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Experts say there needs to be more training for early learning educators and outside school hours carers about child-on-child abuse.

‘It is one of the worst nightmares’: Hundreds of children abused in childcare – by other kids

When Rose* arrived to pick up her six-year-old daughter from after-school care, she was confronted with gut-wrenching news.

  • Nicole Precel

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Protesters in the Melbourne CBD on Tuesday during the school strike.

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
State school teachers protest outside the office of Education Minister Ben Carroll in Niddrie last month.

Victorian teacher strike as it happened: School closures, rally updates and parent guide during the state’s first government-school strike in 13 years

Tens of thousands of Victorian government school teachers, principals and education support staff are walking off the job today for a 24-hour statewide strike — the first of its kind in 13 years. Follow our live updates.

  • Caroline Schelle and Isabel McMillan
The principal has been called names and threatened.

Aggressive, entitled parents to be banned from school in behaviour crackdown

Principals will be given the power to prevent those who engage in unreasonable or threatening behaviour from coming within 25 metres of school grounds and contacting teachers.

  • Emily Kowal and Sally Rawsthorne
Presbyterian Ladies’ College aquatic centre includes a 50m, eight-lane swimming pool, an 18m learn to swim pool, diving towers and seating for 400.

Rooftop tennis courts and Olympic pools: private schools’ multimillion-dollar arms race

A $100 million sports and aquatics complex, a $55 million humanities building: what Melbourne’s private schools are spending on their new facilities.

  • Bridie Smith
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll says the government is prepared for teacher walk offs.

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
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Dani Hacket with son Xavier who was caught in the selective exam chaos last year and Naplan this year.

‘Not good enough’: NAPLAN test failure run by same company as selective school chaos

Xavier Hacket was caught in two meltdowns caused by tech company Janison. His mother says it’s not fair.

  • Emily Kowal
Chelsea Heights Primary School principal Steven Capp with students (from left) Bronte, Billie and Lewis.

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
An emblem for Bondi shooting victim Matilda tied on a tree in Bondi Park.

Sydney primary school student ‘celebrated’ Bondi terror deaths

The western Sydney public school’s incident is among at least 100 examples of antisemitism in schools since 2024, NSW budget estimates has heard.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Alexander Kersten’s year 5 NAPLAN exam was disrupted on Wednesday due to connectivity issues.

‘It was kinda stressful’: Kids forced to restart NAPLAN tests after tech issue

Students were unable to log on to the online platform when the standardised tests kicked off this morning.

  • Emily Kowal