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BREAKING
NEWS
Iran shoots down US drone
BBC News, 20 Jun 2019
Iran has shot down a US drone which it says was violating its
air space. The US says the drone was over international waters...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
St Marys upgraded
ABC News, 17 Jun 2019
 A $5 million upgrade to the K-12
facilities at St Marys District School was opened by education
minister Jeremy Rockliff today...
MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Adani approved
ABC News, 13 Jun 2019
 The Adani Coal Mine's
groundwater management plan has been approved.
This means
that construction of the controversial Queensland mine can
commence within a few days...
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
12-month 2.1pc pay rise offered
Tas Govt media release, 12 Jun 2019
 The state government has
offered public servants a 2.1 per cent pay rise for 12 months,
given the length of time being spent on wage negotiations...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Brighton, Forth kindie boosts
Tas Govt media release, 8 Jun 2019
 Tenders for a new kindergarten
at Forth Primary and a refurbishment of the kindergarten at
Brighton Primary have been announced by education minister
Jeremy Rockliff...
LEGAL LIABILITY
Can bullied students sue the school?
The Conversation (comment by Sally Varnham), 31 May 2019
 School inaction over bullying can make schools liable
for damages if the inaction causes harm, an academic writes.
THE ECONOMY
RBA
cuts interest rates by 0.25 per cent
ABC News, 4 Jun 2019
 The Reserve Bank of Australia
has reduced the official interest rate from 1.5 to 1.25 per
cent, the first change since August 2016..
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS
New shadow ministry announced
ABC News, 2 Jun 2019
 New Labor leader Anthony
Albanese has allocated his frontbench shadow portfolios.
 Former leader Bill Shorten will be
responsible for handling NDIS issues.
The shadow Education and Training
portfolio will remain with Tanya Plibersek...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
JRLF farm site seems safe now
Tas Govt media release, 31 May 2019
 The
site of the Jordan River Learning Federation school farm at
Brighton is not big enough to allow some of its land to be used
for the new Brighton High School, education minister Jeremy
Rockliff says...
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Counteroffer being prepared
AEU (Tas) website, 31 May 2019
 The AEU's drafting of a
counteroffer to take account of the widespread opposition to
relief teachers' pay loadings being reduced under the current
pay offer is now awaiting some information from the government,
AEU Tasmania President Helen Richardson says...
FEDERAL POLITICS
Albanese confirmed as Labor leader
ABC News, 30 May 2019
The Labor Caucus has endorsed its new leaders:
Anthony Albanese as leader
Richard Marles as deputy leader
Penny Wong as Opposition leader in
the Senate, and
Kristina
Keneally as her deputy...
SPORT AND RECREATION
Laser tag overkill?
TasLabor media release, 29 May 2019
 The Education Department's ban
on school excursions to laser tag activities is 'bureaucracy
gone mad', Opposition education spokesperson Joshua Willie says.
[Tas Laser Skirmish image]...
Laser tag business 'gobsmacked',
ABC Radio, 29 May 2019
Businesses outraged over laser tag ban,
The Advocate, 27 May 2019
UPDATE
3 Jun 2019: The ban on laser tag excursions has been overturned
by the Education Department (TasTV News, 3 Jun 2019)
STATE BUDGET REPLY
Greens list education priorities
Greens website, 29 May 2019 [pdf]
 Greens leader Cassy O'Connor has delivered the
Greens' alternative Budget which emphasises public education and
education standards, and includes provision for extra speech
pathologists, school psychologists and social workers, a Climate
Resilience program and civics education...
Greens Budget page
Greens Budget
[pdf]
Greens Budget media release, 29 May
2019
Anti-business but honest, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 29 May
2019
News continued in the
May 2019 news archive
See also the
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Libraries
Libraries Tasmania
(Formerly
LINC Tasmania.
LINC
stood for Learning and Information Network Centre.)
SEARCH everything
eMagazines (Zinio), eBooks, eAudio, eMusic
Information resources roundup
For Kids
State Library's web page for young people
Tasmania's
Heritage
"Historical, archival and contemporary Tasmanian information, images and
more"
Media
ABC schools TV schedules
ABC:
Behind the News (BTN)
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Schools, colleges,
further education
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page.
Qualifications
TQA (subsumes
TASSAB)
Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (formerly TASSAB).
Manages the awarding of post-year 10 education and training
qualifications.
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Style Guides and Govt
(pw)
DoE:Practical Writing Manual (style guide) [pdf] (pw)
Guidelines for Inclusive Language, DoE [pdf]
Tas Treasury Style Guide [pdf]
Style guide and logo policy
(Tas Govt logo)
Tas Govt
Communications Policy
Employment
DoE
employment page
DoE employment application guidelines [pdf]
DoE employment register
Teachers Registration Board
Infostream (Dept notices)
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Children and Youth Affairs
Linkzone
- information and services for young Tasmanians
National Youth Week
- national site
Youth Network of
Tasmania (YNOT) - non-government sector peak body
Metro Tas
School Bus Timetables - Hobart, Launceston, Burnie
Commissioner for Children
(Department of Health, Tasmania) |
Other education links
Department of
Education (Australian
Government)
Tasmanian Association of State School Organisations Inc
(TASSO) -
Facebook 1,
Facebook 2)
Our Children Our Schools (Vic.)
Independent Schools
Tasmania
Tasmanian
Catholic Education Office
Independent
Education Union Victoria Tasmania
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Personal business
AEU: Australian Education Union Tas. Branch
Media
releases (State)
Media
releases (Federal)
Union Shopper
Teachers Registration Board
ATO: Australian Taxation Office
See box "Teachers and tax" below
myGov login (Aust Govt services)
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TASS: Tas Assoc of State Superannuants
Superannuation reforms
(15 Sep 2016)
Service Tasmania
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Finance
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SOCCER IN THE CLASSROOM
Everyone's Game
SBS teaching resource for Years 5-8 prepared to coincide with the
Matildas, Australia's women's soccer team, participating in the FIFA
Women's World Cup..
Everyone's Game Classroom Resource Teacher Notes
[pdf]
Quizzes, videos and classroom material
New sites continued
below
New sites (cont'd)
STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
Concussion
in Sport Australia
Information and resources on the dangers of concussion in sport,
from the Australian Sports Commission. See especially the
Parents and Teachers section.
WATER SAFETY
Beachsafe
The BeachSafe website, run by Surf Life Saving
Australia, provides patrolling details and current water and weather
conditions for just about every beach in Australia.
Scroll down for the beaches near your location.
Click on beach thumbnail or name for patrol, weather and
water details.
For more, including a search box for other beaches, click
Explore
WATER SAFETY
Surf Life Saving Tasmania
Surf Life Saving Tasmania services include the
provision of water safety advice and lifeguards for school
water-related events.
Beach safety top tips
Book a
lifeguard
DINOSAURS
TMAG dinosaur exhibition
Fri 7 Dec
2018 - Sun 5 May 2019
The Dinosaur rEvolution (not a
typo) exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery uses
animatronics and 3D models.
There are entry fees.
See also the
school bookings page.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Hobart's coastal defences
Several gun batteries were built on the shores
of Hobart's River Derwent in the nineteenth century.
TASMANIAN ABORIGINAL CULTURE
The Orb
 Outstanding quality short videos and other teaching
materials to give students of all ages an appreciation of Tasmanian
Aboriginal culture.
See also the DoE's
The Orb web page
FAUNA
Pooseum
Learn about animal droppings at Richmond's
Pooseum.
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
Airbag recall
Enter your car number plate to find out whether
your car is affected by the Takata airbag recall.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
The Colonisation of Hobart
The eSmart
Digital Licence program has been taken up by a number of
schools including Lansdowne Crescent Primary.
ONLINE SAFETY
eSmart Digital Licence
The eSmart
Digital Licence program has been taken up by a number of
schools including Lansdowne Crescent Primary.
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Airbag recalls list
Is your car on the
ACCC's Takata airbag recalls list? One million cars were
recently added. (Note the link to FUTURE recalls.)
See also
Tasmanians urged to check airbag recall list, Tas Govt media
release, 28 May 2018
MARINE SCIENCE
Educator on Board program
The CSIRO's Educator on Board
program is enabling teachers to prepare STEM teaching material and
conduct lessons from the RV Investigator in Antarctic
waters.
More information
for teachers
See
360-degree views in virtual tour
ABC news report, 20 May 2018
FINANCE, ECONOMICS
Balancing the Budget
Short Behind the News
(ABC) segment on the Federal Government's Budget.
See also
Budget fact sheet (Parliamentary
Education Office) - click on "Fact Sheet - Budget " [pdf]
ROAD SAFETY
RACT RoadSafe
Online primary school road safety resource
targeted at Tasmanian students in grades 3 and 4.
SPORT
Gold Coast Commonwealth
Games 2018
The official site.
TASMANIAN ELECTION
Tasmanian Election 2018
ABC site with all the background and news you
want to know about the State election.
STUDENT SUPPORT
Building resilience in children
Advice to parents and others on how to build
resilience in children.
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