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Recent headlines . . .
Chairman to ignore bilingual edict
NT - ABC news has reported that Chairman
of the Yirrkala School in Arnhem Land, Djuwalpi Marika,
will ignore the Northern Territory's mandatory plans to
teach the first four hours of each school day in English.
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newspaper report
Language debate
NT - This article looks at the debate
over bilingual education for Indigenous students.
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newspaper report
Employer group wants larger class sizes
WA - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry
WA has said that the move to smaller class sizes has only
led to a drop in teaching standards.
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newspaper report
Survey reveals parents views on league tales
NATIONAL - A telephone survey has revealed
that almost two-thirds of parents want the use of school
league tables blocked by the Federal Government.
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newspaper report
Community not pleased with building plans
NSW - Neighbours of Sydney's St Catherine's
are unhappy with the school's building plans for new classrooms,
laboratories and studio with funds from the Building the
Education Revolution funding program.
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newspaper report
Ill student allegedly not granted deferment
VIC - A pregnant international student
suffering from malaria has claimed that the Hales Institute
has continued to take her fees and refused to grant her
a deferment, despite her illness.
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newspaper report
Almost 300 caught plagiarising
QLD - 'The Courier Mail' has reported
that nearly 300 students at the University of Queensland
have been found guilty of plagiarism over the past three
years.
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newspaper report
Figures reveal super size classrooms
QLD - Figures released by Education Minister
Geoff Wilson have revealed there are 124 prep classrooms
in Queensland that have more than the recommended class
size of 25 students.
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newspaper report
Opinion . . .
Discipline problem
VIC - Victorian Opposition Leader, Ted
Baillieu, has said principals need more power to discipline
students. Suspensions in both primary and secondary schools
were up 16 per cent in 2008 compared to to 2000.
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newspaper report
Good news . . .
Island teacher
SOLOMON ISLANDS - Former Sunshine Coast
Primary School teacher, Karen Hopping, has found a rewarding
lifestyle volunteering as a teacher in the Solomon Islands.
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newspaper report
International
Free education to cost province 250 billion
rupiah
BALI - Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastiki
has said the province needs 250 billion rupiah to ensure
children receive genuine free education. Currently, several
'free education' programs allegedly charge fees and compulsory
'donations'.
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newspaper report
School lamb set for
slaughter
UK - A hand reared lamb raised by students as part of a
school farm is receiving worldwide attention, after a school
council of students aged from seven to eleven voted to send
the lamb to slaughter.
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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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