A much-loved former principal has tragically lost his life in a freak accident at a school in Melbourne’s west. Paul Hogan, 61, was collecting balls from the roof of St Margaret’s Primary School in Spotswood when he fell 3m onto the concrete ground about 2.30pm on Thursday. Mr Hogan sufferedContinue Reading
My career as a high school teacher across WA has been varied and, for the most part, enjoyable. I’ve worked at many schools either with the flying squad or in fixed-term positions but my current role is a permanent one, mainly because I have grandchildren here in the Pilbara andContinue Reading
The man chosen for a unique $100 an hour Domino’s Pizza job which went viral has been revealed. Queensland schoolteacher Matt Strain was chosen by the fast food company to be their next hand model after a nationwide search for the coveted role was announced in May. Domino’s first putContinue Reading
A high school English teacher at New York’s prestigious Dalton school has resigned after being accused of sexually abusing a former student. Administrators received the troubling allegation about Mara Naaman in a May 2 letter written on behalf of a student who attended the $US61,000-a-year ($92,026) Upper East Side school,Continue Reading
Chris Dawson’s lawyer has told a court it is “not inconceivable at all” that Lyn Simms abandoned her young daughters as she trusted her killer’s “capacity as a father”. Dawson, 75, appeared via AVL in prison greens at the NSW Supreme Court on Monday as he formally launched his bidContinue Reading
A head drama teacher who sexually touched two students before being caught with almost 18,000 abuse files involving children as young as nine has been sentenced to a minimum of seven years and three months in jail. Aaron Worwald, 48, was sacked as the head of creative arts at JamisonContinue Reading
Former rugby league star and convicted wife killer Chris Dawson will appear in the state’s highest court on Monday in a bid to be freed from jail. Dawson has been in jail since August 2022 when he was found guilty of murdering his wife Lynette, who vanished without a traceContinue Reading
Female teachers across Australia are exposing a disturbing trend of toxic behaviour emerging in male students. A Monash University study released this week found male supremacy and toxic masculinity were on the rise in Australian schools. The research, authored by Dr Stephanie Wescott and Professor Steven Roberts explores the powerContinue Reading
A former married high school teacher convicted of having sex with an underage student won’t face any jail time despite her victim’s mother claiming the educator’s “predatory actions” stripped the student of his dreams. McKenna Kindred, 25, who taught at Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Washington, pleaded guiltyContinue Reading
A mother who became addicted to drugs when she was just a teenager has revealed how one texted message changed her entire life. Karisse, who was no longer living with her mother, began using drugs at the age of 13, initially starting off with speed and benzodiazepines. By 14, sheContinue Reading