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NSW Schools Will Finally Make It Mandatory To Learn About Aboriginal History & Colonisation

The biggest reform to the primary school curriculum in over 30 years.

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'Changing norms', new DV strategy to start in childcare

Instilling respect and resilience in preschoolers will help address soaring rates of family violence, the NSW government says as it charts a path to prevention.

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Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul.

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Studying colonisation and Aboriginal resistance to be mandatory in NSW high schools

State’s new curricula for years 7 to 10 released as part of the shift to explicit teaching

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'I hope this is a process of healing': Apologies for school debacle

Fast-track build promise comes after years of controversy.

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Hunter teacher vacancies 'slightly improve', but there's more work to do

Teacher vacancies have dropped 6.9 per cent.

Newcastle Herald

Frozen school funds 'tally of lost learning': minister

Hundreds of millions of dollars accumulated in school accounts as principals struggled to find enough teachers, the NSW education minister says.

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Underfunding public schools 'entrenches inequality'

Teachers, students and state and territory education ministers are urging the federal government to increase its funding for public schools

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Sex consent education overhaul for NSW high schoolers

Lessons on how to seek consent with sexual partners will be essential learning for high school students across NSW amid a year-long, national consent campaign.

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Fresh syllabus introduced to Hunter primary schools to shift results

Four subjects have been reworked.

Newcastle Herald

More students to thrive in move to explicit teaching

Curriculums are being simplified with a focus on making sure children understand what they're being taught before being asked to apply their knowledge.

AAP

Preschool teachers push for pay, parents get fee relief

While preschool teachers argue for more pay, the NSW government is talking up subsidies as it tries to boost enrolments in a sector struggling for staff.

AAP

School cleaners in NSW 'at risk of modern slavery', government warned

'Deceptive recruiting ... or even forced labour.'

Newcastle Herald

Back-to-basics budget for health, schools as costs soar

The NSW government will fund billions in upgrades and maintenance for schools and hospitals as the treasurer acknowledges cost pressures on construction.

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'Desperate' cash splash for teachers in needy schools

Teachers willing to work at an understaffed school could benefit from thousands of dollars in bonuses, but unions say the real issue lies in underfunding.

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Chalmers signals inflation focus in budget – as it happened

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Budget billions to flow for neglected Sydney roads

The federal government has pledged $1.9 billion for road works in Sydney's west after fears the area would lose out due to a infrastructure spending shake-up.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: NSW preparing gendered violence reforms; concern for Perth brothers missing in Mexico; and is the US ready for the banned Bluey episode?

NSW deputy premier Prue Car says reforms will include ‘changes to the justice system’ and could involve specialist programs in schools

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NSW government to announce urgent reforms to address crisis of male violence against women

Measures to focus on boosting frontline services for women and children fleeing abuse, as well as prevention

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If NSW’s coercive control ads work, more funding will be needed as victims come forward, advocates say

Awareness campaign ahead of law change features tagline ‘It’s not love, it’s coercive control. Know the signs of abuse’

AAP

Fears budget cuts will speed up public school exodus

Public school budget cuts of almost $150 million are unrelated to a pay rise for teachers, the NSW government says.

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Scott Morrison-era ‘accounting tricks’ to cost public schools $13bn over next five years

National School Resourcing Board’s review finds state schools lost more than $2bn in 2022 due to a Coalition-era loophole

Newcastle Herald

Major upgrades begin for two Port Stephens high schools

Works are expected to be completed by early 2025.

AAP

Gifted education program to roll out in all NSW schools

A scheme to introduce high-potential and gifted education programs in every public school in NSW is helping students reach their full potential.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle students begin NAPLAN amid curriculum overhaul

Six Newcastle students were feeling confident after their first test.

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