Category: Prue Car

Schools Can Hire More Admin Staff to Ease Red Tape Burden on Teachers

New South Wales (NSW) schools will be able to recruit more support staff to help reduce “an endless amount of paperwork” that teachers have to deal with every day.  The initiative is part of an election promise by the centre-left NSW Labor government to ease the regulatory burden on teachers so that they can focus…


‘Everyone Will Have to Comply’: Students to Be Banned from Smartphone Use During Class

New South Wales (NSW) students will be barred from using their phones at the start of term four in October. Newly elected NSW Education Minister Prue Car said the ban would improve educational outcomes, reduce distractions in classrooms, and help address cyberbullying issues. Students will hand over their devices at the beginning of the day,…


Teacher Shortage Solution More Complex Than Just Raising Wages: Education Minister

SYDNEY—Resolving the teacher shortage in New South Wales (NSW) requires a more complex solution beyond just hiring and more wages, hinted Education Minister Sarah Mitchell ahead of the state election. In an election debate at the Centre of Independent Studies on March 14, Shadow Education Minister Prue Car claimed to solve the teacher shortage was…