SYDNEY, May 18 - Teachers will take further industrial action in the next six weeks if the NSW government doesn't allow a review of its schools reforms.
Tens of thousands of teachers from the state's 2200 schools walked off the job for two hours on Friday morning.
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BRISBANE, May 17 - Queensland has failed in its mission to improve school attendance, according to a report on truancy.
The auditor-general's report, handed down on Thursday, shows school attendance rates have been 91 per cent for four years.
SYDNEY, May 17 - The head of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation admits parents will be angry over teachers' decision to go ahead with a two-hour stopwork meeting this morning.
But the threats posed by the state government's school autonomy reforms are too important not to act, he says.
SYDNEY, May 14 - Teachers should be trained to spot the telltale signs of a struggling student caring for a loved-one with a mental illness, a charity has said.
A Wesley Mission report has found that carers aged under 16 are particularly vulnerable, with the responsibility of looking after a mentally-ill parent or sibling likely to impair their mental and physical health, and finances later in life.
Australian Teacher Magazine is proud to announce the launch of its 2012 Education Survey.
Educators working in all sectors across the country are invited to take part and have their say.
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