Starting teachers now earn $92,882 and top-of-scale teachers $133,422. The NSW Government says the latest pay rise lands this week, with teacher vacancies at a 12-year low.
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Posted inEducation, Feature, NSW News, Politics
NSW first to sign new Free TAFE deal
NSW is first to sign the new five-year Free TAFE deal, with $560 million and about 160,000 places from 2027 aimed at housing, energy, digital skills, and essential care.
Posted inEducation, News, NSW News, School News
Teachers rally for more prep time
Teachers say the shortage will return without more prep time. About 85 per cent have considered leaving, and today they take a 16,000-signature letter to Macquarie Street.
Posted inEducation, Feature, NSW News, NSW Politics
More preschool places and fairer pay
Up to 10,000 more children could win a community preschool place, with fees capped at $20 a day and staff pay guaranteed above award rates. Here is what is changing for families.
Posted inEducation, Good News, Port Macquarie
Principal swaps office for classroom in Port Macquarie student shadow day
A Port Macquarie school principal has swapped his office for a Year 9 desk, spending a full day walking in a student’s shoes to better understand what school life is really like for them.
Posted inBallina, Education, Good News, Grants and funding
East Ballina teacher headed overseas after top scholarship win
An East Ballina teacher is off to the US and Canada, funded by a $15,000 scholarship recognising her as one of the state’s best.
Posted inEducation, MidCoast
TAFE NSW taster program builds next generation of Mid North Coast tradies
A TAFE NSW taster program is giving Mid North Coast students hands-on construction skills while helping build the region’s future workforce.
Posted inEducation, Grants and funding, Local politics
Fresh Start apprenticeships open to local councils
North Coast councils can now apply for state funding to take on more apprentices, trainees and cadets, as the next round of the Fresh Start Program opens.
Posted inEducation, Grants and funding, Health, Indigenous, Local News
Mid North Coast cadet inspires health push
A Mid North Coast placement student says a hospital stay with her baby brother set her on the path to occupational therapy, as applications open for the next Aboriginal Allied Health Cadetship intake.
Posted inEducation, Health, Port Macquarie
Pharmacists take on bigger role as GP shortages bite
GP shortages are pushing pharmacists into new territory – but we’re running out of pharmacists too. A new course and scholarship from CSU is aimed to help address that.