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TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Legana construction in sight
Tas Govt media release, 1 Oct 2022
 With early works nearing
completion, tenders to construct the new Legana Primary
School building have been called.
Teaching of students is
expected from the start of 2025.
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
Super department commences
Tas Govt media release, 1 Oct 2022
 Education minister Roger
Jaensch has announced that a new Department for
Education, Children and Young People commenced on 1
October 2022.,
bringing together:
- public education
- child safety
- youth justice
- out of home care
- Libraries
Tasmania, and
- child and family learning centres
DAYLIGHT SAVING
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CORONAVIRUS
Isolation to be dropped
ABC News, 30 Sep 2022
 Mandatory five-day
COVID isolation will end on Friday 14 October in a
controversial move that has split the medical experts.
Dropping isolation is harmful,
The Conversation (opinion), 30 Sep 2022
NAPLAN
NAPLAN moves to March
NAPLAN website [pdf], 29 Sep 2022
 The NAPLAN website has
published a list of new dates for 2023, the most significant
of which concern the change of NAPLAN testing from May to
March.
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
Auditor-General reports on education reforms
Tas Audit Office media release [pdf], 29 Sep 2022
 The Auditor-General, Rod
Whitehead, says the current government's reforms since 2014
lacked detailed planning but he acknowledged there had been
improvements in access, retention and attainment.
Improving outcomes, Tas Govt
media release, 29 Sep 2022
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Call for reduced workloads
ABC News, 28 Sep 2022
Stop-work meetings of
teachers around Tasmania this morning called for reduced
workloads, more resources and a better pay offer from the
state government.
Greens stand in solidarity,
Cassy O'Connor, Greens leader, 28 Sep 2022
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Make truth-telling part of curriculum
SBS, 27 Sep 2022
 Awareness of the suffering
of Australia's Indigenous people, facilitated by
truth-telling, should be part of Australia's national
curriculum, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.
CYBERSECURITY
Is apology from Optus hacker?
ABC News, 27 Sep 2022
 A person claiming to be the Optus hacker has
apologised to Optus, and has claimed that the downloaded
data has now been deleted. However, 10,000 data sets had
already been released.
What you should know, The Conversation
(opinion), 28 Sep 2022
WORLD NEWS
Xi coup rumours questioned
techarp.com, 25 Sep 2022
 Rumours that China's
President Xi has been arrested in a coup are puzzling
analysts who note there is a lack of the kind of
corroborating evidence one would normally expect during a
coup.
The truth behind the false Xi coup rumours,
firstpost.com, 26 Sep 2022
SPORT
Geelong win Grand Final
ABC News, 24 Sep 2022
The Geelong Cats easily defeated the Sydney Swans to take
out this year's AFL Grand Final at the MCG.
CYBERSECURITY
Personal data hacked at Optus
ABC News, 22 Sep 2022
The personal data of about nine million current
and former Optus customers has been hacked. The potentially
stolen data includes dates of birth, email addresses, driver
licence numbers and passport numbers.
ACSC (Australian Cyber Security Centre) advice
on Optus incident
CORONAVIRUS
No need to book for COVID clinics
Tas Govt media release, 21 Sep 2022
 PCR testing at COVID
clinics at Hobart, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport will not
require people to book first from this Saturday, 24
September.
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Schools closed till after 10.30, parents told
DoE website, 21 Sep 2022
 Tasmanian government
schools will be closed on Wednesday 28 September "until
after 10.30am", the DoE says.
Parents are asked to have
students arrive at 10.30am, although there will be no change
to bus timetables.
WHALE STRANDINGS
Massive west coast whale stranding
ABC News, 21 Sep 2022
About 230 whales have been stranded near Macquarie
Harbour on Tasmania's west coast. About half of them are
still believed to be alive.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
AEU stop-work next Wednesday
AEU (Tas) website, 19 Sep 2022
Government teachers in
Tasmania will hold two-hour stop-work meetings on Wednesday
next week.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Addressing climate change is so easy
The Conversation (opinion by Wesley Morgan), 13 Sep 2022
 Just ten policies to
promote renewable energy and reduce emissions will enable
Australia to achieve climate change prevention glory, a
researcher says.
The policies focus on:
1. New
electricity transmission infrastructure.
2. Boosting
storage.
3. Upskilling workers.
4.
A National Energy Transition Authority.
5. Stringent fuel
efficiency standards.
6. Ditching diesel.
7.
Tightening construction codes.
8. Action by big
polluters.
9. Withdrawing fossil fuel subsidies.
10. A
national climate and energy investment plan.
DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH
Mourning holiday announced
ABC News, 11 Sep 2022
 The Prime Minister, Anthony
Albanese, has announced that Thursday 22 September
2022 will be a one-off public holiday as
Australia's official day of mourning for the late Queen.
Charles III now King of Australia,
ABC News, 11 Sep 2022
THE MONARCHY
What will Charles III be like?
The Conversation (opinion by Jess Carniel), 9 Sep 2022
 As King Charles lacks the strong popular support his mother
had, his accession may prompt more republican debates, an
academic suggests.
WORLD NEWS
Queen Elizabeth dies
ABC News, 9 Sep 2022
 Queen
Elizabeth the Second, Britain's longest-serving monarch, has
died at the age of 96.
Prince Charles has become King.
The Queen's long relationship with Australia,
The Conversation (opinion by Giselle Bastin), 9 Sep 2022
What are the consequences for Australia?, The
Conversation (opinion by Anne Twomey), 9 Sep 2022
News continued in the
September 2022 news archive
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Linkzone
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National Youth Week
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YouTube Kids
YouTube Kids is a new app designed for
children and their parents to use.
WATER RESOURCES
Sharing Water
Resources and information from TasWater for
Tasmanian students and teachers.
ELECTIONS
AEC
election resources for teachers
Student activity sheets, fact sheets and
more from the Australian Electoral Commission.
DRIVINGDRIVING
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
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
ABC Coronavirus news stories pages
COVID-19 Cyber security tips for when working from home
The
Conversation's COVID-19 articles
Google's COVID-19
resource
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