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Recent headlines . . .
Holland Park State School gets $3 million for 'double-ups'
QLD – Concerns of money squandering are raised after Kevin Rudd’s local school, Holland Park State School, gets extra funding for a new library, even though it already has a perfectly good one.
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Six more schools test positive
NSW – Six more New South Wales schools have had students test positive for swine flu, taking the total number of schools infected to 8. None of the schools have closed.
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Northern Territory school certificate 'revamped'
NT – The government is looking into the new system, which will include certificate 1 and 2. Students will have to meet compulsory standards in English and maths.
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$400,000 allocated to Hastings Public School for 'weather shelter'
NSW – Hastings Public School has been given $400,000 to build a covered outdoor learning centre, much like the one they paid $40,000 for six years ago. Principal Grant Heaton says the money should be spread around, 'rather than seeing it concentrated in projects decided upon by some external body'.
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Hoxton Park Islamic school approved by council
NSW – After examining community concerns about the building of an Islamic school in Hoxton Park, the school’s application was approved by Liverpool Council with an 'overwhelming majority' voting for the plans to proceed.
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Heritage in the shadows
VIC – The construction of a 10-storey residential tower has been approved by the council to be built behind heritage-listed Melbourne High School.
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Anger over new student support system in rural Australia
NATIONAL – The Greens and Coalition will push for a Senate inquiry into rural student support after changes in the budget tighten eligibility.
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The return of Aussie meat pie to school canteens
NATIONAL – Schools give in to student demand and bring back lollies, chips, sports drinks and meat pies to school canteens, disregarding the serious issue of child obesity.
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Opinion . . .
New buildings doesn't equate to new thinking
NATIONAL – Kevin Donnelly, director of Melbourne-based Education Strategies, looks at the education revolution, concluding that a real education revolution isn't just built with bricks.
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The importance of safety for overseas students
NATIONAL - Kumar Parakala, chairman of the ACS, looks at the importance of overseas students for Australia and what needs to be done to protect them.
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Good news . . .
St Albans recognised with honour
VIC – St Albans Secondary School has been named as one of the top eight best schools in the State, being commended for 'strong leadership, high level of expectation and teacher efficiency and focus on an orderly learning environment'.
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International
School health care lacks competence
UK – Research finds that, increasingly, UK schools are asking under-qualified teaching assistants to carry out medical procedures, causing concern over school medical care.
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Ontario's new education policy looks to become national model
USA – A long awaited education report recommends that Ontario Premier, Dalton McGuinty, make local public schools the 'hub of every community', by introducing all-day kindergarten and education-orientated childcare for four and five-year-olds.
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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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