SCHOOL STARTING AGE
Start preschool at 3
ABC News, 31 Oct 2016
There
needs to be a universal preschool starting age of 3 years, a
study by Stacey Fox from Victoria University shows...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
South Hobart pushes no-tech month
The Mercury, 30 Oct 2016
South Hobart Primary School is
encouraging its students and their families to reduce or
eliminate non-essential digital device use for November...
TEACHING PROFESSION
Educators recognised
The Examiner, 29 Oct 2016
The 2016 Department of
Education RBF Awards for Excellence were presented on Friday
night...
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Plan rather than cram
The Conversation (opinion by Amy Reichelt), 28 Oct 2016
It is better for a student to
have a revision plan than to depend on cramming for exams, a
lecturer writes..
TAFE
Shock TAFE drop
The Examiner, 28 Oct 2016
The number of TasTAFE students fell from
28,841 in 2014-15 to 24,770 in 2015-16..
TEACHING PROFESSION
Tribute to teachers
Tas Govt media release, 28 Oct 2016
On World Teachers Day (Australia) education minister
Jeremy Rockliff has acknowledged the work done by teachers and
support staff...
HUMAN RELATIONS
Georgia finds her love
The Mercury, 28 Oct 2016
Bachelorette and former
Tasmanian journalist Georgia Love has chosen 35-year-old
mechanical plumber Lee Elliott...
STUDENT HEALTH
School nurses brought forward
Tas Govt media release, 27 Oct 2016
Five additional school nurse
positions originally planned to commence in July 2017 have been
brought forward to commence in January...
STUDENT HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Sugar is SO bad for teens' brains
The Conversation (opinion by Amy Reichelt), 26 Oct 2016
Adolescence is simply the worst
time for people to engage in a diet of sugary and other junk
food, because of the direct and indirect ways sugar itself and
even obesity hinder brain function and maturation in teenagers...
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
What causes mind blanks?
The Conversation (opinion by Jared Cooney Horvath and
Jason M Lodge), 26 Oct 2016
There are explanations of how a
student's mind can go blank during an exam, and ways to prevent
this from happening...
THE NIGHT
SKY
Another aurora tonight
ABC Radio, 26 Oct 2016
Another
opportunity to see a spectacular Aurora Australis over Tasmania
is expected tonight (Wednesday), so long as the forecast clouds
don't get in the way...
TASMANIAN
POLITICIANS
Bruce Goodluck dies
The Mercury, 25 Oct 2016
Bruce Goodluck, the former
Franklin MP who as Clarence Warden had fought for the needs of
Eastern Shore residents following the collapse of the Tasman
Bridge, has died at the age of 83...
NATIONAL POLITICS
Solicitor-General resigns
ABC News, 24 Oct 2016
The Australian
Solicitor-General, Justin Gleeson, has resigned as a result of
the relationship fallout with Attorney-General George Brandis...
VET
VET shock
The Mercury, 24 Oct 2016
More than 80 per cent of
Tasmanian students using government loans for vocational studies
are enrolled in Mainland colleges, the VET FEE-HELP report to be
released today shows...
New data highlights VET
FEE-HELP rorting and flaws, Simon Birmingham, Minister for
education and Training, 24 Oct 2016
TASMANIAN BRAINPOWER
Huonville students on world stage
ABC News, 23 Oct 2016
Huonville High School is the
only Australian finalist for the $100,000 Global High Schools
Zayed Future Energy Prize...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Back to Bracknell
Tas Govt media release, 22 Oct 2016
Bracknell Primary School's 150th
anniversary celebrations were joined today by the premier, Will
Hodgman...
Bracknell Primary celebrates 150 years, The Examiner, 23 Oct
2016
CHANGES TO THE EDUCATION ACT
Starting age to be an election
issue?
ABC News, 21 Oct 2016
The delay caused by the need for
further consultation over the school starting age is likely to
make it an issue at the next state election, political analyst
Richard Herr says...
Starting age won't be an
election issue, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for
Education and Training, 22 Oct 2016
Equitable access to early education supported, Jeremy
Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training, 25 Oct 2016
SCHOOL CANTEENS
Online school canteen
The Mercury, 21 Oct 2016
The canteen at Hobart's Princes Street Primary
School is successfully operating an online ordering and payment
system...
WEATHER ALERT
No severe weather now
BoM, 21 Oct
2016 The Severe
Weather Warning was cancelled at 11.34am this morning (Friday).
BoM warnings
Current power outages
Damaging winds on the way, The
Mercury, 20 Oct 2016
CHANGES
TO THE EDUCATION ACT
More consultation over starting
age
The Mercury, 20 Oct 2016
The Legislative Council has
supported a lower school starting age "in principle" but will
wait until there is further consultation before making its final
decision...
Amendment to cater for childcare sector's needs, Jeremy
Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training, 19 Oct 2016
Amendment provides consultation 'safety net', The Examiner,
19 Oct 2016
Starting age plan to be further probed, The Examiner, 19 Oct
2016
Implementation plan within 12 months, then lower starting age
from 2020, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and
Training, 20 Oct 2016
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Waimea classrooms opened
Tas Govt media release, 19 Oct 2016
New Waimea Heights Primary
School learning spaces built at a cost of $760,000 were opened
today by education minister Jeremy Rockliff...
HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Talking to children about
Trump-Clinton
cnbc.com, 17 Oct 2016
Experts advise that very young
children should be prevented from watching the third
presidential debate (Thu 20 Oct, 12noon our time) but that for
older children any unacceptable behaviour may present "teachable
moments"...
CHANGES
TO THE EDUCATION ACT
Childcare sector warns of job
losses
ABC News, 18 Oct 2016
Early Childhood Australia
spokesperson Ros Cornish warned Legislative Council members this
morning that lowering the school starting age would lead to
closure of some of Tasmania's 63 childcare services...
Legislative Council
smooth approval far from certain, The Mercury, 18 Oct 2016
Aligning starting age with other states is approriate, The
Mercury (editorial), 18 Oct 2016
Plans needed for childcare centre closures and for training
school staff in play-based learning, Josh Willie MLC says,
TasLabor media release, 17 Oct 2016
Act debated in Legislative Council, 18 Oct 2016
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
New school ag course launched
Tas Govt media release, 18 Oct 2016
The new Tasmanian
Agricultural Education Framework: Grow, Make, Protect
was launched today at Sorell School by education minister Jeremy
Rockliff...
GENDER
EQUALITY?
More men needed as primary
teachers
The Conversation (opinion by Kevin F. McGrath), 17 Oct 2016
The proportion of primary
school teachers who are male has declined significantly but the
law prevents the balance being redressed by an incentives bias
that would favour men...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Students revegetate
The Examiner, 16 Oct 2016
Students from Hagley Farm School
and Northern Support School have been working together to
revegetate old tree plantations with a native species shelter
belt...
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
International student boom
The Mercury, 16 Oct 2016
The number of overseas students studying in
Tasmanian schools, principally from China, is increasing at a
far greater rate than in other states...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Rokeby finds success in
partnerships
The Mercury, 16 Oct 2016
Rokeby High School principal
Gill Berriman attributes the school's success in trebling its
TCE achievements in just four years to a focus on four Ps:
potential, pedagogy, personalised pathways and community-focused
partnerships...
MAINLAND POLITICS
Labor claims victory in ACT
ABC News, 16 Oct 2016
The Labor government appears to have
been returned, most likely with with Greens support, in
yesterday's ACT election...
GONSKI
FUNDING
Real Gonski money
SMH, 15 Oct 2016
Education reformer David Gonski
has contributed $750,000 of his own money to Schools Plus, a
program that donates funds to disadvantaged government schools...
EXTENSION TO YEAR 12
Extending to Year 12 is working,
so far
The Mercury (TasWeekend Magazine), 15 Oct 2016
The state government's policy
of extending high schools to Year 12 to raise retention rates is
achieving positive results...
Opposition is threatening to unwind extensions to Year 12,
Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training, 15 Oct
2016
CLOWN
ALARM
Clown mania reaches Tasmania
The Mercury, 15 Oct 2016
Police have been called to deal
with clowns at Huonville and Rokeby...
Clown Watch Tasmania Facebook
Page
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Be careful how you praise them
The Conversation (opinion by Bill Lucas), 14 Oct 2016
Some kinds of praise can do more harm to children than good, an
academic writes...
TASMANIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
System blamed for early leavers
The Mercury (opinion by Eleanor Ramsay and Michael
Rowan), 14 Oct 2016
Analysis of census data suggests
that the Tasmanian education system needs to be closely examined
to find out why so many students leave education before the end
of Year 12, two academics write...
CHANGES
TO THE EDUCATION ACT
Education Bill passes Lower House
The Examiner, 14 Oct 2016
The Bill to amend the
Education Act now faces debate in the Legislative Council,
having been passed in the House of Assembly last night...
Lower starting age law
passes Lower House, ABC News, 14 Oct 2016
Historic education reform progresses, Jeremy Rockliff,
Minister for Education and Training, 14 Oct 2016
New Act will improve opportunity, The Mercury (opinion by
Nic Street MHA), 15 Oct 2016
The challenge will be in the implementation, The Mercury
(opinion by Lesley Mackay), 15 Oct 2016
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Thai king dies
ABC News, 13 Oct 2016
Thailand's King Bhumibol
Adulyadej has died at the age of 88, his reign having lasted for
70 years..
CHANGES
TO THE EDUCATION ACT
Polley supports lower starting
age
The Mercury, 13 Oct 2016
Retired Labor MP
and chairman of the Catholic Education Commission Michael Polley
supports a lower school starting age..
Strong support for lower starting age,
Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training, 13 Oct 2016
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
2pc or jobs go
ABC News, 13 Oct 2016
Public sector workers need to
accept the government's 2 per cent pay rise offer, otherwise
jobs would be lost in paying for anything higher, Treasurer
Peter Gutwein says..
Fair and affordable offer, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 12 Oct 2016
CLOWN
ALARM
Vic school in clown lockdown
The Age, 13 Oct 2016
A Victorian school went into
lockdown after phone calls warned that clowns would be invading
the school grounds...
EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
80 schools LIFTed
Tas Govt release, 12 Oct 2016
K-2
students in 80 Tasmanian schools are now taking part in the
Learning in Families Together (LIFT) program, education minister
Jeremy Rockliff said at Bowen Road Primary School today...
CHANGES
TO THE EDUCATION ACT
Education Bill debate commences
The Examiner, 11 Oct 2016
Debate on the Bill to amend the
Education Act to lower the school starting age and make other
changes began in the House of Assembly on Tuesday (11 Oct 2016)
...
Bill improves life chances of disadvantaged, Jeremy Rockliff,
Minister for Education and Training, 11 Oct 2016
Time
to seize opportunity to make generational changes, The
Mercury (opinion by Jeremy Rockliff), 12 Oct 2016
Starting age changes set to pass Lower House, ABC News, 12
Oct 2016
Resources for teacher assistants and early learning programs are
needed right now, The Mercury (opinion by Helen Richardson),
12 Oct 2016
CHANGES
TO THE EDUCATION ACT
Incorporation removal criticised
TasLabor media release, 10 Oct 2016
Removal of incorporation for
school associations and school farms under proposed changes to
the Education Act will reduce their ability to raise funds,
Opposition education spokesperson Michelle O'Byrne says...
No removal of incorporation, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for
Education and Training, 10 Oct 2016
CHANGES
TO THE EDUCATION ACT
Lower starting age criticised
TasLabor media release, 10 Oct 2016
An overseas expert describes as
"disastrous" any attempt to commence formal education at a lower
age, Opposition education spokesperson Michelle O'Byrne says...
Sorell Child and Family Centre assurance needed, Rebecca
White MP, TasLabor media release, 10 Oct 2016
Education Act debate this week, The Examiner, 9 Oct 2016
STUDENT
HEALTH
Health and wellbeing funds
reminder
Tas Govt media release, 10 Oct 2016
Primary schools are reminded they have two
weeks to apply for funding under the Student Health Initiative,
education minister Jeremy Rockliff said at Moonah Primary today...
Two weeks deadline for
healthy eating initiative, The Mercury, 10 Oct 2016
WEATHER
DAMAGE
Rose Bay High closed Monday
DoE Facebook page, 9 Oct 2016
Rose Bay High School will be
closed on Monday (10 Oct 2016) as a result of roof damage caused
by strong winds...
UPDATE 10 Oct 2016:
Students return on Tuesday
WEATHER ALERT
Damaging winds today
BoM, 9 Oct
2016 A Severe Weather Warning advises that strong
winds with gusts in excess of 90-100 km/h are expected in much
of Tasmania today.
BoM warnings
Current power outages
SCHOOL
STARTING AGE
Focus on what they learn
The Mercury (opinion by Lisa Denny), 8 Oct 2016
Although a
lower starting age is helpful in achieving higher educational
achievement, far more attention should be paid to what children
actually learn in the early years, especially when there are so
many disadvantaged children in Tasmania, a demographer writes...
CLOWN
ALARM
Clowns spark school lockdown
The Sun (UK), 7 Oct 2016
An English secondary school with 1600 pupils went into lockdown
after two clowns approached two of its students...
'Clowns' name schools to
be targeted,
Liverpool Echo (UK), 7 Oct 2016
Texas schools on clown
lockdown, Time.com, 5 Oct 2016
New York schools in lockdown, NY Post, 30 Sep 2016
Clown hysteria in USA, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct 2016
TEACHING PROFESSION
Data gathering burden
The Mercury, 7 Oct 2016
Teachers are demoralised by the
increasing amount of their non-classroom time they must spend
gathering student performance data, Guilford College principal
Bobby Court says...
SCHOOL
STARTING AGE
Earlier learning start benefits
children
The Mercury (opinion by Eleanor Ramsay and Michael
Rowan), 6 Oct 2016
The earlier
children commence publicly-funded learning the better, and be
aware that although Finnish children commence "school"
relatively late they actually commence learning at a much
younger age, two academics write...
VET
New VET loans program
The Examiner, 5 Oct 2016
The federal government will
introduce a new VET student loans program in 2017 to replace the
VET FEE-HELP scheme which had been abused by private operators..
New student loans program
is a positive move, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for
Education and Training, 5 Oct 2016
New scheme to exclude shonky providers, The Conversation
(opinion by Michelle Grattan), 5 Oct 2016
Dodgy providers will continue because teaching quality is not
monitored, The Conversation (opinion by Mary Leahy and
Shelley Gillis), 7 Oct 2016
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Third time lucky?
Tas Govt media release, 5 Oct 2016
Water damage and mouldy
buildings having been remediated, the rebuilt Dunalley Primary
School is set to re-open its doors to students on Monday...
Mould cleared in time for
return to school, The Mercury, 6 Oct 2016
WEATHER ALERT
Damaging winds today
BoM, 5 Oct 2016
A Severe Weather Warning advises that gusts above 100km/h will
extend across Tasmania by around midday today (Wed.)...
BoM warnings
EDUCATION FUNDING
Overfunded private schools
The Conversation (opinion by Laura Perry and Emma Rowe),
3 Oct 2016
Most high-fee private schools
are overfunded by government and many low-fee private schools
are underfunded, when the needs of the community and students
are considered, two academics believe...
STUDENT
MENTAL
HEALTH
Mindfulness app
The Examiner, 3 Oct 2016
Smiling Minds is a
mindfulness app coming soon to Tasmanian schools that CEO Addie
Wooten says helps students control their emotions and reduce
stress. She hopes it will become part of the national curriculum
by 2020...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Scotch-Oakburn among the best
The Examiner, 3 Oct 2016
Launceston's Scotch-Oakburn
College has been included in Business Insider's list of
the top 30 Australian private schools...
SPORT
Sharks win
news.com.au, 2 Oct 2016 9.24pm
The Cronulla Sharks have
defeated Melbourne Storm 14-12 in the NRL Grand
Final...
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Transgender students prompt
training call
ABC News, 2 Oct 2016
Following a significant increase in the number of
Tasmanian transgender students seeking assistance, support
organisation Working It Out's spokeswoman Susan Ditter has
called for increased teacher training on LGBTI issues...
Tas primary school
student's transition story (video), ABC News, 2 Oct 2016
How to avoid offending
transgender people, ABC News, 2 Oct 2016
SPORT
Western Bulldogs win Grand
Final
news.com.au, 1 Oct 2016
The Western Bulldogs have
finally achieved their dream, defeating the Sydney Swans to win
the 2016 AFL Grand Final, 13.11.89 to 10.7.67...
STUDENT
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Junk food supremos
The Examiner, 1 Oct 2016
With Tasmanians being named by the CSIRO's
2016
Healthy Diet Score as the highest consumers of
junk foods in Australia, UTAS researcher Benjamin Schüz says better healthy
choice education at school and at home is needed...
WEATHER
ALERT
Flood warnings continue
ABC News, 1 Oct 2016
The worst of the rain is over but
flood warnings remain. ...
BoM
warnings - including FLOOD warnings
Road closures (Tas Police)
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