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Recent headlines . . .
Parents outraged by sex advice website
NATIONAL - Parents are outraged after the website, 'The Hormone Factory', was approved by Education Queensland as a student resource, saying the site is inappropriate.
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Network plans will affect schools
NATIONAL - The Rudd government has announced plans for a $42 billion national broadband network. Most schools will be connected to the new network.
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Investments not paying off for universities
NATIONAL - Universities Australia has said universities have lost $800 million in investment.
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ACT school closure report to stay classified
ACT - A report that provides information on 23 school closures across Canberra will remain classified until 2016.
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Academics fight to keep languages alive
NT - Academics at the Batchelor Insitute of Indigenous Tertiary Education are working hard to help keep indigenous languages alive.
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Local member not informed on enquiry: report
NSW - 'The Sydney Morning Herald' has reported that an independent inquiry into the future of Hurlstone Agricultural High School was being planned without telling the local member, Andrew McDonald.
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Principal praises students' actions
VIC - Gilson College principal, Mark Vodell, has praised four students for their actions after becoming lost while bushwalking in Tasmania.
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Student tower plans delayed
SA - Adelaide City Council has delayed its decision to approve an 18-storey student accommodation tower on North Tce.
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Education blog
NATIONAL - Education expert Phil Cullen has published his thoughts on primary schooling on the internet.
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Opinion . . .
Too much for one person?
NATIONAL - Ross Fitzgerald has questioned the amount of work Education Minister Julia Gillard has on her plate.
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Good News . . .
Film, theatre and television students unite
NATIONAL - Students from the Australian Film Radio and Television School and the National Institute of Dramatic Art are joining forces to create a film.
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International . . .
Survey reveals teachers thoughts on starting age
UK - A survey by The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has revealed almost one third of teachers think students should start school at six.
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Secretary wants longer school weeks
USA - Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, has told students from Denver schools, 'I think schools should be open six, seven days a week; 11, 12 months a year'.
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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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