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Gillard urges educators to focus
NATIONAL – Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard has addressed the Public Education Forum and urged educators to concentrate on implementing government reforms instead of being diverted by side issues.
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Reforms will not change: Premier
TAS - Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, has said that planned reforms of post-year 10 education in Tasmania will not change.
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School age debate
NATIONAL - This transcript from ABC radio show, AM, looks at a new study, which suggests that children who are held back from starting school until they are older may be disadvantaged.
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Marrying for money
NATIONAL - The ‘Sunday Telegraph' has reported that cash-strapped university students are getting married for money in order to qualify for government assistance.
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New suspension rules
VIC - New suspension and expulsion guidelines for state schools have reduced the amount of time a student can be suspended to no more than five consecutive days.
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Parents want Coburg school
VIC - Cate Hall and Morena Milani have created a lobby group to push for a state high school in the Coburg area.
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Asbestos issue closes school building
QLD - A building at Kruger State School has been temporarily closed after asbestos was found in cracked fibro ceiling panels.
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Charities help with school costs
NATIONAL - Due to the harsh economic climate, charities are helping families with financial assistance for school expenses.
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Bus crash
QLD - Fifteen students and a bus driver have been taken to hospital after two school buses crashed.
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Opinion . . .
Controversial comments from education reformer
NATIONAL - Education expert, John Dawkins, has new plans for the higher education sector and is not afraid to tell educators they are 'failing to focus on students'.
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Good News . . .
More on Victoria's oldest serving principal
NATIONAL - 'The Age' newspaper has written an article on Helen Jackson, a dedicated teacher for almost 60 years and Victoria's oldest serving principal.
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International . . .
Tree as a classroom
SOUTH AFRICA - Students from Zandise Junior Primary School are taught underneath a tree after their previous classroom, a mud hut, collapsed in February.
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Education spending statistics
KOREA - Statistics released by the Bank of Korea have shown the country's spending on education.
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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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