Know any colleagues who would
like to keep up-to-date with Australian education news? Simply
forward this email to them and they can then choose to
subscribe.
If you cannot view this page properly, view it on the internet
at: http://www.fasttext.com.au/fastnews
Recent headlines . . .
NT education system criticised
NT - Professor Helen Hughes has called the Northern Territory's education system a 'failure'.
Read newspaper report
Learn or work
ACT - As of 2010, residents of the ACT under the age of 17 will be required to either be enrolled in school, learning a trade of working.
Read newspaper report
Classical music teaching vital
NATIONAL - Professor Robert Walker has said all students should study the music of Western classical composers, such as Mozart or Tchaikovsky.
Read newspaper report
iPhones to provide email access for education staff
NSW - NSW Department of Education and Training staff needing access to email outside of the office will be using the Apple iPhone.
Read newspaper report
Online distraction
NATIONAL - Facebook may be distracting students from their school work, potentially harming their results.
Read newspaper report
Firth denies land plans
NSW - Education Minister Verity Firth has said the Government will not adapt a plan that involves selling off surplus school land. Firth said the plan was not proposed to her.
Read newspaper report
Learning gap for Indigenous students
NATIONAL - A commission report has revealed the education gap between indigenous and other children at primary school.
Read newspaper report
Group pushes for better contraceptive education
NATIONAL - Sexual health group, Marie Stopes International, has said there is need for a public education campaign on contraception.
Read newspaper report
The trip to school
NATIONAL - Researchers have said urban design and student safety are key factors in determining whether children walk or cycle to school.
Read newspaper report
Opinion . . .
Focus on music
NATIONAL - 'The Australian' has supported Professor Robert Walker's views on classical music teaching in schools.
Read newspaper report
Good News . . .
Teacher up for inspiration award
SA - Life education teacher, Richard Rowland, has been nominated in the inspiration category of the Pride of Australia award.
Read newspaper report
International . . .
School leaders must be aware of powers: behaviour expert
UK - A study by the English government's behaviour expert, Sir Alan Steer, has said school leaders need to be made more aware of the powers they have to deal with disruptive students.
Read newspaper report
Expansion on after school education
CHINA - China will spent three billion yuan on improving after school education facilities.
Read newspaper report
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
ACEL's three new e-publications for teachers and school leaders
Beginning in 2009, you can receive great practical management and leadership advice and inspiration via your e-mail every week of the school year! These e-publications include e-Teaching Weekly (two pages of management strategies for the classroom), e-Leading Weekly (eight pages of management strategies for school leaders), and e-ShortCuts Monthly (four pages of monthly wisdom for successful school leadership and management). Don't miss out!
Subscribe now!
|
