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False, secret or defective investigations

Combines allegations described as false, secret or undisclosed with accounts of defective investigations, grievance processes or internal reviews. The archive preserves what was reported; it does not determine the truth of any allegation.

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Stories (25)

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Staff and students at Australian universities allege that they are being bullied

Universities & TAFE2010Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachersDiscrimination

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Staff and students at Australian universities allege that they are being bullied. - Bad Apple Bullies Australian universities: bullying of staff and students. There have been many complaints about wor…

882 words · 4 min read

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Universities & TAFE2010Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachers

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Bullied Academics website, July 2010. Canberra Institute of Technology - former and current staff allege "a culture of bullying and harassment" at the institute. Juliana Knight and her former Canberra…

1,122 words · 6 min read

Mrs GR, acting principal

Queensland29 February 2012Unresolved or unknownnamed_caseWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Mrs GR - Acting Principal and Labor Party Campaign Manager. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina The Labor party destroys people. If you are thinking of joining the Labor party …

3,393 words · 17 min read

My own true story

Queensland2000Dismissedpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscrimination

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A Queensland teacher's true story of workplace bullying, mobbing, harassment, defamation, victimisation, 'payback', falsification of my official Department of Education records and the Queensland Labo…

5,046 words · 25 min read

My true story (part 1)

Queensland2000Dismissedpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscrimination

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In November 2000 a mob of local people in the Queensland Department of Education and the Queensland Labor party seemed to have agreed that they were going to destroy me - to destroy my health and…

2,268 words · 11 min read

Buck Rodgers of Sydney, Reader's Comment 19 of 25, Millions wasted training teac

New South Wales25 March 2013Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigations

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Buck Rodgers of Sydney, Reader's Comment 19 of 25, Millions wasted training teachers, Justine Ferrari, The Australian, 25 March 2013 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/millions…

601 words · 3 min read

Teacher of Sydney, Reader's Comment, 'Toxic teacher' warning as debate rages on

New South Wales3 October 2012Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Teacher of Sydney, Reader's Comment, 'Toxic teacher' warning as debate rages on lifting uni entry marks, Catherine Armitage, Rachel Browne, 3 October 2012: http://www.smh.com.au/national/tertiary-educ…

376 words · 2 min read

Uptightoutasight, Reader's Comment, The reality of teaching 'in the trenches', L

New South Wales25 January 2012Dismissedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersFalse, secret or defective investigations

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uptightoutasight, Reader's Comment, The reality of teaching 'in the trenches', Lachie Gaylard, The Drum, ABC, 25 January 2012: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3790748.html A NSW student threatened to …

529 words · 3 min read

Appsie of Townsend NSW, Reader's Comment 11 of 15, Survey shows nearly two-third

New South Wales5 April 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Appsie of Townsend NSW, Reader's Comment 11 of 15, Survey shows nearly two-thirds of teachers want to quit, Martina Simos, The Advertiser, The Courier-Mail, 5 April 2011: http://www.couriermail.com.au…

381 words · 2 min read

Editor: This is the first time that I have heard of the police arresting a perso

New South Wales30 July 2010Suspendedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Editor: This is the first time that I have heard of the police arresting a person for making false allegations against a teacher. Well done, NSW police! It is far, far too easy for a classroom…

1,744 words · 9 min read

Bec, Reader's Comment, Teachers are powerless to stop schoolyard violence, NSW H

New South Wales01 September 2009Multiple outcomes reportedhub_extractTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachers

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Bec, Reader's Comment, Teachers are powerless to stop schoolyard violence, NSW High School Teacher, 01 September 2009: http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/teachers-are-powerless-to-stop-schoolyard-vio…

1,084 words · 5 min read

A little respect: attracting top teachers is not rocket scienc

National / general4 October 2012Dismissedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachers

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Reader's Comment, A little respect: attracting top teachers is not rocket science, Jane Caro, The Drum, Opinion, ABC, 4 October 2012: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4293550.html A message from a teac…

303 words · 2 min read

And now

National / generalMultiple outcomes reportedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewal

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I have been suspended indefinitely without pay pending the outcome of an enquiry into allegations of "misconduct" in my role as a relief teacher with the Education Department. The suspension order was…

451 words · 2 min read

DB, Reader's Comment, Teachers are powerless to stop schoolyard violence, NSW Hi

National / general01 September 2009Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersFalse, secret or defective investigations

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DB, Reader's Comment, Teachers are powerless to stop schoolyard violence, NSW High School Teacher, 01 September 2009: http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/teachers-are-powerless-to-stop-schoolyard-viol…

363 words · 2 min read

23 January 2010

National / general2010Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Rob Wiltshire is an Indooroopilly State High teacher. Yesterday Rob Wiltshire said that Education Queensland had failed to act on repeated warnings that asbestos and debris had fallen from damaged cei…

1,028 words · 5 min read

DB, Reader's Comment, Teachers are powerless to stop schoolyard violence, NSW Hi

National / general01 September 2009Multiple outcomes reportedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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DB, Reader's Comment, Teachers are powerless to stop schoolyard violence, NSW High School Teacher, 01 September 2009: http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/teachers-are-powerless-to-stop-schoolyard-viol…

978 words · 5 min read

NSW Ex-teacher" emailed The ABC

National / general2007Dismissedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscrimination

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He got out of the NSW system the day he turned 55. He doesn't get much in the way of superannuation but he is a lot healthier and a lot happier. At his last school, the…

2,342 words · 12 min read

The bogan mother

Queensland2000Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigations

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Bogan parents rage and abuse teachers, refusing to listen to the facts. - Bad Apple Bullies In 2000 I was employed as a specialist Indonesian teacher. I had arranged an excursion for three Grade 7 cla…

517 words · 3 min read

The false allegations

South Australia24 June 2016Multiple outcomes reportedpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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How false allegations ruined one young teacher's life. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and out of work. A Workers Com…

1,144 words · 6 min read

The falsified records

National / generalMultiple outcomes reportedpersonal_accountTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersAccounts alleging institutional gaslighting or narrative reversalWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscriminationcontent warning

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How your Education Queensland "official records" can be extensively falsified. And how decisions concerning you can be based on these falsified "records". An abusive school principal can "edit" the do…

62,486 words · 312 min read

The librarian’s story

New South Wales2010Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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A New South Wales Teacher-Librarian's Story. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina A New South Wales High School Teacher-Librarian's letter to his school P and C Association. The…

3,987 words · 20 min read

UQ PhD student’s story

Universities & TAFE2003Dismissedpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsUnion, regulator or departmental failureCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscrimination

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A University of Queensland former PhD student's story. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria A former University of Queensland PhD student's story. Editor's Note: This story was sent to me i…

1,588 words · 8 min read

CW of Melbourne, Reader's Comment 5 of 25, Millions wasted training teachers, Ju

Victoria25 March 2013Dismissedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachers

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CW of Melbourne, Reader's Comment 5 of 25, Millions wasted training teachers, Justine Ferrari, The Australian, 25 March 2013 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/millions-wasted-…

644 words · 3 min read

Victim impact statement

National / general13 October 2004Ill-health retirementpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failure

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When I met John Ryan in Brisbane on 13 October 2004, he asked me if I wanted to make a 'Victim Impact Statement'. At the time I told him that I was very reluctant to describe…

6,222 words · 31 min read

What did they do?

Queensland2000Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachersDiscriminationcontent warning

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During the ten years since November 2000, I have disclosed / whistleblown to hundreds of Queensland public servants, Queensland government departments and Queensland Members of Parliament - the advice…

668 words · 3 min read

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About Bad Apple Bullies

National / general23 June 2002Multiple outcomes reportededitorialTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedAccounts alleging institutional gaslighting or narrative reversalWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscriminationcontent warning

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Australian teachers are being bullied into ill health and out of work. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple Bully school principals and departmental officers can bully Australian teachers into ill health - a…

2,144 words · 11 min read

Bullyproof yourself

National / generalMultiple outcomes reportedguideDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersAccounts alleging institutional gaslighting or narrative reversalWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscriminationcontent warning

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How can Queensland teachers protect themselves against workplace bullying, harassment, mobbing, victimisation, and discrimination? Are you at risk of being bullied at work? Sue Bushell writes that the…

6,431 words · 32 min read

Crime and misconduct

National / general01 October 2002Ill-health retirementguideTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscrimination

Background or process material in the archive.

Home | Bullyproof Yourself | The Early Stages | Meeting the Mob | Investigations | "Other Ways" | Research | Changing the culture | For Administrators | Mob Theory | Crime and Misconduct | News |…

1,963 words · 10 min read

Discrimination

National / general2000guideViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscrimination

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I did not want to work at Lynch-Mob State School in 2000. FOI Document 2733 File G Administrative Law Services Branch documents 49-51 (using the numbers at the bottom of the page) are copies of my…

2,103 words · 11 min read

EQ discipline files

Queensland2000guideTeacher improvement and performance plansViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failure

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What happens when you try to make a Public Interest Disclosure (PID) to the CMC Liaison Officer in Education Queensland Head Office? The CMC Liaison officer may not respond to your email. The people t…

3,508 words · 18 min read

Fear of false allegations

National / general9 March 2018guideWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachers

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Teachers can find themselves destitute if a false allegation is made concerning them. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health…

340 words · 2 min read

For administrators

National / general2005guideTeacher improvement and performance plansViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscriminationcontent warning

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Bad Apple Bullies inservice: Dealing with Workplace Psychopaths - An inservice course for Queensland Department of Education and the Arts administrators. Why do Queensland Department of Education ( DE…

3,547 words · 18 min read

Freedom of information

National / general24 September 2003guideWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscriminationcontent warning

Background or process material in the archive.

Home | Bullyproof Yourself | The Early Stages | Meeting the Mob | Investigations | Freedom of Information | The falsified records. | The Queensland Ombudsman | "Other Ways" | Research | Changing the c…

3,812 words · 19 min read

Internal review

National / generalguideTeacher improvement and performance plansWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscrimination

Background or process material in the archive.

What happens if Education Queensland tell you that they are going to have an "internal review" of your complaint? Watch the wording that the Education Queensland officers use very carefully. An "Inter…

5,389 words · 27 min read

Investigations

National / generalDismissedguideDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersDiscrimination

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Home | Bullyproof Yourself | The Early Stages | Meeting the Mob | Investigations | Changing the culture | Mob Theory | News | Contact | Feedback How Bad Apple Bullies investigate themselves and find t…

1,080 words · 5 min read

Letters

National / general23 June 2002Multiple outcomes reportededitorialTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscrimination

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In Dangerous Liaisons Robert Needham has reminded us of the words of Aldous Huxley - "the means employed determine the nature of the ends produced". If I were invited to speak to the APSACC conference…

27,082 words · 135 min read

Meeting the mob

National / generalguideViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigations

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Meetings with the Bad Apple and members of the mob. If you receive a letter from the Bad Apple that says something like, "I would much prefer that this matter did not become a disciplinary one...…

1,920 words · 10 min read

Ministerial briefings

Queensland17 October 2006Multiple outcomes reportedguideTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failure

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by senior officers of Education Queensland seems to encourage Queensland school principals to abuse the MUP and Grievance policies - and to drive good Queensland classroom teachers into ill health and…

9,701 words · 49 min read

NSW teachers’ stories (hub)

New South Wales4 January 2014hubViolence against teachersFalse, secret or defective investigationsCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teachers

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3rd-year-out NSW high school teacher: I have to move to a new town every year 3rd-year-out NSW high school teacher: I have to move to a new town every year. It is exhausting and expensive. I'm…

1,865 words · 9 min read

Other ways

National / general2004Multiple outcomes reportedguideDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscrimination

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The Queensland public service cannot be held to account. Find another way to get justice. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina Mark Lauchs: there is no real transparency or acco…

4,132 words · 21 min read

Research

National / general30 October 2013Multiple outcomes reportedresearchTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscriminationTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teachers

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Research into the working conditions of Australian teachers. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria COAG Report: many Australian adults lack the basic literacy and numeracy required to functi…

6,464 words · 32 min read

Stage 1 grievance

National / generalguideTeacher improvement and performance plansViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscriminationcontent warning

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What happens when you make a Stage 1 Grievance to an Education Queensland District Director? The person whose behaviour you are complaining about may be asked to investigate their own behaviour. Educa…

4,591 words · 23 min read

The allegations

National / general29 November 2000DismissedguideTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigations

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What sort of allegations do abusive "Bad Apple Bully" administrators make against teachers? A workplace psychopath can take nothing at all and turn it into an allegation against you which is never exp…

4,641 words · 23 min read

The early stages

National / generalguideViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigations

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Before I describe how a Bad Apple Bully administrator prepares to attack a teacher, I want to make it clear that working as a teacher in Queensland is not all bad. The opportunities to live in…

1,615 words · 8 min read

The QTU

Queensland23 June 2002Multiple outcomes reportedguideDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

Background or process material in the archive.

Home | Bullyproof Yourself | The Early Stages | Meeting the Mob | Investigations | Freedom of Information | The falsified records. | EQ Discipline Files | The Queensland Ombudsman | Crime and Miscondu…

1,503 words · 8 min read

The Queensland Ombudsman

Queensland21 December 2006guideTeacher improvement and performance plansWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigationsUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscrimination

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Home | Bullyproof Yourself | The Early Stages | Meeting the Mob | Investigations | Freedom of Information | The falsified records. | The Queensland Ombudsman | "Other Ways" | Research | Changing the c…

2,616 words · 13 min read

The real code of conduct

National / generalguideWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationFalse, secret or defective investigations

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When you are bullied at work, you soon learn that the Department of Education and Public Service polices are simply being ignored by Bad Apple Bully principals and public servants, and that nobody car…

1,132 words · 6 min read

Verifact investigations

National / generalDismissedguideTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackFalse, secret or defective investigationsStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalDiscriminationcontent warning

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What happens if Education Queensland appoint a Verifact Investigator to investigate your complaint about workplace bullying or harassment? Verifact investigation records are excellent. You can underst…

28,942 words · 145 min read