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Recent headlines . . .
Gillard to recommend new teacher standards
institute
NATIONAL – Deputy Prime Minister,
Julia Gillard, is to propose a National Teachers Institute
to set standards and accredit teachers nationally.
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Indigenous education strategy proposal
NATIONAL – Education Minister, Julia
Gillard, will propose the Indigenous Education Action Plan,
a plan to improve indigenous education nationwide, at the
Stronger Smarter summit.
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newspaper report
Union concerned over league tables
NATIONAL – The Australian Education
Union’s federal president, Angelo Gavrielatos, has
said he is concerned a new reporting system may be used
to create league tables for schools, which ‘deepen
inequality’.
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newspaper report
Asbestos register
QLD – The Queensland State Government
is to publish an online register with information on asbestos
in schools. The register will be updated every school term.
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newspaper report
What to do on school holidays?
NATIONAL – Chairwoman of the social
policy committee of the National Foundation for Australian
women, Marie Coleman, writes that one in three school-aged
children will be left at home while parents are at work
these school holidays.
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Introducing Dr Hill
NATIONAL – This article introduces
Dr Peter Hill, the new chief executive of the Australian
Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, the organisation
responsible for creating the national curriculum.
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newspaper report
Alcohol survey reveals disturbing results
WA – A study of student drinking
and drug use has revealed that teenage girls may be binge
drinking more than their male peers.
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newspaper report
Fire hits school buildings
NSW – A fire at a Dubbo school has
destroyed six classrooms.
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newspaper report
Opinion . . .
Asbestos investigation
QLD – ‘The Courier Mail’
looks at the asbestos in schools issue and has welcomed
the introduction of a register that lists which schools
have asbestos present.
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newspaper report
Good news . . .
Freedom of information crusader
QLD – Former Higher School Certificate
student, James King, is successfully campaigning for transparency
as to how HSC marks are calculated and verified.
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newspaper report
International
School days may get longer in the USA
USA – President Barack Obama is pushing
for school hours to be made longer and schools to be made
open on weekends.
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newspaper report
Stationary, swine
flu and school
IRAQ – The school year has started for Iraqi students,
however some parents are concerned about the swine flu and
a lack of stationary provided by the ministry.
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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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