make ‘Discriminatory’ Pay Cut to Unvaccinated School Staff

Nearly 1,000 school staff in Queensland, including teachers, aides, administration, and cleaners, will have a portion of their salaries cut for 18 weeks as a disciplinary measure for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Mandates were handed to teachers, prison staff, and airport staff in Nov. 2021. Those who failed to comply or provide evidence as…


Queensland Government Will Use Discriminatory to Cut Pay From Unvaccinated School Staff

Nearly 1,000 school staff in Queensland, including teachers, aides, administration, and cleaners, will have a portion of their salaries cut for 18 weeks as a disciplinary measure for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Mandates were handed to teachers, prison staff, and airport staff in Nov. 2021. Those who failed to comply or provide evidence as…


Maths Losing out to Ideology in Australian Classrooms: Think Tank

An ongoing ideological bias against explicit instruction in maths classrooms is the biggest reason why Australia’s performance in the subject continues to slide, according to experts. An analysis paper, ‘Failing to Teach the Teacher’, published by the Centre for Independent Studies, found that Australia’s universities were failing to teach effective instruction methods to future maths…


Over 4 in 5 Australian Teachers Considered Quitting Over the Past 12 Months: Survey

According to a new survey, over 80 percent of teachers across Australia have considered quitting the profession in the last 12 months. The Australian College of Educators (ACE) and National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) Foundation conducted a survey of 571 educators and found that while a vast majority (87 percent) said they found it…


Increased School Funding Does Not Lead to Better Performance: Education Minister

The Australian education minister Alan Tudge disagreed with calls saying increased education funding would lead to better student results. Instead, Tudge said recruiting quality teachers was more important and pointed to the United Kingdom (UK) as an example where more qualified staff resulted in improved student results. The UK has cut spending while achieving better results in…