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BULLYING
Minister shirtfronts bullying
Tas
Govt media release, 19 Jul 2019
 A meeting of community leaders will be hosted by
education minister Jeremy Rockliff next Thursday, 25 July 2019
with the aim of developing a whole-of-community response to
bullying...
WORLD EVENTS
US shoots down Iranian drone
ABC News, 19 Jul 2019
A United States warship has shot down an Iranian drone near the
Persian Gulf which it says came within 900 metres of the ship...
SCHOOL INTAKE ZONES
No change to out-of-area policy
Tas
Govt media release, 17 Jul 2019
 The government's policy of school choice for
out-of-area students is continuing, even though small changes
are being made to school intake maps, education minister Jeremy
Rockliff says...
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Govt rejects AEU offer
The Examiner, 16 Jul 2019
 The state government has
rejected the AEU's modified wages offer, saying that the pay
rise issue still needs to be referred to the Tasmanian
Industrial Commission...
Teachers now face months of uncertainty,
Josh Willie, Opposition education spokesperson, 16 Jul 2019
CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE
Punish the whole class?
The
Conversation (opinion by Jeffrey Thomas), 12 Jul 2019
Group or collective punishment of
students simply makes them hate school, an academic writes..
OUTAGES
Now the myGov portal goes down
ABC
News, 12 Jul 2019
 Australians have been unable to log on to the ATO,
Centrelink and Medicare as a result of the federal government's
myGov portal
suffering technical issues today..
UPDATE:
The services were largely available again by around 4.00pm.
TASMANIAN UNIONS
AEU lodges updated wages claim
AEU (Tas), 11 Jul 2019
AEU president Helen Richardson
says a newly lodged wages claim is affordable and addresses
deficiencies in the state government's latest offer...
Union's offer reneges on previous deal,
Jeremy Rockliff, Acting Premier, 11 Jul 2019
OUTAGES
Telstra outage affects ATMs and EFTPOS
ABC
News, 11 Jul 2019
 A Telstra outage is preventing payments being made at retailers
such as Woolworths, Caltex, Dan Murphys and Australia Post, and
banking at the Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB and Westpac..
UPDATE:
Many services were back working normally from about 5.30pm.
WEATHER ALERT
Warning
of strong winds
BoM
website, 11 Jul 2019
 Damaging winds gusting to in excess
of 100kmh are expected in all
areas of Tasmania except the central and mid-east coast areas...
BoM
warnings
Power outages
Road
closures (Police)
SES
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Parklands upgrades
Tas Govt media release, 5 Jul 2019
 A redevelopment costing $11
million has been completed at Parklands High School, education
minister Jeremy Rockliff says..
HEALTH
Fourth case of meningococcal disease
The Examiner, 4 Jul 2019
 A woman from
Devonport has been admitted to the Launceston General Hospital
with the W strain of meningococcal disease, the fourth case of
the disease in Tasmania this year..
THE ECONOMY
Interest rates cut by 0.25 per cent again
ABC News,
2 Jul 2019
 The Reserve Bank of Australia
has reduced the official interest rate by 0.25 per cent for the
second month in a row..
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
School closed over dirty conditions
ABC News, 2 Jul 2019
The Ulverstone Secondary
College is closed today because the principal cannot
guarantee students and staff will be safe after industrial
action by cleaners has left areas uncleaned...
Rose Bay High School in Hobart has canceled its
parent-teacher meetings over cleaning issues, ABC News, 9.00am 2
Jul 2019
Union bans at Ulverstone Secondary College unacceptable,
Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 2 Jul 2019
Wynyard High School will close tomorrow (Wednesday
3 July) due to dirty conditions, DoE Alerts page, 2 Jul 2019
News continued in the
June 2019 news archive
See also the
News archive
index
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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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further education
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page.
Qualifications
TQA (subsumes
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qualifications.
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Style Guides and Govt
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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
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Education (Australian
Government)
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(TASSO) -
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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)
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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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WEATHER AND CLIMATE
What is a cold front?
Find out what a cold front is and how it can adversely affect our
weather, particularly here in Tasmania. Bonus: information about
warm fronts. From ABC Weather.
New sites continued
below
New sites (cont'd)
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
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]
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