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Recent headlines . . .
Swine flu closes Victorian school
VIC - Clifton Hill Primary School has temporarily closed after two of its students were found to have swine flu.
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'It Pays to Learn' scrapped
WA - Opposition Leader Eric Ripper has said the 'It Pays to Learn' student subsidies have been cut from the Budget.
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Academics strike
VIC - Approximiately one thousand university academics went on strike on Thursday, calling for better wages and conditions.
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Government 'aware' of problem
QLD - 'The Courier Mail' has reported that the Queensland Government was aware of the poor performance of state school students one year before employing an expert to help the situation.
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Youth Allowance may still rise
NATIONAL - Education Minister Julia Gillard has said that the rate of Youth Allowance payments will be worked out in the Henry review.
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Childcare standards postponed
NATIONAL - The Rudd Government has postponed the introduction of new standards for childcare centres.
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'Communist' competition?
TAS - Liberal education spokesperson, Sue Napier, has compared a competition where students were asked to paint a picture of the Education Minister and Premier David Bartlett, to competitions in Communist bloc countries.
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A clear curriculum plan
NATIONAL - The NSW Government's representative on the National Curriculum Board, Tom Alegounarias, has shown his support for school syllabuses that are systematic and clear.
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Bush education centre could open soon
QLD - The RM Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre may open by the end of the year. The Centre is named after 'iconic bushman', R M Williams.
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Opinion . . .
Cyber-bullying
NATIONAL - Nick Abrahams and Victoria Dunn look at cyber-bullying and how it is dealt with.
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Good News . . .
Spelling bee
NSW - Premier Nathan Rees has said improved literacy results are partly due to the state's search for the best young speller.
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International . . .
Strike in France
FRANCE - Many French academics are on strike, closing down universities for months.
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Milk report 'too sensitive'
USA - Student, Natalie Jones, was told she was not allowed to present a report on assassinated school superintendent, Harvey Milk, because the subject was 'sensitive'.
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ACEL Noticeboard
Educational Leadership and Coaching Conference
Macquarie University, Sydney
14 15 July, 2009
It is now widely accepted that coaching is a key element of successful leadership development and the most effective way to achieve sustainable results. For this reason Growth Coaching International (formerly Australian Growth Coaching), Macquarie University, and Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) are joining forces to launch the first Australian conference for educators that focuses on coaching and leadership development.
This is a conference with a difference. It applies coaching principles to ensure you maximise the learning you take away to create sustainable change in your work environment. You will hear about the latest research on leadership and coaching from exemplary overseas and local researchers and practitioners in the field of leadership coaching. You will also hear about inspiring case studies of how coaching has had a positive impact on results being achieved in schools and other educational institutions. This conference provides the opportunity for you and your leadership teams to be coached yourselves so that you walk away from the conference with a plan of action to be implemented immediately!
Register today at: http://www.leadershipcoachingconference.com.au/index.html
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