Noel Towell
Noel Towell is Education Editor for The Age
Melbourne’s worst-performing VCE school closed over child safety concerns
Families of international secondary students have had to scramble to find new schools after a CBD college’s registration was cancelled.
- Nicole Precel and Noel Towell
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Pay gap for classroom assistants emerges as flashpoint in Victorian teacher dispute
Education support workers have been offered a lower pay rise than their teaching colleagues.
- Noel Towell
Parents warned of more disruption after thousands of striking teachers sweep through CBD
While classrooms across the state sat empty on Tuesday, 35,000 educators took to the streets of Melbourne. But more pain could yet be to come.
- Noel Towell, Jackson Graham, Caroline Schelle and Chip Le Grand
Day of mass disruption: Victoria braces for ‘costly’ teacher walkout
Uncertainty and confusion looms as tens of thousands of Victorian teachers prepare to strike on Tuesday.
- Noel Towell, Nicole Precel, Jackson Graham and Chip Le Grand
Principals prepare to join statewide teachers’ strike
As industrial action looms, school leaders have joined teachers in rejecting the government’s pay offer.
- Noel Towell
Schools set to stay open amid teacher strikes, education minister says
Education Minister Ben Carroll insists Labor can keep Victorian government schools open as principals warn families to brace for closures.
- Chip Le Grand, Nicole Precel and Noel Towell
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Revamped school reports to free up teachers and give parents ‘plain English’
The reforms promise to cut down on teachers’ administrative burdens and give parents a better understanding of how their children are tracking at school.
- Noel Towell and Nicole Precel
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The bag rule failed, so this school said no to phones, no to watches – and no to exceptions
A hardline ban on mobile devices for students at an outer-suburban independent school is showing remarkable results.
- Noel Towell
Luke Sayers could face jury over ‘state of mind’ during lewd photo saga
Lawyers for the high-profile businessman and his estranged wife have squared off ahead of a five-day court showdown stemming from the lewd image saga.
- Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Less work, more pay: Melbourne Uni staff list new industrial claims
Staff at one of Australia’s most prestigious universities are fighting for a four-day week and a 20 per cent pay rise.
- Noel Towell