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Workplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

Pages describing workplace bullying, mobbing, isolation from colleagues, or patterned targeting by peers or managers.

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.

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A northern NSW story

New South Wales2007Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalcontent warning

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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…

1,015 words · 5 min read

A NSW assistant principal

New South Wales1979Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountTeacher improvement and performance plansWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and out of work. A Workers Compensation loss. A northern NSW story. Other VIC principals say... A teacher…

1,073 words · 5 min read

A teacher’s story: Victoria

VictoriaIll-health retirementpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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How a Victorian teacher was bullied into retirement. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria A Victorian teacher's own story. Hi there, I have visited the Bad Apple Bullies website on and off …

1,403 words · 7 min read

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…

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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

Lost and gone forever, Reader's Comment, 18 July 2011, Bullying at Work, Hagar C

Universities & TAFE2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

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Lost and gone forever, Reader's Comment, 18 July 2011, Bullying at Work, Hagar Cohen, Background Briefing, ABC Radio, 10 July 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2011/3257688.htm …

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Another devastated academic, Reader's Comment, 11 July 2011, Bullying at Work, H

Universities & TAFE2011Dismissedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Another devastated academic, Reader's Comment, 11 July 2011, Bullying at Work, Hagar Cohen, Background Briefing, ABC Radio, 10 July 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2011/325768…

1,566 words · 8 min read

A Wilcannia Central transfer

New South Wales12 August 2010Suspendednamed_caseDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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The teacher who took a transfer to Wilcannia Central School, NSW. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple Bully school principals and departmental officers can bully Australian teachers into ill health - and ou…

1,439 words · 7 min read

A workers’ compensation loss

New South WalesMultiple outcomes reportedpersonal_accountTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalcontent warning

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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…

11,442 words · 57 min read

Dr Thompson’s story

Victoria2014Unresolved or unknownnamed_caseWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and out of work. Other VIC principals say... A teacher's story: Victoria Early childcare Help Robina Elth…

552 words · 3 min read

Early childcare

Queensland1 October 2015Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and out of work. A Workers Compensation loss. A northern NSW story. Other VIC principals say... A teacher…

1,025 words · 5 min read

Kalgoorlie-Boulder CHS

Western Australia24 March 2016Suspendednamed_caseDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School students 'buy drugs, including marijuana, speed and ice with their lunch money' - but their teachers are blamed for their poor behaviour. - Bad Apple Bullies B…

1,209 words · 6 min read

Mr Arnold’s story

Northern Territory2008Unresolved or unknownnamed_caseViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachers

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Katherine High School teacher David Arnold had to have his leg amputated after a brutal student attack. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teache…

873 words · 4 min read

Mr Jackaman’s story

South Australia19 October 2014Unresolved or unknownnamed_caseWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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South Australian teacher James Jackaman's story. - Bad Apple Bullies Working conditions for Australian teachers. A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina James Jackaman worked as a teacher, deputy prin…

704 words · 4 min read

Mr McDermott’s story

New South Wales2014Suspendednamed_caseDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Matthew McDermott, teacher at Temora High School, NSW, suicided after allegations were made concerning him. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina Matthew McDermott went to teach …

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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

Mr Woods’ battle

Victoria2016Unresolved or unknownnamed_caseWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Mr Woods battles Rate My Teacher. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple Bully school principals and departmental officers can bully Australian teachers into ill health - and out of work! A Workers Compensatio…

435 words · 2 min read

Ms Mickle’s story

New South Wales2013Unresolved or unknownnamed_caseWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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Music teacher Christine Mickle was defamed by a student on Twitter. She fought back. - Bad Apple Bullies Working conditions for Australian teachers. A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina NSW teacher…

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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

Nathaniel Train’s story

New South Wales2000Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherslow confidence

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Walgett Community College primary school executive principal - Nathaniel Train's story. The following information is already in the public domain. But if you would prefer your name not to appear on th…

1,108 words · 6 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…

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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

Teacher 187 alleges

New South Wales1995Left teachinghub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewal

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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…

641 words · 3 min read

Saphire of Sydney, Reader's Comment, (Editor's Note: Saphire actually made two c

New South Wales3 October 2012Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationUnion, regulator or departmental failure

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Saphire of Sydney, Reader's Comment, (Editor's Note: Saphire actually made two comments, so I have combined them here.) 'Toxic teacher' warning as debate rages on lifting uni entry marks, Catherine Ar…

394 words · 2 min read

Penny, Reader's comment, Rookie teachers call it quits, Donna Page, 27

New South Wales27 June 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

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Posted by Penny, Reader's comment, Rookie teachers call it quits, Donna Page, 27 June 2011, The ( Newcastle ) Herald: http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/rookie-teachers-call-it-quits/…

358 words · 2 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

Gapuwiyak School in Arnem Land: Stephen Ferguson, teachers' union representative, asks the……

Northern Territory24 January 2012Transferredhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or payback

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Gapuwiyak School in Arnem Land: Stephen Ferguson, teachers' union representative, asks the school principal to stop pestering the teachers for money. The principal threatens to spear him and burn his …

289 words · 1 min read

Top Territory Teachers of NT, Reader's Comment 69 of 81, Spear threat to NT teac

Northern Territory24 January 2012Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Top Territory Teachers of NT, Reader's Comment 69 of 81, Spear threat to NT teacher, Nigel Adlam, NT News, 24 January 2012: http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/01/24/285031_ntnews.html Ex Northern T…

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Another bashed up ex teacher of Darwin, Comment 20 of 81, Spear threat to NT tea

Northern Territory24 January 2012Dismissedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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Another bashed up ex teacher of Darwin, Comment 20 of 81, Spear threat to NT teacher, Nigel Adlam, NT News, 24 January 2012: http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/01/24/285031_ntnews.html Northern Ter…

159 words · 1 min read

Another frustrated teacher of Darwin, Comment 99 of 114, Student stabs teacher i

Northern Territory23 March 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

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Another frustrated teacher of Darwin, Comment 99 of 114, Student stabs teacher in class, Alyssa Betts, NT News, 23 March 2011: http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/03/23/219661_ntnews.html Kormilda C…

444 words · 2 min read

Other Victorian principals say…

Victoria2015Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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Victorian school principals say the department needs to give them more support. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and o…

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Queensland teachers write about their working conditions. - Bad Apple Bullies

Queensland4 March 2018Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachersTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teachers

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Bad Apple Bully school principals and departmental officers can bully Australian teachers into ill health - and out of work! A Workers Compensation loss. A northern NSW story. Other VIC principals say…

224 words · 1 min read

Stephanie, Reader's Comment, Universities blame a new requirement of five-year s

Queensland4 March 2018Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

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Stephanie, Reader's Comment, Universities blame a new requirement of five-year study for drop in teacher training enrolment, Natasha Bita, The Courier-Mail, 4 March 2018 If you want smarter people to …

177 words · 1 min read

Roebourne District High

Western Australia17 September 2017Unresolved or unknownnamed_caseViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and out of work. A Workers Compensation loss. A northern NSW story. Other VIC principals say... A teacher…

841 words · 4 min read

SA Coober Pedy story

South Australia2010Multiple outcomes reportedpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or payback

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Coober Pedy Area School, South Australia. - Bad Apple Bullies Coober Pedy Area School: a 'tough gig' for principals. Sue Burtenshaw joined Coober Pedy Area School in 2008 on a five-year tenure, after …

1,428 words · 7 min read

Teacher's husband of Adelaide, Reader's Comment 27 of 60, Why our teachers want

South Australia5 April 2011Left teachinghub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

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Teacher's husband of Adelaide, Reader's Comment 27 of 60, Why our teachers want to leave, Martina Simos, The Advertiser, 5 April 2011: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/why-our-teachers-want-to-leave/stor…

582 words · 3 min read

Stacey Train’s story

New South Wales2021Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

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But if you would prefer your name not to appear on the website, no problem - contact the website editor - cosser (at) optusnet.com.au Stacey Train grew up in a churchgoing family before branching off …

402 words · 2 min read

Australian teachers: their stories of classroom violence, workplace bullying, harassment, etc……

National / generalLeft teachinghub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportDiscrimination

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Australian teachers: their stories of classroom violence, workplace bullying, harassment, etc. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina Teachers' Stories: Australian teachers talk a…

440 words · 2 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

We need to fight for change in

National / general20 June 2013Left teachinghub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalcontent warning

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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…

739 words · 4 min read

A Reader's Comment: A little respect: attracting top teachers is not rocket scie

National / general4 October 2012Transferredhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersAccounts alleging institutional gaslighting or narrative reversalWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersDiscriminationcontent warning

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A 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 Graeme Sleeman, for…

1,773 words · 9 min read

Asynca, Reader's Comment, No job security for new teachers, Jewel Topsfield and

National / general2012Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

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Asynca, 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-201201…

155 words · 1 min read

Catherine Crout-Habel, Comment 3 of 31, Workplace bullying an everyday occurrenc

National / general23 September 2012Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

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Catherine Crout-Habel, Comment 3 of 31, Workplace bullying an everyday occurrence in schools, say teachers, Jessica Marszalek, The Herald-Sun, 23 September 2012: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/nat…

342 words · 2 min read

Webman, Reader's Comment, Are our teachers making the grade?, Jewel Topsfield, E

National / general18 August 2012Transferredhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationUnion, regulator or departmental failure

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Webman, Reader's Comment, Are our teachers making the grade?, Jewel Topsfield, Education Editor, The Age, 18 August 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/are-our-teachers-making-the-grade-20120817-2…

570 words · 3 min read

Vic Toria (working interstate), Comment 52 of 62, Five teachers a day assaulted

National / general16 July 2012Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative support

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Vic Toria (working interstate), Comment 52 of 62, Five teachers a day assaulted by students, Callie Watson, Adelaide Now, 16 July 2012: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/five-teachers…

803 words · 4 min read

Ex-teacher of Darwin, Reader's Comment 25 of 42, Trendy teachers cheat the poor

National / general23 September 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

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Ex-teacher of Darwin, Reader's Comment 25 of 42, Trendy teachers cheat the poor and lay the groundwork for riots, Katharine Birbalsingh, The Australian, 23 September 2011: http://www.theaustralian.com…

159 words · 1 min read

Disgusted by Principal's Bullying, Reader's Comment 16 of 79, Staff room turns i

National / general26 November 2010Left teachinghub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewal

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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: …

338 words · 2 min read

John, Comment 72 of 93, Queensland schools fall short of national rivals, My Sch

National / general5 March 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewal

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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/…

599 words · 3 min read

Eleanor of Tootgarook, Comment 14 of 16, Celebrity bullies set the standard, Kar

National / general5 January 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

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Eleanor of Tootgarook, Comment 14 of 16, Celebrity bullies set the standard, Karen Brooks, The Courier-Mail, 5 January 2011: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/celebrity-bullies-set-the-standa…

217 words · 1 min read

Teaching Widower: 30 Apr 2010 2:13:05pm, Reader's Comment: The Drum Unleashed: A

National / general2010Suspendedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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Teaching Widower: 30 Apr 2010 2:13:05pm, Reader's Comment: The Drum Unleashed: A day in the life of a teacher, Winston Smith, ABC, 29 April 2010: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2884844.htm T…

919 words · 5 min read

Failing to suspend him after the March incident

National / general2009Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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and enrolling him in the school when it is not safe for his teachers or for the other students. Nine-year-old dragged teacher by hair, court said, Kim Arlington, The Independent Weekly, 13 Oct 2009: h…

341 words · 2 min read

AJ" emailed The Sunday Mail

National / general2008Multiple outcomes reportedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teachers

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"I resigned after teaching for 6 years and have now been a police officer for 10 years. As nice as it is to be all warm and fuzzy about what a rewarding job teaching is, the…

1,105 words · 6 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

Teacher training

National / general2013Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative support

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We need to re-think teacher training. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria West Australian teacher: We need to re-think teacher training. I am a current class room teacher, past consultant …

1,196 words · 6 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 Camden High story

New South Wales23 July 2013Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

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Former teachers and students of Camden High School have joined a potential class action. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria After a lot of rain in about 1988, black sticky stuff started o…

1,304 words · 7 min read

The Coober Pedy story

South Australia2008Multiple outcomes reportedpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or payback

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Coober Pedy Area School, South Australia. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina A message for Coober Pedy Area School principal Sue Burtenshaw and all South Australian public ser…

1,723 words · 9 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

The Nelson Park story

Victoria16 September 2011Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

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Nelson Park, Geelong, Victoria: allegations of disturbing punishments at the school. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina Nelson Park, Geelong, Victoria: teachers allegedly give…

702 words · 4 min read

The PE teacher’s story

South Australia2016Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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A South Australian PE teacher warns men not to take up teaching as a career. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and out …

735 words · 4 min read

The Walgett College story

New South Wales23 April 2015Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackUnion, regulator or departmental failure

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Walgett is a northern New South Wales community of about 2300. More than 98 per cent of Walgett Community College's primary and secondary students are indigenous. More than 90 per cent of the students…

1,513 words · 8 min read

The Werribee story

Victoria28 April 2009Unresolved or unknownpersonal_accountViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

28 April 2009: Werribee Secondary College Humanities teacher Paul Unsworth sued the Victorian Education Department. In 2005 Werribee Secondary College Humanities teacher Paul Unsworth became depressed…

2,731 words · 14 min read

Tracy Marshall’s story

Western Australia2 March 2011Suspendedpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Teacher Tracy Marshall became stressed at work, drove into a cyclone and vanished. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria 2008 Tracy and Iain Marshall moved to Karratha, WA. In 2008 Tracy Mar…

1,047 words · 5 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

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

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

Victorian Nelson Park notes

Victoria16 September 2011Unresolved or unknownnamed_caseWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Nelson Park, Geelong, Victoria: allegations of disturbing punishments at the school. - Bad Apple Bullies Nelson Park, Geelong, Victoria: teachers allegedly given poor work performance reviews because …

696 words · 3 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

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

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

The teacher alleges

Victoria2010Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

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He had spent 18 months trying to survive in a toxic, bullying working environment in the Victorian State Education system. The Department of Education had failed to deal appropriately with workplace b…

377 words · 2 min read

The Victorian teacher writes

VictoriaUnresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

There is a need for a fully independent authority to investigate and resolve workplace bullying complaints. The present model is wasting teachers' time, their livelihoods, their work record, the value…

224 words · 1 min read

Grad Teacher of Melbourne, Reader's Comment, Teachers seeing no future in state

Victoria30 May 2012Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or payback

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Grad Teacher of Melbourne, Reader's Comment, Teachers seeing no future in state system, Jewel Topsfield and Bianca Hall, The Age, 30 May 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/teachers-seei…

317 words · 2 min read

Disheartened, Reader's Comment, November 3 2011, Exodus could lead to teacher sh

Victoria2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachersTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teacherscontent warning

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Disheartened, Reader's Comment, November 3 2011, Exodus could lead to teacher shortages, Yasmine Phillips, Education Reporter, The Sunday Times, 5 February 2011 Victoria: teachers put up with a workin…

1,042 words · 5 min read

Ballynure of Melbourne, Reader's Comment, Beware the workplace psychopath, James

Victoria8 April 2011Left teachinghub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Ballynure of Melbourne, Reader's Comment, Beware the workplace psychopath, James Adonis, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2011 http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/blogs/work-in-progress/beware-the-…

155 words · 1 min read

Reality of Victoria, Reader's Comment, Full marks for teachers who make a differ

Victoria5 April 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Reality 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-…

250 words · 1 min read

Reality of Victoria, Reader's Comment, Full marks for teachers who make a differ

Victoria5 April 2011Dismissedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Reality 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-…

168 words · 1 min read

Joke? of Victoria, Reader's Comment, Full marks for teachers who make a differen

Victoria5 April 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teachers

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

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…

733 words · 4 min read

Margaret of Melbourne: Reader's Comment 13 of 13, Teacher seeks bullying payout

Victoria20 July 2010Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teachers

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

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…

684 words · 3 min read

Ciel W, Reader's Comment 175 of 225, Professionals could be Queensland teachers

Victoria21 February 2010Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teachers

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Ciel W, Reader's Comment 175 of 225, Professionals could be Queensland teachers in six weeks, Tanya Chilcott, The Courier-Mail 21 February 2010: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/professio…

331 words · 2 min read

A Victorian teacher’s story

VictoriaIll-health retirementpersonal_accountDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

I have visited the Bad Apple Bullies website on and off over the past 6 years as I found it to be a place of validation after my experience of bullying at the hands of a…

1,380 words · 7 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

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

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

Roebourne, WA: Male student punches his teacher in the head several times

Western Australia16 February 2012Unresolved or unknownhub_extractViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Roebourne, WA: Male student punches his teacher in the head several times. On Thursday 16 February 2012, at a Roebourne, WA school, a teacher asked a seventeen-year-old male student to leave the class…

462 words · 2 min read

You call the story again, Reader's Comment 1 and 2, Dozens of assaults on teache

Western Australia23 March 2011Multiple outcomes reportedhub_extractDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

You call the story again, Reader's Comment 1 and 2, Dozens of assaults on teachers each month, Daniel Emerson, The West Australian, 23 March 2011: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/9056864…

374 words · 2 min read

Catherine Yeomans, Reader's Comment 1 of 6, Editorial: Lessons to end teacher ex

Western Australia19 February 2011Unresolved or unknownhub_extractWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

Catherine Yeomans, Reader's Comment 1 of 6, Editorial: Lessons to end teacher exodus, The Sunday Times, 19 February 2011: http://www.perthnow.com.au/opinion/editorial-lessons-to-end-teacher-exodus/sto…

257 words · 1 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

The account states / reports themes reflected in the archive text.

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

Background material

Research, guides, hubs and commentary — not counted in the unique-story total above.

ACT research

Australian Capital Territory2008researchWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

Background or process material in the archive.

Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and out of work. A Workers Compensation loss. A northern NSW story. Other VIC principals say... A teacher…

721 words · 4 min read

Australian TAFE stories (hub)

Universities & TAFEhubViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationUnion, regulator or departmental failure

Background or process material in the archive.

Working conditions for teachers in Australian TAFE colleges. - Bad Apple Bullies Gippstafe: Letter to Peter Hall MLA, Matt Viney MP, The Ombudsman, AEU -TAFE Branch, NTEU -TAFE Branch, ABC Gippsland, …

1,062 words · 5 min read

Australian university stories (hub)

Universities & TAFE18 July 2011hubWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or payback

Background or process material in the archive.

Staff and students at Australian universities allege that they are being bullied Staff and students at Australian universities allege that they are being bullied. - Bad Apple Bullies Australian univer…

315 words · 2 min read

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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Changing the culture

Queensland16 July 2004Forced retirementguideDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscrimination

Background or process material in the archive.

It is not sufficient simply to run are-training course and hope that Bad Apples will change their behaviour. Bad Apples do not understand their own behaviour. That is the problem. Any re-training cour…

1,401 words · 7 min read

Contact

National / general2005editorialWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationDiscrimination

Background or process material in the archive.

Please keep in mind that the suggestions made on this web site do NOT constitute professional advice. They are intended as informal indications on how to proceed, based largely on research, discussion…

599 words · 3 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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Feedback

National / general2005editorialWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationDiscrimination

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Dealing with Bad Apple Bullies: feedback from teachers who have had to deal with workplace bullying, harassment, mobbing, discrimination and victimisation. * * * * * IMPORTANT NOTICE MARCH 10 2005 The…

224 words · 1 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

Get legal advice

National / general2006Multiple outcomes reportedguideTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failurecontent warning

Background or process material in the archive.

The Bad Apple Bullies webmaster has come to the conclusion that what teachers who are dealing with workplace abuse really need is good legal advice. Teachers - you need good legal advice right from th…

2,379 words · 12 min read

Help Robina

National / general2004Left teachingeditorialTeacher improvement and performance plansDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

Background or process material in the archive.

Please help Robina Cosser research the workplace bullying in Australian schools. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina Robina Cosser has contacted the webmaster to ask for help i…

351 words · 2 min read

Home

National / generaleditorialWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative support

Background or process material in the archive.

Unfortunately some Education Queensland administrators are "Bad Apples". A Bad Apple is a serial bully or a "socialised psychopath". Bad Apple Bully administrators tend to attack effective teachers be…

489 words · 2 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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Many teachers resign

National / general27 November 2016editorialWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

Background or process material in the archive.

About 50 per cent of young teachers resign from teaching in less than five years. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and…

261 words · 1 min read

Media and research

National / generalresearchWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

Background or process material in the archive.

Request for Australian teachers or school support staff who have experienced some sort of bullying to contribute their stories to a book on workplace bullying in Australian schools. I am hoping for co…

164 words · 1 min read

Media requests

National / general8 April 2010editorialWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

Background or process material in the archive.

This research project has now been completed - thank you so much for your help! The Observer - Gladstone, Queensland. If you live or work in the Gladstone area, the Observer is interested in hearing y…

368 words · 2 min read

Meeting the mob

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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Mob theory

National / generalguideWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

Background or process material in the archive.

This model is based on Education Queensland but it could be applied to any workplace. It explains how Bad Apple Bullies are able to abuse the official polices and how Bad Apple practices eventually be…

904 words · 5 min read

News

National / general2004Multiple outcomes reportededitorialDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersUnion, regulator or departmental failureDiscriminationcontent warning

Background or process material in the archive.

Bovver-boy bosses are a menace to society. Their autocratic ways and narcissistic personalities crush those who work for them. A survey of 3000 workers by the ACTU in 2000 found more than half had exp…

2,373 words · 12 min read

NSW investigations

New South Wales2023DismissedguideDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teacherscontent warning

Background or process material in the archive.

There seem to be common problems with NSW and Queensland Department of Education " Investigations". Queensland teachers are not the only Department of Education employees who seem to be having problem…

8,956 words · 45 min read

NSW research

New South Wales7 November 2011researchViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewal

Background or process material in the archive.

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…

462 words · 2 min read

NT research

Northern TerritoryresearchWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

Background or process material in the archive.

Research into the working conditions of teachers in remote schools in the Northern Territory. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina Research by Scott Beaton: the attraction, recr…

96 words · 1 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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Queensland research

Queensland4 March 2018researchWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

Background or process material in the archive.

Research into the working conditions of Queensland teachers. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple Bully school principals and departmental officers can bully Australian teachers into ill health - and out of …

357 words · 2 min read

Queensland teachers’ stories (hub)

Queensland4 March 2018hubWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

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Queensland teachers write about their working conditions. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple Bully school principals and departmental officers can bully Australian teachers into ill health - and out of wor…

116 words · 1 min read

QTU legal advice

Queensland2018Multiple outcomes reportedguideDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

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Queensland teachers - be ready to deal with the Department of Education disciplinary process. The Queensland Department of Education's disciplinary process can take an extraordinary time. As the month…

2,186 words · 11 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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

SA research

South Australia16 July 2012researchViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

Background or process material in the archive.

South Australian public schools - research into the working conditions of teachers. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina There were 1062 assaults on teachers in the South Austra…

468 words · 2 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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Teacher qualifications

National / general18 January 2013TransferredguideDismissed, forced out or career endedWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolation

Background or process material in the archive.

Do we need to set a minimum standard for entry to a BEd uni course? - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina Universities that allow students to enter teaching with an ATAR of…

1,041 words · 5 min read

Teacher stories (national hub)

National / general11 September 2014Multiple outcomes reportedhubDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationStudent behaviour and lack of administrative support

Background or process material in the archive.

Australian teachers: their stories of classroom violence, workplace bullying, harassment, etc…… Australian teachers: their stories of classroom violence, workplace bullying, harassment, etc. - Bad App…

3,341 words · 17 min read

Teaching in regional Queensland

Queensland13 April 2018editorialWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

Background or process material in the archive.

Living conditions for teachers working in the regional areas of Queensland. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple Bully school principals and departmental officers can bully Australian teachers into ill healt…

290 words · 1 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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

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…

2,616 words · 13 min read

The real code of conduct

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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Background or process material in the archive.

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

Victorian news

Victoria17 March 2015editorialWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

Background or process material in the archive.

Victorian Department of Education and Training - news about investigations, etc. - Bad Apple Bullies Working conditions for Australian teachers. A teacher's story: Victoria Help Robina 17 March 2015: …

619 words · 3 min read

Victorian research

Victoria30 January 2012researchWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationlow confidence

Background or process material in the archive.

Research into the working conditions of teachers in Victorian schools. - Bad Apple Bullies Research into the working conditions of teachers in Victorian schools. A major Herald Sun survey of 816 prima…

299 words · 1 min read

Victorian teachers’ stories (hub)

Victoria25 March 2013hubWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationTeacher shortages and loss of experienced teachers

Background or process material in the archive.

Victorian teacher: I don't even bother to look for teaching work any more Victorian teacher: I don't even bother to look for teaching work any more. I left a secure job eight years ago, after graduati…

854 words · 4 min read

Victorian Ultranet news

Victoria2 March 2016editorialWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

Background or process material in the archive.

The IBAC investigation into the Victorian DET Ultranet project. - Bad Apple Bullies Bad Apple school principals and departmental officers bully classroom teachers into ill health and out of work. A Wo…

1,454 words · 7 min read

WA research

Western Australia9 November 2013SuspendedresearchDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationMental and physical harm to teachers

Background or process material in the archive.

Research into the working conditions of West Australian teachers. - Bad Apple Bullies A teacher's story: Victoria How many West Australia teachers are being assaulted at school? There were 464 physica…

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Whistleblowing in Queensland

Queensland21 August 2017SuspendedguideDismissed, forced out or career endedViolence against teachersAccounts alleging institutional gaslighting or narrative reversalWorkplace bullying, mobbing and isolationWhistleblower retaliation or paybackStudent behaviour and lack of administrative supportMental and physical harm to teachersCasualisation, insecure employment and non-renewalcontent warning

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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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Your rights at work

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