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Sydney news: Plan to pay 'outstanding' teachers up to $130,000 in NSW

MORNING BRIEFING: It is hoped a better system for rewarding and retaining top teachers may also help attract more people to the profession.

ABC News

'This is like banging our heads against the wall': why a move to outsource lesson planning has NSW teachers hopping mad

This week, teachers in New South Wales learned they were going to get a “helping hand” preparing lessons from the start of term 4.

The Conversation

Fears for safety of disabled student at Walgett Community College

The family of a severely disabled child, who is bound for a notoriously violent rural high school, fear a bump or knock could cost him his life.

ABC News

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Walgett Community College parents demand NSW Education Minister acts on school violence

Parents confront the NSW Education Minister during a visit to Walgett Community College, which has been impacted by violence and poor educational standards for many years, to demand an intervention.

ABC News

NSW pre-kindy could cut classroom age gaps

Introducing universal pre-kindergarten in NSW is seen as an opportunity to reduce classroom age gaps, which currently can be as large as 18 months.

AAP

Government unveils plan to lighten teachers' workloads

The NSW Teachers Federation has labelled the plan as "nothing more than window dressing".

Newcastle Herald

New staff to help stretched NSW teachers

More than 200 new positions will be trialled across NSW public schools from term four to help under-pressure teachers with administrative tasks.

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More than 800 selective school places set aside for disadvantaged NSW students

A new plan to reserve more than 800 places at selective schools for disadvantaged students will improve equity of access and level the playing field, NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell says.

ABC News

Opportunity boost for gifted NSW students

Up to 20 per cent of places reserved for gifted NSW students will go to those from disadvantaged backgrounds following a review of selective high school access.

AAP

Devil of a Newcastle container terminal proposal may lie in the detail

Letters: Amid the enthusiasm for the new terminal I fear there is no detail.

Newcastle Herald

Bungendore High School will open in demountables as design changes revealed

Changes have been made to the design of the new Bungendore High School in response to community feedback.

The Canberra Times

Hunter public and Catholic school teachers rally in Civic Park over pay and conditions

Teachers marched to the state government offices on Bull Street.

Newcastle Herald

Thousands of NSW teachers take part in historic joint strike over 'insulting' pay offer

Massive crowds descend on Sydney's CBD and other parts of NSW as teachers from Catholic and public schools unite to demand better pay and conditions, as Education Minister Sarah Mitchell claims their deal is the best in the country.

ABC News

Striking teachers march to NSW parliament

Striking NSW public and private school teachers have marched in Sydney, united in their call for "More than Thanks" as they campaign for better pay.

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The Canberra Times

Burnt out public and Catholic school teachers go on strike

Teachers from Catholic and public schools will be walking off the job together as they demand workload reduction measures and a pay rise.

Daily Record

Auchterarder's Sarah Mitchell determined to help others after losing mum to Huntington’s disease

The Perth College UHI student has joined Scottish Huntington’s Association as a volunteer youth ambassador to support other young people

AAP

'Gamechanger' reform to NSW preschools

Every child in NSW will get free play-based learning in the year before they start school, in a major shake-up of the education system from 2030.

ABC News

Walgett parents fear for children only eligible to attend low-performing, 'violent' high school

There have been decades of serious problems and terrible outcomes at this outback town's only high school, but applications to attend other schools are being rejected.

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NSW and Victorian governments plan new free year of preschool schooling within a decade

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and his Victorian counterpart Daniel Andrews want to introduce a pre-kindergarten year for four- and five-year-olds within a decade.

ABC News

Sydney news: NSW Government announces $1.4 billion for preschool subsidies and early childhood health checks

The New South Wales government announces $1.4 billion for preschool subsidies and is also allocating almost $400,000 for health and development checks for infants and preschoolers.

ABC News

Sydney news: Fiona Phillips and Andrew Constance head-to-head to claim the seat of Gilmore

MORNING BRIEFING: Labor's Fiona Phillips and Liberal Andrew Constance are head-to-head to claim the seat of Gilmore with just 300 votes separating the pair, as counting continues today.

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Midnight sitting of NSW upper house fails to resolve debate over assisted dying bill

Amendments made during marathon 12-hour sitting mean bill must return to lower house before becoming law

AAP

NSW on cusp of voluntary assisted dying

NSW is poised to become the last state in Australia to pass laws allowing people with a terminal illness to voluntarily end their lives.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter schools set to become green, here's how

Sixty NSW public schools will be taking part

AAP

NSW teacher's wage booster simplified

NSW teachers may find it easier to increase their pay by applying for higher accreditation in changes that have been described as overdue and a distraction.

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