Archive · Issues · Casualisation, insecure employment and non-renewal
Stories involving casual or contract employment, non-renewal, temporary contracts used as leverage, or insecure work arrangements.
This archive preserves historical reporting, personal accounts and commentary from the former Bad Apple Bullies website. Inclusion or classification does not establish that every allegation is correct. Readers should consult original decisions, official records and contemporary reporting where available.
How a northern NSW teacher was bullied, isolated and driven to attempt suicide - then won Worker's Compensation and a six-figure settlement. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departm…
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A NSW science teacher has been refused Workers Compensation for 'workplace bullying'. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health…
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3rd-year-out NSW high school teacher: I have to move to a new town every year. It is exhausting and expensive. I'm a 3rd year out New South Wales high school teacher. I've been lucky so far…
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Reader's comment, Authorities warn Australia facing " looming crisis" because of maths and science teacher shortage, Yasmine Phillips, Perth Now, 4 January 2014 Macquarie University education graduate…
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Reader's comment, Graduate glut puts trainee teachers on the scrapheap, Anna Patty, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 October 2014 Casual teaching work is the absolute pits. During my course I was repeate…
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Reader's Comment, Graduate glut puts trainee teachers on the scrapheap, Anna Patty, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 October 2014. Casual teacher: I would discourage anybody from going into teaching. It'…
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Reader's comment, Graduate glut puts trainee teachers on the scrapheap, Anna Patty, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 October 2014 A Wanna-Be teacher talks to teacher Seano. Wanna-Be teacher: How is teach…
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Reader's Comment, Graduate glut puts trainee teachers on the scrapheap, Anna Patty, The Sydney Moring Herald, 20 October 2014. 2012 NSW graduate teacher: Heed these words, even maths and science teach…
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Donkeygod of Cardiff, NSW, Reader's Comment 21 of 25, Millions wasted training teachers, Justine Ferrari, The Australian, 25 March 2013 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/milli…
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He arrived to find the school was very dysfunctional. The principal working at the school before 1995 had verbally abused the children, especially 12-year-old girls. "During his time child molesters a…
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Madeline Vaughan, 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 Many casual teachers are des…
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John of Blue Mountains, Reader's Comment 21 of 22, SOS sent to young teachers across NSW, Kate Sikora, The Daily Telegraph, 8 December 2011: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/sos-sent-t…
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Rec, Reader's Comment 20 of 22, SOS sent to young teachers across NSW, Kate Sikora, The Daily Telegraph, 8 December 2011: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/sos-sent-to-young-teachers-ac…
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E, Comment 4 of 22, SOS sent to young teachers across NSW, Kate Sikora, The Daily Telegraph, 8 December 2011: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/sos-sent-to-young-teachers-across-nsw/sto…
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Posted by Archie, Reader's comment, Rookie teachers call it quits, Donna Page, 26 June 2011, The ( Newcastle ) Herald: http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/rookie-teachers-call-it-quits…
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when teachers are given proper jobs, not contracts that bar many from applying for housing loans; when salaries come close to matching those of education department bureaucrats; when school cleanlines…
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Robyn, Reader's Comment, Teacher entry ranking tumbles, Benjamin Preiss and Craig Butt, 18 January 2013 Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/teacher-entry-ranking-tumbles-20130117-2cwb5.html#ix…
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Mawson, Reader's comment, Hey politicians, leave those teachers alone, Jane Caro, The Drum, ABC News, 11 March 2013: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4565396.html I got hit, kicked, spat on, head-butte…
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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…
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1) the way WA public schools manage behavioural issues at the school level; 2) workplace bullying - often in relation to concerns and issues about / related to student behaviour management; and 3) the…
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Deon, 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 After eight yea…
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Polony, 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 I have seen f…
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Ange Kenos, Reader's Comment, Baillieu plan to get rid of bad teachers, Jewel Topsfield, The Age, 21 June 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/baillieu-plan-to-get-rid-of-bad-teachers-201…
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Bruce the Goose, 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 Sacred Heart Parish School, S…
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Disgusted by Principal's Bullying, Reader's Comment 16 of 79, Staff room turns into war zone as Indooroopilly State High School calls in mediators, Tanya Chilcott, The Courier-Mail, 26 November 2010: …
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Kinspirit, Reader's Comment 21 March, Pay-rises and productivity: getting the best out of teachers, Winston Smith, Unleashed, ABC, 18 March 2011: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/45264.html I don't kno…
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John, Comment 72 of 93, Queensland schools fall short of national rivals, My School website reveals, Tanya Chilcott and Andrew MacDonald, The Courier-Mail, 5 March 2011: http://www.couriermail.com.au/…
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Nagle Catholic College, Geralton, West Australia: teacher tackles aggressive 16-year-old boy to the ground. Geralton's Nagle Catholic College is in Western Australia's midwest. A Nagle College teacher…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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David Baylis of Mentone, Reader's Comment, Baillieu plan to get rid of bad teachers, Jewel Topsfield, The Age, 21 June 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/baillieu-plan-to-get-rid-of-bad…
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Unemployed teacher, Reader's Comment, No job security for new teachers, Jewel Topsfield and Craig But, The Age, 4 January, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/no-job-security-for-new-tea…
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HiLo, Reader's Comment, No job security for new teachers, Jewel Topsfield and Craig But, The Age, 4 January, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/no-job-security-for-new-teachers-20120103…
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Contracted, Reader's Comment, No job security for new teachers, Jewel Topsfield and Craig But, The Age, 4 January, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/no-job-security-for-new-teachers-20…
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Joke? of Victoria, Reader's Comment, Full marks for teachers who make a difference, Dr Tanveer Ahmed, a psychiatrist, The Age, 5 April 2011 http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/full-ma…
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Margaret of Melbourne: Reader's Comment 13 of 13, Teacher seeks bullying payout, John Masanauskas, The Herald Sun, 20 July 2010: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/teacher-seeks-bullying-payout…
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I am a fixed term WA primary school teacher with 8 years experience and I am currently unemployed. I have called the department on several occasions only to be told that something 'may' come up soon…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Research into the working conditions of New South Wales teachers. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina How many New South Wales teachers were attacked at work during the first t…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ex teacher now in Sydney, Reader's Comment 30 of 97 Special Report: Teachers reveal why they walked, Yasmine Phillips, Education reporter, Perth Now, 19 February 2011: http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/…
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Roebourne, WA: Male student punches his teacher in the head several times Roebourne, WA: Male student punches his teacher in the head several times. On Thursday 16 February 2012, at a Roebourne, WA sc…
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Teachers who have tried to report misconduct and corruption in Queensland schools. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple Bully school principals and departmental officers can bully Australian teachers into il…
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