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Recent headlines . . .
NSW teachers may strike over league table issue
NSW - NSW Teachers Federation members have voted to strike if school league tables are published using national assessment data.
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International education sham
NATIONAL - This report looks at the international education sector in India and how it has turned into a 'recognised immigration racket'.
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Concerns over the end of nutrition program
NT - Parnngurr Community School principal Dan Lynch is concerned the axing of nutrition programs in schools in remote Aboriginal communities will adversely affect school attendance.
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Student ID plan sparks privacy fears
VIC - A new plan to give all students under the age of 25 an identification number, that will allow the state Education Department to track their schooling process, is raising privacy concerns.
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Investigators crack down on suspicious schools
VIC - Forensic auditors are having a two-week 'blitz' visiting 17 colleges suspected of exploiting students, migration fraud and breaches of education law.
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Principal hands out over 600 suspensions
QLD - Principal of Tullawong State High School, Leonie Kearney, handed out over 600 suspensions to students last year and has said the approach has shown a 'dramatic improvement in student behaviour and safety.'
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Incentive scheme proves rewarding
NSW - 'The Daily Telegraph' has revealed great improvements in literacy and numeracy by Aboriginal students, since a 2006 state funding scheme to improve Indigenous education was introduced.
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Swine flu concerns for boarders
TAS - The Health Department has said about one third of Hutchins School boarding school students are showing symptoms that may be swine flu.
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Opinion . . .
Newspaper continues league table campaign
NSW - 'The Daily Telegraph' is standing strongly by its campaign for the publication of comparative school tables.
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Good news . . .
Yacht adventurer studies on boat
QLD - Sunshine coast student, Jessica Watson, will be studying for exams in a yacht. In late September she will attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
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International
Close schools to curb swine flu?
THAILAND - Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kajornprasart has been quoted as saying that Thai schools should be temporarily closed to control the outbreak of swine flu.
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Space crisis
ENGLAND - The Government is expected to announce new funding to help provide new primary school places. Birthrates started rising four years ago, creating a primary school space crisis.
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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.
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