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Week ban to contain swine flu
NSW - Students from NSW who have recently visited Victoria have been told to stay away from school for a week to help contain the spread of swine flu.
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ACARA membership
NATIONAL - The membership of the new Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has been announced.
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Education funds will lose value: opposition
NATIONAL - The coalition has said the Rudd Government has broken a budget promise as the worth of the education infrastructure fund will apparently shrink in four years time.
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Camden Islamic school plans rejected
NSW - Plans to build an Islamic school in Camden have officially been rejected. The council said it based the rejection on 'planning grounds'.
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New jobs and the school building plan
NATIONAL - The Rudd Government will reportedly not know the exact number of jobs being created by the $14.7 billion school building program, as schools are not required to provide estimates of the number of workers required for each project.
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Performance publishing only weeks away for Victorian schools
VIC - Information on performance and programs available at Victorian schools will be published on a new state register within weeks.
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Voluntary funds push
NSW - Public school, Mosman High School, is urging parents to make voluntary contributions to up to $700 a year to make up for a 'shortfall in government funding'.
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Anti-homophobia policy
VIC - Teachers are being encouraged to help stamp out homophobia in schools with a new policy paper entitled, 'Supporting Sexual Diversity in Schools'.
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State school rejects students in school zone
SA - State school, Adelaide High School, has reportedly started turning away students who live within the school's zone.
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Opinion . . .
Bushfire policy lacking
VIC - CFA Chief Fire Officer, Russell Rees, has said that Victorian schools lack adequate safety policies for bushfires.
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Good news . . .
Game on
VIC - Students from Gippsland Independent Schools have gathered for an annual athletics competition.
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International
University ranking index to be launched
EUROPE - The European Union is expected to announce details of a new world university ranking index.
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Bible ban
USA - A US Appeals Court has ruled that the mother of a kindergarten student is not allowed to read Scripture from the Bible as part of her son's 'All About Me' Program.
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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!
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