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Recent headlines . . .
Reflection after UK report
NATIONAL - Writer and honorary senior fellow at the Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne, June Factor, writes on the Cambridge Primary Review and its impact on Australia.
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League table letter
NATIONAL - Fifteen education bodies have written to Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard to ask for legislative protection from school league tables.
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Notice to schools
VIC - The Department for Education and Early Childhood Development has asked schools to tell parents that government schools do not cover personal accidents or damage to belongings.
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School security costs
NSW - The ‘Herald Sun' has reported on government schools that spend money on private security guards.
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Prayer room campaign
VIC - Muslim students at RMIT University are campaigning for a dedicated Muslim prayer room.
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Program aims to reduce teacher turn-over
NT - The Northern Territory Catholic Education Office has launched a program to reduce the high turn-over of teachers in remote Indigenous areas.
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Fast food restaurant launches maths program
NATIONAL - McDonalds restaurants are offering a free Maths Online tutoring program for Australian students.
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An important figure in education
NSW - The ‘Sydney Morning Herald' has reported on the work of Brother Kelvin Canavan.
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Hefty HECS debt
NATIONAL - The ‘Sunday Telegraph' has reported that one anonymous student has accumulated a HECS debt of $310,497.
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Opinion . . .
Looking back
NATIONAL - Dr Julia Horne provides a long-term view on the equity and access of Australian universities.
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Good News . . .
Pupils take to reading challenge
NSW - Stacy Goh and Samantha Drea are aiming to receive a commemorative medal for their participation in the Premier's Reading Challenge.
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International . . .
Insight into Darwin's university life
UK - Academics at the University of Cambridge have revealed details about Charles Darwin's life at university.
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Budget concerns confirmed by reports for Association
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand School Trustees Association has said that reports by the Ministry of Education confirm shortfalls in operational budgets.
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ACEL Noticeboard
Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence 2009
Nominations are now open for the Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence.
The awards this year will be made in the following six categories, with an additional Minister’s Award for Excellence in ICT:
• Excellence by a Teacher
• Excellence in Teacher Leadership
• Excellence by a Principal
• Excellence by a Beginning Teacher
• Excellence by a Support Staff Member
• Excellence by a School and its Community.
Teaching Australia is managing the awards nomination and selection process, in partnership with the Australian College of Educators.
The closing date for nominations is 19 June 2009.
The presentation will be made by the Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard, in a ceremony in the Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra in October, in association with World Teachers’ Day.
To find out more go to:
http://www.teachingaustralia.edu.au
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