PROTECTING CHILDREN
Ban on Winnie the Pooh prompts list of Pooh Bear lessons
HeraldSun, 27 Nov
2014
Following a
Polish council's ban on Winnie the Pooh on the grounds he is
not dressed below the waist and is not an appropriate role model for
children as he lacks genitalia, a reporter lists ten life lessons we
can learn from Pooh Bear...
Polish council bans Winnie the Pooh, news.com.au, 21 Nov 2014
HEALTH
AND NUTRITION
Queensland schools ban Christmas candy canes
CourierMail, 29 Nov
2014
At least six Queensland
schools have banned students from exchanging Christmas candy canes
and other lollies because of their high sugar content...
INDUSTRIAL
ACTION
Parents facing effects of school cuts
The Mercury, 29 Nov
2014
Parents are assessing how
cuts to school staff numbers will affect a range of special programs...
Too late for a pay freeze now, The Mercury (opinion by Peter
Gutwein), 29 Nov 2014
It was the government that rejected the pay freeze, The Mercury
(opinion by Tom Lynch), 29 Nov 2014
STUDENT SEXUAL
ABUSE
Masterclass in betrayal
The Mercury, 29 Nov
2014
The Mercury sums up the five days of hearings
recently held in Hobart by the Royal Commission into Institutional Reponses to
Child Sexual Abuse...
Apologies should have been given to more students, The Mercury,
29 Nov 2014
Shining a light into the dark, The Mercury (editorial), 29 Nov
2014
STUDENT SUPPORT
Jump in suicides by very young teens
ABC (The World Today), 28 Nov
2014
Newly released Australian
statistics show an incredibly alarming rise in deaths from self harm
by 12- and 13-year-olds...
Children as young as three
self-harming, The Mercury, 30 Nov 2014
SCHOOL MERGERS
New Penguin school congratulated
Tas Govt media release, 28 Nov
2014
The Minister for Education and Training, Jeremy
Rockliff, today congratulated the new Penguin District High School,
which
results from a merger between Penguin Primary and Penguin High, for
surviving its first year...
INDUSTRIAL
ACTION
More protests ahead
The Mercury, 28 Nov
2014
Parents say they will be
running their own campaigns against cuts to jobs in government schools...
Unions threaten further action, The Examiner, 28 Nov 2014
SPORT
Cricketer dies
ABC News, 27 Nov
2014
Cricketer Phillip Hughes has died after receiving a head injury
at the Sydney Cricket Ground two days ago...
INDUSTRIAL
ACTION
Work to rule, unions vow
The Mercury, 27 Nov
2014
Public sector union
members have supported sanctions to work to rule and stop
providing unpaid overtime, and urged the state government to
implement the unions' pay freeze proposal...
Strike chaos,The Mercury, 27 Nov
2014
Thousands to take action, AEU website, 27 Nov 2014
Thousands rally, ABC News, 27 Nov 2014
Thousands protest, The Examiner, 27 Nov 2014
Thousands stand against cuts, The Examiner, 27 Nov 2014
Put freeze on election promises spending, Michelle O'Byrne,
Opposition education spokesperson, 27 Nov 2014
Premier should have intervened, Kim Booth, Greens leader, 27 Nov
2014
Message to Parliament - media release from public sector unions,
AEU website, 27 Nov 2014
Message to Parliament on wage freeze - from public sector
unions [pdf], AEU website, 27 Nov 2014
Government not budging, The Mercury, 27 Nov 2014
The pay freeze is now off the table, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer,
27 Nov 2014
Government rejects AEU's attempt to involve the Industrial
Commission, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 27 Nov 2014
INDUSTRIAL
ACTION
No sackings, says Minister
Tas Govt media release, 26 Nov
2014
Department of Education
savings equivalent to 266 full-time equivalent staff will not be
made through sackings but by other methods such as the Workforce
Renewal Incentive Program which has already received 556 expressions
of interest from DoE employees, education minister Jeremy Rockliff
says...
Public servants keen to leave, The Examiner, 26 Nov 2014
Parents back teachers in
strike,
ABC News, 26 Nov 2014
Education union gives government 'a chance', The Advocate, 26
Nov 2014
INDUSTRIAL
ACTION
Parents upset over student-free day
The Examiner, 26 Nov
2014
Parents have expressed concerns about rushed
child care arrangements, having to take time off work and children
being left alone at home due to the full day being declared a student-free day
tomorrow...
Parents caught in the middle, The Mercury, 26 Nov 2014
Parents scramble to arrange carers, The Advocate, 25 Nov 2014
STUDENT SEXUAL
ABUSE
Hutchins head and teacher had
admitted abuse, says police commissioner
ABC News, 25 Nov
2014
Former police commissioner Richard McCreadie
told the abuse royal commission today that a former Hutchins
headmaster and a teacher had admitted sexually abusing students but
that they then fled to Britain and South Africa...
Staff confessed abuse, The Mercury, 25 Nov 2014
School misguided not to apologise, says headmaster, ABC News, 25
Nov 2014
STUDENT SEXUAL
ABUSE
Hutchins board showed lack of
compassion, says bishop
The Mercury, 25 Nov
2014
The Hutchins board should have given sexual
abuse victims an apology, the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania, John
Harrower, told a royal commission yesterday...
A matter for the board, not
the headmaster, says bishop, The Examiner, 24 Nov 2014
INDUSTRIAL
ACTION
Thursday to be student free
day
Tas Govt media release, 24 Nov
2014
Thursday this week, 27
November, will be a student free day in view of the attendance of
staff at stop-work meetings to be held over the pay freeze issue and
job losses. Education minister Jeremy Rockliff says the day will be
deducted from next year's allocation of student free days...
Government cancels public
school classes, The Mercury, 24 Nov 2014
No pay for time taken off work on Thursday, Peter Gutwein
Treasurer, 24 Nov 2014
Schools hold emergency meetings, ABC News, 24 Nov 2014
School doors close as teachers take action, The Advocate, 25 Nov
2014
Political impact not student safety the aim, says Opposition,
ABC News, 25 Nov 2014
Some schools could have accommodated students, says Opposition
leader, The Mercury, 25 Nov 2014
Previous government was more harsh than us but unions didn't strike
then, says Treasurer, Tas Govt media release, 25 Nov 2014
Education minister reiterates student safety concern and says unions
could have held stop-work at 3pm to reduce disruption, Tas Govt
media release, 25 Nov 2014
Union members will be back at school by 10.30am yet the Government
will lock students out, AEU news release, 25 Nov 2014
AEU Stop Work Meetings web page
AEU news releases
Negotiate, says principals'
group president, The Advocate, 25 Nov 2014
TEACHING
METHODS
'Chalk and talk' lessons might be
best after all
The Conversation (opinion by
Kevin Donnelly), 24 Nov
2014
An observation of Chinese teaching methods by UK
teachers has concluded that the traditional teacher-directed
approach appears to be more effective than the kind of collaborative
and inquiry-based approach adopted in the UK and Australia...
On the other hand, see
Why are East Asian children so far ahead?, The Conversation, 9
Oct 2014
STUDENT SEXUAL
ABUSE
Hutchins headmaster says handling old
abuse claims not his job
ABC News, 24 Nov
2014
A former headmaster of the Hutchins School has
told the child sexual abuse royal
commission that handling old abuse claims was not his 'active
jurisdiction'...
Up to the board, not me, The Examiner, 24 Nov 2014
STUDENT SEXUAL
ABUSE
Hutchins employee told to hang up on
certain callers
ABC News, 23 Nov
2014
Documents released to the sexual abuse royal
commission show that a Hutchins employee was told to hang up on
'people masquerading as media'...
PUBLIC SECTOR
JOB CUTS
AEU campaigns against job cuts
The Mercury, 22 Nov
2014
The AEU has begun a
campaign to highlight the impact of public sector job cuts on
Tasmanian students and schools...
AEU releases figures to show job cuts are to pay for election
promises, AEU website, 19 Nov 2014
Moonah Primary parent
concerned fundraising will now be needed for basic services, The Mercury, 23 Nov 2014
Teacher job cuts due to unions being selfish in rejecting pay
freeze, says Minister, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education
and Training, 23 Nov 2014
FINANCIAL
LITERACY
Focus on teens and financial literacy
Curriculum & Leadership
Journal (Peter Kell), 21 Nov
2014
In the light of an ASIC-funded PISA survey of
teenagers' financial literacy skills the ASIC Deputy Chairman, Peter
Kell, highlights the need for such literacy and the outlines the key components
of the Australian Government's current educational strategy embodied
in the MoneySmart program...
How to turn a teenager into a money-savvy adult, The Age, 17 Nov
2014
Financing the Future:
Australian students' results in the PISA 2012 Financial Literacy
assessment [pdf], ACER, 2014
STUDENT SEXUAL
ABUSE
Anglican Church had no power over
Anglican school, bishop says
ABC News, 21 Nov
2014
A former assistant bishop of the Anglican
diocese told the sexual abuse royal commission that he had no
authority over Hutchins School matters...
Lawyers told Hutchins of danger a sexual abuse victim might
go public, The Mercury, 21 Nov 2014
Church should not investigate itself, bishop says, The Examiner,
21 Nov 2014
Former headmaster denies cover-up, The Mercury, 22 Nov 2014
TEACHING
COMPUTER CODING
Outsiders needed for coding skills
support
The Age, 21 Nov
2014
A shortage of teachers who can teach computer coding is
forcing schools to call on the assistance of professional coders...
COMPUTER
LITERACY
Girls now beat boys in computer
literacy
SMH, 20 Nov
2014
An international study has found that Australian girls are
more computer literate than Australian boys...
Tas students below Australian
average in computer literacy but compare well with other countries, The Mercury, 21 Nov 2014
STUDENT SEXUAL
ABUSE
Hutchins apologises for sexual abuse
- after 20 years
The Mercury, 20 Nov
2014
A former Hutchins student who had been sexually
abused by the principal in the mid-1960s first requested an apology
during the 1990s but received one only a month ago as the Royal
Commission loomed...
Second abused student told he
should be ashamed of himself, ABC News, 19 Nov 2014
Headmaster in 2002 said current school community did not consider
itself accountable, The Examiner, 19 Nov 2014
Six teachers were believed to be pedophiles, says former teacher,
The Examiner, 20 Nov 2014
Up to eight involved in 1960s sexual abuse, inquiry told, ABC
News, 20 Nov 2014
School covered up abuse, former teacher tells Royal Commission,
The Mercury, 20 Nov 2014
Teacher 'sick of working with pedophiles', The Mercury, 21 Nov
2014
RETENTION TO
YEAR 12
Tas retention study highlights the
problems
The Mercury (opinion by Neil
Cranston), 19 Nov
2014
There is quite a range of reasons why a low
proportion of Tasmanian students continue their education through to
the end of Year 12, writes Professor Neil Cranston following a joint
study by the University of Tasmania and the Department of Education...
EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY
Spatial technology for three schools
Tas Govt media release, 18 Nov
2014
Taroona High, Devonport High and Lilydale District School
are the first Tasmanian schools to have GPS satellite receiver
stations to link into a Spatial Discovery program...
PRESIDENTIAL
VISITS
Chinese president to meet Tas Grade 5
class
The Examiner, 17 Nov
2014
China's President Xi Jinping will
plant a tree in Hobart with 21 Grade 5 students from Launceston's
Scotch Oakburn College...
Play and study in China, says President Xi to students, The
Examiner, 18 Nov 2014
PUBLIC SECTOR
JOB CUTS
Threat to school programs and class
sizes
The Examiner, 16 Nov
2014
Cutting staff from the Education
Department will have an adverse effect on school programs and class
sizes, Opposition education spokesperson Michelle O'Byrne says ...
Public servants could
individually appeal, says former TIC President, The Mercury, 17 Nov 2014
STUDENT
TRANSPORT
Get student bus card by 2 January
Tas Govt media release, 16 Nov
2014
Students are encouraged to apply early for their
Student GreenCard, infrastructure minister Rene Hidding says ...
STUDENT HEALTH
AND SAFETY
Sun protection reminder
The Examiner, 16 Nov
2014
Richie Benaud's skin cancer revelation has prompted a
warning for children from the Cancer Council of Tasmania and a
comment by parents' group president Jenny Eddington that teachers
find it hard to ensure high school students comply with the DoE's
sun protection policy...
SunSmart program for schools, Cancer Council of Tasmania
Sun Protection Policy [pdf], Department of Education
STUDENT SAFETY
Inhaling helium can kill
news.com.au, 15 Nov
2014
The Donald Duck voice
people get by inhaling helium from balloons is no laughing matter
with statistics showing that an alarming number of people die in the
process...
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Why do Finland's kids do so well in tests?
The Conversation (comment by
Arja Virta and Kristina Heikkila), 14 Nov
2014
Finnish children spend less time at school and
their government spends a lower proportion of the budget on
education than do many other countries, but Finland often tops
international league tables - perhaps partly because there is little
variation between schools...
PUBLIC SECTOR
JOB CUTS
How job cuts will affect schools
Tas Govt media release, 13 Nov
2014
Education minister Jeremy Rockliff says
implementation of the public sector job cuts will involve a maximum
of two full-time staff being cut from schools and four from
colleges, but that sixteen small schools will be exempt...
Schools and colleges to shed
jobs
(includes list of schools exempted), ABC
News, 13 Nov 2014
Freeze should be on unaffordable election promises instead,
Bryan Green, Leader of the Opposition, 13 Nov 2014
Student-to-staff ratio will still be better than the national
average, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training,
13 Nov 2014
Big impact from school cuts, The Examiner, 13 Nov 2014
Govt
giving money for Gonski reforms but clawing back funds through job
cuts, Nick McKim, Greens education spokesperson, 13 Nov 2014
ANZAC
COMMEMORATIONS
Anzac competition prize winners announced
Tas Govt media release, 13 Nov
2014
The six Tasmanian students
who have won the 2014-15 Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize have been
named ...
NATIONAL CURRICULUM REVIEW
What's next for the curriculum review?
The Conversation (comment by
Marie Brennan), 13 Nov
2014
Will the Review of the
Australian Curriculum have an impact on what is taught in
schools? When will key decisions be made? ...
TASMANIAN STUDENTS
History Challenge winners announced
Tas Govt media release, 12 Nov
2014
The Premier, Will Hodgman, has congratulated the five
Tasmanian students who have won prizes in the National History
Challenge Awards...
PUBLIC SECTOR PAY FREEZE
Tas public sector strike set for 27 November
ABC News, 11 Nov
2014
Public sector workers are
set to strike for two hours on Thursday, 27 November over the
Tasmanian government's pay freeze ultimatum...
Two-hour strike looms, The Mercury, 11 Nov 2014
No supervision until 10.30am, says AEU, The Examiner, 11 Nov
2014
Pay freeze now off the table, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 12 Nov
2014
New Tasmanian Governor announced
ABC News, 10 Nov 2014
Professor Kate Warner from the Law Faculty of the University
of Tasmania is to be the next Governor of Tasmania.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE
Uniform policy enforced very strictly
Northern Star, 9 Nov
2014
The head teacher of a UK secondary school sent
home 152 students in one day for not wearing the correct school
uniform...
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
Exams loom
Tas Govt media release, 8 Nov
2014
The end-of-year TCE
examinations begin on Monday for over 7,100 Tasmanian Year 11 and 12
students...
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Back to the negotiating table for Catholic schools
The Advocate, 8 Nov
2014
Catholic school staff have voted down a proposed single
enterprise agreement...
STUDENT SUPPORT
Disability submissions call
Tas Govt media release, 7 Nov
2014
The Tasmanian government's education for students with a
disability taskforce is calling for submissions, the due date being
19 December 2014...
EDUCATION JOB CUTS
70 TasTAFE jobs to go
ABC News, 6 Nov
2014
Education minister Jeremy Rockliff has confirmed
that 70 jobs across TasTAFE will be cut to meet state government
savings requirements...
TasTAFE Team Leaders and team
numbers to be reduced, too, Nick McKim, Greens education
spokesperson, 6 Nov 2014
TasTAFE becoming more effective and competitive, Jeremy Rockliff,
education minister, 6 Nov 2014
PUBLIC SECTOR PAY FREEZE
Pay freeze dispute to return to TIC
ABC News, 6 Nov
2014
The public sector pay freeze
dispute is to return to the Industrial Commission following the
revelation that the government had prepared an offer to be made to
the unions...
Offer to unions still stands, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 6 Nov
2014
Offer with costings must be formally made to unions, Kim Booth,
Greens leader, 6 Nov 2014
STUDENT SUPPORT
Parents fear disability funding cuts
The Mercury, 6 Nov
2014
Parents of students with a disability are concerned that
in-school support funding for their children will be reduced next
year...
STUDENT SUPPORT
Autism unit for Lindisfarne North
The Mercury, 5 Nov
2014
The relocated Lindisfarne North Primary School
will trial an autism unit from Term 2 2015, education minister
Jeremy Rockliff says...
TEACHING PRACTICE
'No consequences' education harmful
The Conversation (comment by
Rachael Sharman), 5 Nov
2014
UK research has found that
heaping continual unwarranted praise on students may set many up to
be unemployable...
SCHOOL CHAPLAINS
School chaplains secured
Tas Govt media release, 4 Nov
2014
The Tasmanian and Australian governments have
finally signed a school chaplaincy agreement, but the Feds have got
their way in insisting that no secular welfare workers be funded
through the agreement...
Backdown a blow to school
autonomy,
Nick McKim Greens education spokesperson, 4 Nov 2014
Failure an ominous warning of what more could come, Michelle
O'Byrne, Labor education spokesperson, 4 Nov 2014
Nationwide job loss for hundreds of student welfare officers,
The Age, 4 Nov 2014
DRIVER EDUCATION
Speedier licence for learner drivers
Tas Govt media release, 4 Nov
2014
The state government has removed an unnecessary delay
from the process of acquiring a learners driving licence,
infrastructure minister Rene Hidding says...
Rotary Youth Driver Awareness program targets Year 10 students,
Rene Hidding, Minister for Infrastructure, 23 Oct 2014
PUBLIC SECTOR PAY FREEZE
Govt rejects TIC pay freeze recommendation
The Mercury, 3 Nov
2014
The Tasmanian government has
rejected the recommendation of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission to
freeze government employees' pay for 12 months...
Recommendation does not provide
required savings, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 3 Dec 2014
Gutwein rejects umpire's pay freeze recommendation, ABC News, 3
Dec 2014
Unions are saving face, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 4 Nov 2014
EDUCATION
The state of education in Tasmania
The Mercury, 1 Nov
2014
A number of community leaders have provided their views
on what needs to be done to improve the Tasmanian education system...
NAPLAN
NAPLAN results a reliable performance predictor
The Age, 1 Nov
2014
Students' Year 9 NAPLAN results are
a useful predictor of their success in gaining entry to university,
research shows...
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