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TASMANIAN TEACHERS
 Prize for Excellence to Table Cape teacher
Tas Govt media release, 31 Oct 2012
Table
Cape assistant principal Michael van der Ploeg has won the 2012
Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Primary Science Teaching...
The Mercury,
1 Nov 2012
The Advocate, 31 Oct 2012
STUDENT ACTIVITY STATSTICS
Swimming and soccer the most popular sports
ABS media releaser, 31 Oct 2012
Australian Bureau of Statistics released today show that swimming
and soccer are the most popular sports among children aged 5-14
years.
TasLearn comment: The ABS media
release also shows, without explanation, that of all the states,
Tasmania has the lowest participation of children accessing the
Internet, but the highest proportion of children with a mobile
phone...
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Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities,
ABS, Apr 2012
Connecting a priority,
The Advocate, 31 Oct 2012
Survey reveals fun and games of youth, The
Examiner, 31 Oct 2012
Tassie kids mighty mobile,
The Mercury, 1 Nov 2012
STUDENT SAFETY
School assaults reduced
The Examiner, 31 Oct 2012
Learning Services North and Tasmania Police have used restorative
practice to reduce serious assaults in schools...
NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK GRANTS
Free money for schools
Tas Govt media release, 30 Oct 2012
Grants have been made available for schools and others to run events
for young people during National Youth Week next year...
 UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
Asian Studies among cuts for UTAS
The Mercury, 29 Oct 2012
Coinciding
with the the federal government's white paper promoting the Asian
Century, the University of Tasmania is proposing to cut postgraduate
Asian Studies, among many other course cuts...
ASIAN CENTURY WHITE PAPER
Schools key in course for Asia
The Age, 29 Oct 2012
 Schools
are to provide lessons in one of four Asian languages and to form a
relationship with at least one Asian school, under conditions to be
met if states are to receive Gonski funding...
Target Asia: education the key,
SMH, 29 Oct 2012
Language plan to cost billions of
dollars, The Age, 29 Oct
2012
ASIAN CENTURY WHITE PAPER
Education to play a key role in Asian Century
ABC News, 28 Oct 2012
Education
and skills is one of the five key areas in the federal government's
white paper, Australia in the Asian Century, launched today
by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard...
Australia in the Asian Century White Paper
media release, Julia Gillard, 28 Oct 2012
White paper sets new course for Asia Studies,
Peter Garrett, 28 Oct 2012
Australia in the Asian Century website
(Aust. Govt)
Australia in
the Asian Century White Paper
Skills and Education: Setting the Foundations [pdf] (Fact sheet)
Building Asia Literacy through Schools [pdf] (Fact sheet)
Through the Vocational Education and Training System [pdf] (Fact
sheet)
TEACHING PROFESSION
Excellent educators
The Examiner, 27 Oct 2012
Riverside Primary School principal Jane Bovill and East Tamar
Federation literacy leader Sally Fowler are living examples of
excellence in educational leadership...
TEACHING PROFESSION
Teacher and leader finalists announced
AITSL website, 26 Oct 2012
The state finalists for the Australian Awards for Outstanding
Teaching and School Leadership have been announced. The Tasmanian
finalists are:
- Ingrid Fielding (Dodges Ferry School)
- Kerry
Whelan (Sorell High School)
- Jane Bovill (Riverside Primary)
- Larissa Brenner (Tasman District High)
- Jade Vecchione (John
Paul II Catholic School)
- Trent Graham (Reece High/Penguin High) ...
TEACHING PROFESSION
World Teachers Day recognised
Tas Govt media release, 26 Oct 2012
The Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim, has paid tribute
to the work of teachers, on World Teachers Day...
SCHOOL WEBSITES
Smartphone-friendly site for Montagu Bay
Auscomp Media release, 26 Oct 2012
Montagu Bay Primary School is among the first schools to provide a
Smartphone-ready school website, using the commercial software
Auscomp WISE, Web and Intranet Solution for Education...
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Montagu Primary website
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Auscomp WISE
ADULT EDUCATION
Adult education decline condemned
Michael Ferguson website, 24 Oct 2012
Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson says the three-year
decline in adult ed enrolments from 20,000 to about 5,400 is
inconsistent with education minister Nick McKim's statement in 2009
that "Adult education should not be judged on whether or not it is
profitable..."
ADULT LITERACY
New adult literacy campaign
Tas Govt media release, 24 Oct 2012
A new Tasmanian adult literacy campaign called 26TEN has been
launched...
The Mercury,
25 Oct 2012
SCHOOL SIZE
How big is the biggest school?
SMH, 23 Oct 2012
The world's largest school is in India, with 2,500 teachers and more
than 45,000 students.
The largest school in NSW has 295 teachers
and more than 3,700 students...
CHILDREN'S WEEK
Reading the theme for Children's Week
Tas Govt media release, 23 Oct 2012
Premier Lara Giddings has promoted reading as the them for this
year's Children's Week...
DISCRIMINATION AND CHURCH SCHOOLS
Libs to fight anti-discrimination
changes
Michael Ferguson website, 23 Oct 2012
Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson says the
government's proposed changes to the Anti-discrimination Act go
too far in regulating how church schools control student enrolments...
STUDENT SAFETY
Call for compulsory swimming lessons
SMH, 23 Oct 2012
Primary school children should be required to take 50 to 70 swimming
lessons, the Royal Life Saving Society says following an alarming
increase in drowning deaths among young people...
Educators defend role of lessons,
The Examiner, 24 Oct 2012
EDUCATION SYSTEM QUALITY
Why Finns are best
SMH, 23 Oct 2012
A Sydney teacher writes about her visit to Finland to find out why
their education system is so good...
TEACHING PROFESSION
Teacher literacy fear
The Mercury, 22 Oct 2012
A national survey shows that more than 40 per cent of parents have
noticed spelling or grammar mistakes on letters sent home from
school...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Ogilvie 75 years old
Tas Govt media release, 19 Oct 2012
Ogilvie High School is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year...
TEACHING PROFESSION
Teachers being accused of assault
The Mercury, 19 Oct 2012
At least seven or eight teachers a year were accused of assault,
with most being cleared, Tasmanian AEU president Terry Polglase says...
 SEX EDUCATION
Sex ed for Years 3 and 4
SMH, 19 Oct 2012
Under the new national curriculum children in grades 3 and 4 will
learn about changes at puberty, but a Senator has questioned whether
lessons on "sexual feelings" were appropriate as early as grades 7
and 8 ...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Waimea Heights students to solve future problems
Tas Govt media release, 18 Oct 2012
Four Waimea Heights Primary students will be competing for their
school at the national Future Problem Solving finals in Victoria...
TEACHER SAFETY
Concern over assaults by students
The Mercury, 18 Oct 2012
So far this year 260 students have been suspended for assaulting or
harassing a teacher and 53 for using or possessing a weapon...
OUT-OF-ZONE ENROLMENTS
False addresses used for enrolment
The Mercury, 18 Oct 2012
Parents are providing false address information in application forms
to enable their children to be enrolled in schools outside their
zone...
- DoE
enrolment policy statement, 16 Oct 2012
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Jordan River farm prepares for Show
The Mercury, 18 Oct 2012
Students at the Jordan River School Farm are preparing their animals
for next week's Royal Hobart Show (video) ..
 SEX EDUCATION
Safe sex silence claim
Tas Govt media release, 17 Oct 2012
Education
minister Nick McKim has criticised Opposition education spokesman
Michael Ferguson for remaining silent when asked about supporting
the inclusion of the benefits of condom use in sex education...
SEX EDUCATION
Parents' voice needed in sex ed lessons
Michael Ferguson website, 17 Oct 2012
 Opposition
education spokesman Michael Ferguson has outlined the Liberals' sex
education policy, which includes funding the Bravehearts program,
and has criticised education minister Nick McKim for at first
denying he had said sex education classes should "celebrate sexual
diversity"...
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
History teachers win over syllabus
The Age, 17 Oct 2012
NSW history teachers have successfully fought to have the Vietnam
War and indigenous rights included in their State K-6 syllabus...
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Vic teachers begin rolling strikes
The Age, 16 Oct 2012
Teachers from 120 Melbourne schools commenced a series of half-day
strikes today...
LITERACY
Reading Challenge over
Tas Govt media release, 16 Oct 2012
Premier's Reading Challenge certificates of achievement were
presented to Bicheno Primary, Wilmot Primary and Southern Support
School by the Premier, Lara Giddings, today...
TASMANIAN TEACHERS
MasterChef contestants at Parklands
The Advocate, 15 Oct 2012
Former Parklands High teacher Ben Milbourne visited the school
yesterday with fellow MasterChef contestant Andy Allen...
STUDENT SUPPORT
Free school breakfasts study surprise
stuff.co.nz, 14 Oct 2012
A New Zealand study has found that feeding hungry schoolchildren
just makes them feel less hungry...
STUDENT SAFETY
College students hit by mower
The Examiner, 15 Oct 2012
Two Launceston College students are believed to be among the three
pedestrians hit by a Council mower at an intersection this morning...
ABC News,
15 Oct 2012
NAPLAN
NAPLAN testing 'useless'
The Age, 15 Oct 2012
 The
principal of a Melbourne school of 620 students where 80 per cent
live in poverty and 75 per cent come from a non-English speaking
background says NAPLAN testing "dumbs down learning" and is "an
obscene waste of public funds"...
STUDENT HEALTH
ADHD pills used in cramming
The Advocate, 14 Oct 2012
Students in a number of Sydney schools have been using ADHD
medication to help them cram for the HSC examinations, but the NSW
Department of Education says there is no evidence of pervasive use
of illegal stimulants at those schools...
Many students taking caffeine pills, The Age,
15 Oct 2012
BULLYING
Rally hits out at bullies
The Mercury, 13 Oct 2012
 An
anti-bullying street march and rally were held at New Norfolk by
local students with the Premier, Lara Giddings, yesterday...
Bullying.
No way! website
STUDENT SUPPORT
College exams loom
The Mercury, 13 Oct 2012
Students in Years 11 and 12 are facing the high-pressure challenge
of studying for the forthcoming TCE examinations...
YEARS 11 AND 12 RETENTION
Retention not the top priority, says Gaffney
The Advocate, 12 Oct 2012
Forcing reluctant students to stay on at school could distract
motivated students, former teacher and current MLC Mike Gaffney
says, responding to the state government's
discussion paper on education in Years 11 and 12...
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
Student essay competition winners announced
Tas Govt media release, 12 Oct 2012
The six student winners of the Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize essay
competition on Australia's wartime history have been announced.
The students' schools are Launceston Church Grammar, Taroona High,
Clarence High, Penguin High, Ulverstone High and Rose Bay High...
TMAG
Museum closure
Tas Govt media release, 12 Oct 2012
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, will be closed from
Monday 12 November this year until early 2013...
 COMPUTER MALWARE
Skype users beware
The Australian, 12 Oct 2012
Australians
are among the users of Skype being hit by a virus that steals
passwords...
SLEEP EDUCATION
Teach sleeping
Herald Sun, 12 Oct 2012
The art of sleeping should be taught at school to enable students to
concentrate better in class, experts say...
ROLE OF PARENTS
Parenting much more important than school
The Telegraph (UK), 11 Oct 2012
Good parenting is three times more important than the quality of a
teenager's school, research on student achievement has found...
YEARS 11 AND 12 DISCUSSION PAPER
Libs already consulting over Years 11 and 12
Michael Ferguson website, 9 Oct 2012
The Liberals are well advanced in consultation over retention to
years 11 and 12 whereas the government is only now releasing a
discussion paper, Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson
says...
TASMANIAN TEACHERS
 Garden a memorial to former teacher
The Examiner, 9 Oct 2012
Gardening
guru Peter Cundall launched a garden created by Trevallyn Primary
School students in memory of former teacher Tony Smalldon who died
in 2010...
STUDENT SAFETY
Glenorchy
"abduction attempt" was a hoax
The Mercury, 9 Oct 2012
Police say they are satisfied that the report on 5 October of an
attempt to abduct a 14-year-old girl on her way to school in Glenorchy
was a hoax...
YEARS 11 AND 12 DISCUSSION PAPER
 Years 11 and 12 discussion paper released
Tas Govt media release, 9 Oct 2012
A discussion paper on improving the provision of education for
students in Years 11 and 12 by increasing retention and raising the
leaving age was released by the Minister for Education and Skills,
Nick McKim, today...
Download
Future provision of Years 11 and 12 education in
regional Tasmania, A discussion paper [pdf file]
DoE public consultation
ABC News, 9 Oct 2012
The Advocate, 9 Oct 2012
The Mercury, 10 Oct 2012
DISCRIMINATION AND CHURCH SCHOOLS
Tas discrimination amendment unfair, say
church schools
The Mercury, 8 Oct 2012
Tasmania's independent schools say the proposed Anti-Discrimination
Act amendment is unfair when compared with other states as it
requires Tasmanian schools to apply for religious affiliation
enrolment exemptions on a case-by-case basis...
 TEACHING PROFESSION
Gillard uses own photo to boost standards
The Australian, 5 Oct 2012
Prime
Minister Julia Gillard has used a photo of herself as a school
student in a competition designed to raise the quality of teachers...
See
Julia Gillard's Facebook page
STUDENT HEALTH
Canteens promote healthy eating
Tas Govt media release, 6 Oct 2012
School canteens played a role in helping young people develop
healthy eating habits, education minister Nick McKim said at the
Tasmanian School Canteen Association Expo today...
STUDENT SAFETY
Glenorchy abduction attempt
The Examiner, 5 Oct 2012
Note: police announced on 9 October that this
event was a hoax that did not take place.
A 14-year-old girl on her way to Dominic College, Glenorchy, this
morning came close to being pulled inside a red Mazda sedan...
The Mercury,
5 Oct 2012
MARKETING EDUCATION
Tassie education promoted
Tas Govt media release, 4 Oct 2012
The Tasmanian government is currently promoting Tasmania's
educational services to a group of visiting international
representatives and has announced a video competition for
international students already enrolled...
STUDENT HEALTH
Sex ed attack
The Mercury, 4 Oct 2012
 The
Australian Christian Lobby is concerned that the state government's
new relationships and sexuality strategy appears to be supportive of
sexuality diversity...
STUDENT HEALTH
Call for sex ed details
Michael Ferguson website, 3 Oct 2012
The
details of the proposed sex education course must be released by the
Minister, Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson says...
TASTAFE
TasTAFE date questioned
The Examiner, 3 Oct 2012
 There
is some disagreement over whether TasTAFE will be ready in time...
TRAINING
Smithton agricultural college underway
The Advocate, 3 Oct 2012
The construction of the Agritas Trade College in Smithton is
expected to give a boost to the local dairy industry...
Media release, Federal Minister for Regional Australia Simon
Crean and Sid Sidebottom MP, 3 Oct 2012
TEACHER EDUCATION
Warning of 'toxic teachers' in pipeline
The Age, 3 Oct 2012
Future Australian teachers are being drawn from a pool of people who
have not themselves been successful at school, an academic warns...
STUDENT HEALTH
Tas sex ed strategy developed
Tas Govt media release, 2 Oct 2012
 A
K-12 relationships and sexuality education strategy for government
schools has been developed...
Relationships and sexuality education in
Tasmanian government schools: Strategy 2012-2014
[pdf file] (DoE)
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brochure [pdf
file] (DoE)
ABC News, 2 Oct 2012
The Mercury, 3 Oct 2012
The Examiner, 3 Oct 2012
The Advocate, 3 Oct 2012
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