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Recent headlines . . .
League tables of no concern
NATIONAL - New chief executive of the
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority,
Dr Peter Hill, has said concerns about league tables that
rank schools will be short-lived. Dr Hill will head the
national curriculum and school reporting system.
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Stimulus construction may upset childcare
facilities
NATIONAL - Some childcare providers have
said they may have to close due to construction and refurbishment
at the primary schools where they operate.
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newspaper report
Library grant mystery
NATIONAL - Acting school principal, Rosemary
Winterbotham, of Evesham State School has denied applying
for funding for a new library, despite the school being
allocated $250,000 in federal funding for the project.
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newspaper report
Staff tour school to consider stimulus package
plans
NSW - Senior staff from the Premier's
Department have toured Abbotsford Public School to look
at a recently renovated block that may be rebuilt under
the Federal Government's infrastructure program.
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newspaper report
Alleged student joy ride no fun for bus
drivers
NSW - There have been reports that students
from The Hill Sports High were suspended after taking a
school bus on a joy ride.
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newspaper report
Find new places for students: Greens
NATIONAL - The Greens are putting pressure
on Education Minister Julia Gillard to find replacement
courses for international students who attended the now
defunct Sterling College.
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newspaper report
Merge eats school funding: parents
SA - Parents of students at the Eastern
Fleurieu School are disappointed at the federal government's
school stimulus package plan as the school, which used to
be five schools but merged into one, may have had more funding
if the schools chose not to merge.
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newspaper report
School bus collision
NSW - A school bus and vehicle has collided
in Denilquin leaving 12 people injured.
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newspaper report
Opinion . . .
Gillard not up to standard: opinion
NATIONAL - This opinion piece by Ross
Fitzgerald contends Education Julia Gillard is 'unable to
get the detail right' in her work.
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newspaper report
Good news . . .
'Transition centre' success
VIC - The Visy Cares Link Centre is a
place where at-risk students can successfully begin their
integration back into school.
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newspaper report
International
Leap forward for Vanuatu education
VANUATU - Vanuatu's Ministry of Edcation
has announced that the government will now offer free primary
school education.
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newspaper report
Stampede kills students
INDIA - A stampede at a school in Delhi has left at least
five girls dead. The school was waterlogged after heavy
rain.
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newspaper report
ACEL Noticeboard
How can corporate Australia support our schools?
Business Class: How Can Corporate Australia Support Our Schools? is to be held at Melbourne’s iconic NGV International on October 20 and will feature a panel of leading figures from some of the most influential and respected organisations operating in the Australian education landscape today.
The panel put in place by Spheres of Influence to debate the issue of how corporate Australia can support our schools features:
Prof. Brian J Caldwell, Managing Director, Educational Transformations; Adam Smith, CEO, Foundation for Young Australians; Dr Steve Holden, Managing Editor, Teacher Magazine; Jenny Lewis, CEO, Australian Council of Educational Leaders, and Rupert Macgregor, Executive Director, Australian Council of State School Organisations.
‘The aim is to disseminate the major issues on the subject of corporate Australia’s involvement in education and create some tangible outcomes to help shape the future of a subject that is gaining an increasing amount of attention and has a significant bearing on the future education of Australia’s children and young people,’ said Patrizia Torelli, Managing Director, Spheres of Influence International.
The event comes at a time when the answer to the question of corporate Australia’s role in supporting our schools is yet to be answered by Government. Speaking recently on the
topic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education The Hon Julia Gillard MP said: ‘Clearly, we [The Rudd Government] believe the engagement of corporate Australia with schools has to be on the basis of making a genuine difference, not on the basis of product promotion [...]. But I do believe that corporate Australia can play a role in supporting our schools.’
It is critical that in the next few months the education sector takes steps to develop a concerted viewpoint on how corporate Australia can support our schools and Business Class provides a significant opportunity to foster dialogue on the subject.
Spheres of Influence aims to produce tangible outcomes with which to move forward and ensure Australia is a world leader in the responsible and mutually beneficial engagement of the corporate world with schools.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting: http://www.sofiibusinessclass.eventbrite.com/
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