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Fear of school league tables
NSW - High school principals are threatening to withhold results of the national literacy and numeracy tests from the Federal Government to prevent the creation of school league tables.
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Call for national action plan for Indigenous education
NATIONAL - Indigenous leaders are calling for a national education action plan to be adopted at the next meeting of state and federal governments, setting out specific goals to be reviewed annually.
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Roll-out of the Connected Classrooms Program
NSW - The Connected Classrooms Program, being rolled out to public schools across NSW, involves interactive whiteboards and cameras.
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Ceiling on number of expert teachers
ACT - The ACT Education Minister has defended his plan to limit the number of expert teachers created under a new enterprise agreement. He says that, as part of a new merit-based remuneration system, expert teachers will receive a six-figure salary.
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Schools set for closure to receive Federal Government cash
TASMANIA - Tasmanian schools got $14.7 million under round two of the Building the Education Revolution program, after netting $35.3 million in round one. Claremont Primary and Roseneath Primary, both set to close, get $275,000 and $200,000 respectively to upgrade classrooms.
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Strike over wages and conditions
VICTORIA - About a thousand university academics rallied in Melbourne on Thursday as part of a 24-hour statewide strike over wages and conditions that disrupted five universities.
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Auditor-General investigation
VIC. - The Centre for Adult Education is reportedly leasing out lucrative city properties for as little as $2 a week, with the Auditor-General investigating several rental deals as part of an examination of fraud prevention within the adult education system.
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Concern for rural students
NATIONAL - The National Party says that country students will be disadvantaged by changes to the Youth Allowance. In its Budget, the Government lifted the amount of hours young people must work to qualify for an independent allowance.
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Insufficient housing for Nhulunbuy teachers
NT - Teachers applying for jobs at Nhulunbuy High School are being turned away because of a lack of housing in the town, says the local branch of the Australian Education Union,
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Opinion . . .
One-size-fits-all approach criticised
NATIONAL – This opinion piece comments on a recent decision by the National Curriculum Board to assess students against a single standard every year.
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Good news . . .
New autism-specific school to be built
VICTORIA - Children and Early Childhood Development Minister, Maxine Morand, has announced a $600,000 plan an autism-specific Prep to Year 12 college in the Knox area of Melbourne,
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Funding boost for School of the Air
NT - The Alice Springs School of the Air has been given $75,000 to help repair sound proofing in the on-air classrooms.
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International
Reporting on the student drop-out rate
USA - Education officials in Oregon plan to change the way they report on the high school drop-out rate.
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IRELAND - Critics say that government is unprepared for the introduction of universal pre-school education next year.
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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!
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