INTEREST RATES
Third 0.5% interest rate rise
ABC News, 2 Aug 2022
The Reserve Bank has raised
the cash rate for the fourth consecutive month, from 1.35 per cent to
1.85 per cent. This is the third 0.5 per cent rise in a row.
CORONAVIRUS
New COVID cases drop below 1,000
Tas Govt media release, 30 Jul 2022
The number of new
Coronavirus cases in Tasmania has fallen to 923.
Sunday's figure of 649 new cases is lower still,
Tas Govt
media release, 31 Jul 2022
RETENTION TO YEARS 11 AND 12
Retention rates rise
Tas Govt media release, 28 Jul 2022
Of the 2019 Year 10
cohort, 86.1 per cent continued to Year 11 and 76.9 per cent
to Year 12, both significant rises in retention rates, TASC
data shows.
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Curriculum culture war looming?
The Conversation (opinion by Stewart Riddle), 27 Jul 2022
New federal Liberal leader
Peter Dutton says the school curriculum and education reform
will be among his priorities, but an education academic
stresses it is the education authorities that determine
curriculum in Australia.
TASMANIAN POLITICS
Yet another Minister resigns
Tas Govt media release, 25 Jul 2022
Tasmania's Minister for
Police and Emergency Services, Jacquie Petrusma, has
resigned. New MP Felix Ellis will join
the Cabinet.
TEACHING PROFESSION
Teaching for Tasmania
Tas Govt media release, 21 Jul 2022

The Tasmanian government will spend an additional $1.3
million on the Teach for Australia program which will
convert non-teaching graduates into Tasmanian teachers,
education minister Roger Jaensch says.
COVID AND SCHOOLS
Masks necessary in schools
Tas Greens website, 19 Jul 2022
With Victoria's students in
grade 8 and above being required to wear masks indoors in
winter, there needs to be a similar expectation in Tasmania,
not just a recommendation, Greens health spokesperson
Rosalie Woodruff says.
Plan for school COVID outbreaks needed,
Josh Willie, Labor education spokesperson, 22 Jul 2022
Masks "strongly recommended", Roger Jaensch,
Minister for Education, 22 Jul 2022
COVID AND STUDENT LEARNING
Masks have only mild impact on learning
The Conversation (opinion by Julia Schwarz), 19 Jul 2022
A small study suggests that
the change in a person's voice caused by a mask inhibits
children's understanding more than the hiding of lip
movements. However, the overall adverse effect of masks on
learning was found to be relatively mild.
ASTRONOMY
World starstruck
The Conversation (opinion by Karl Glazebrook and Simon
Driver), 13 Jul 2022
 Incredible images of galaxies far away that
you thought you would never see have been released
WOMEN
Women needed for Roll
Tas Govt media release, 12 Jul 2022
Nominations of Tasmanian women and women's
organisations for the 2023 Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women
are needed by Sunday 2 October 2022, Minister for Women Jo
Palmer says.
TEACHING PROFESSION
The cost of teacher bashing
The Conversation (opinion by Nicole Mockler), 11 Jul 2022
Disproportionately negative
comments about teachers by the media have discouraged young
people from joining the profession, the author of a book on
the issue says.
CORONAVIRUS
Antiviral access widened
Tas Govt media release, 10 Jul 2022
From tomorrow (Monday) the
government will make it easier for eligible people to obtain
antivirals which help to fight off the more serious effects
of COVID-19 if taken shortly after testing positive.
JAPAN
Shinzo Abe shot
ABC News, 8 Jul 2022
Former
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has been shot from behind while
delivering a speech.
UPDATE 3.47pm: Abe is
in a critical condition in hospital.
UPDATE 7.00pm: Shinzo Abe is reported to have
died in hospital.
UK POLITICS
Boris agrees to resign
BBC News, 7 Jul 2022
British PM Boris Johnson has
announced his resignation but he will not leave immediately
in order to allow for a new Prime Minister to be found.
UK POLITICS
Boris doomed?
BBC News, 7 Jul 2022
British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson has suffered a massive loss of support from his
ministers yet he appears to be fighting to hold on.
His address to the
nation, due to occur
at 9.30pm AEST, may indicate what his next step is.
ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
Anzac essay
entries invited
Tas Govt media release, 6 Jul 2022
Year
9 students interested in Australia's military history are
invited to enter the Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize Essay
Competition which focuses on World War 1 and its impact,
Minister for Veterans' Affairs Guy Barnett has announced.
COVID AND SCHOOLS
Term 3 COVID plan released
Tas Govt media release, 5 Jul 2022
The Tasmanian COVID-safe
schools plan for Term 3 has been released.
COVID-safe schools
operational plan
(DoE)
TEACHING PROFESSION
Online learning to the rescue?
The Conversation (opinion by Ken Purnell), 1 Jul 2022
A
hybrid model combining face-to-face teaching and online
learning could help to solve Australia's teacher shortage
problem, an education professor suggests.
STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING
So what does 'wellbeing' really mean?
The Conversation (opinion by Rachele Sloane and Annie Gowing),
30 Jun 2022
Various curriculum and
other student-focused requirements specify attention to
'wellbeing', but without defining exactly what wellbeing
is. (And they don't even agree on whether or not the term is
hyphenated.)
TEACHING PROFESSION
Performance pay sounds good, but...
The Conversation (opinion), 27 Jun 2022
Paying individual teachers
extra for good teaching might seem logical on the surface,
but such differential treatment of teachers with its
accompanying unavoidable unfairness in making comparisons
undermines the collegiality and morale that a good school
depends on, three academics say.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Cosgrove plan released
Tas Govt media release, 27 Jun 2022
The
Cosgrove High School Master Plan for redevelopment of
the school has been released to encourage feedback.
DoE Infrastructure Projects: Cosgrove High School
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Legana 2025 hope
Tas Govt media release, 26 Jun 2022
The new primary school at
Legana should be ready for use in 2025 despite current
building supplies and tradies shortages, education minister
Roger Jaensch says.
STUDENT BEHAVIOUR
Negative reactions explained
The Conversation (opinion by Sarah Hellewell), 21 Jun 2022
Students who grow up in
unsupportive disadvantaged neighbourhoods can develop brain
changes that make them over-react to other people's angry
facial expressions, a researcher says.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Stickers key to learning lift-off
Tas Govt media release, 21 Jun 2022
The sticker-book based
Passport to Learning program will encourage early learners
to participate in fun learning activities, education
minister Roger Jaensch says.
Great Start website: Passport to Learning
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ELECTIONS
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election resources for teachers
 Student activity sheets, fact sheets and
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Free TrafficTAS app
 A free app that will advise Tasmanian drivers
and other road users of traffic flow problems
has been released.
UKRAINE WAR & KIDS
Classroom discussion on the invasion of Ukraine
(From The Conversation, 7 Mar 2022)
How
to talk to children about the invasion of Ukraine
(From The Conversation, 1 Mar 2022)
Helping
kids interpret news on the Ukraine war The
impact of the war on children and how to talk to them about it.
(From The Conversation, 25 Feb 2022)
How
teachers can answer kids' questions on the war
Includes a list of resources. US site. (From
weareteachers.com)
Resources for discussing the Ukraine war with students
US site. (From sdcoe.net)
Spotting fake viral Ukraine war footage
(From The Conversation, 26 Feb 2022)
CORONAVIRUS
How to RAT your kids
 Guide for parents on how to perform a Rapid Antigen Test on
their children. (From The Conversation, 28 Jan 2022.)
How accurate is your RAT?
(From The Conversation, 27 Jan 2022)
15 things not to do when
using a RAT
(From The Conversation, 10 Feb 2022)
CORONAVIRUS
DoE's COVID info for Tas parents

CORONAVIRUS
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CORONAVIRUS
Protecting children from COVID-19
 Ensuring safe indoor air in schools is one of a
number of recommendations in this
detailed report [pdf] from OzSAGE on how schools can be made
COVID-safe for students.
CORONAVIRUS
Have COVID? When to see your doctor
(From The Conversation, 9 Mar 2022)
CORONAVIRUS
How to keep school students safe from COVID
 Tips on maintaining a school environment that keeps
students as safe as possible from the coronavirus (from The Conversation, 2
Sep 2021).
CORONAVIRUS
Getting kids to wear a mask: tips
 Advice on how to encourage children to wear a face
mask (from The Conversation, 25 Aug 2021).
TASMANIAN
HISTORY
Beatties
Studio photos

Thousands of Beatties Studio photos of early Tasmania are being
placed online.
CORONAVIRUS
Schools, children and COVID-19
What we know about children and COVID, outbreaks in schools and what
to do.
Events Framework "A Framework for COVID-19 Safe
Activities and Events in Tasmania"
FACE MASKS
Which mask should I wear?
Surgical mask, cloth mask or bandana? (The Conversation, 10 Jul 2020).
FACE MASKS
Which way round?
Don't wear your face mask inside out. (smartairfilters.com ).
FACE MASKS
How to make a cloth face mask
 Instructions on how to make a face mask, and
related issues (The Conversation, 7 Jul 2020)
CORONAVIRUS
ABC Coronavirus Story Streams
Roadmap to Recovery (Tas)
COVIDSafe app Read about the COVIDSafe app and
download it free from the Apple or Google app store.
North west outbreak report [pdf]
(Tas Govt website, 30 Apr 2020)
ONLINE GAME
Social Distance Dash
 In this free online coronavirus safety game
for kids, the aim is to deliver a roll of toilet paper to your
grandmother while keeping 1.5 metres away from others and
collecting as much hand sanitiser as you can. Page shows a video
demo at the top. Scroll down for
computer
or
mobile version.
CORONAVIRUS
Dramatic handwashing demo
 A simple experiment using black pepper and
water hammers home to students the powerful effect soap has when
they use it to wash their hands. (From metro.co.uk)
ABC
Education: Online learning resources
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