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 FINANCIAL LITERACY
Make financial literacy compulsory
stuff.co.nz, 30 Aug 2015
A survey by Westpac and stuff.co.nz has found that 93
per cent of New Zealanders want financial literacy to be made
compulsory in all schools...
LITERACY
Comprehension strategies key to
teaching reading
The Age, 30 Aug 2015
 Dramatic improvements in the
teaching of reading to young primary school students has been
achieved by teaching six strategies of comprehension...
SCHOOL
BUDGETS
Schools have to fundraise to fill gap
ABC News, 30 Aug 2015
 The Tasmanian Association of State
School Organisations (TASSO) annual conference heard that schools
are having to fill their budget gaps by fundraising and that Student
Assistance Scheme (STAS) payments have not been increased for at
least 14 years..
Minister pledges transparency in education budget, The Examiner,
30 Aug 2015
 REPORTING
TO PARENTS
Write readable student reports
The Mercury, 29 Aug 2015
Teachers need to write school
reports in language parents can understand, the annual conference of
the Tasmanian Association of State
School Organisations (TASSO) heard today...
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Discussion on shortage of school
psychologists
ABC News, 29 Aug 2015
 A shortage of school psychologists
in Tasmania will be on the agenda this weekend at the conference of
the Tasmanian Association of State
School Organisations (TASSO)...
More school psychologists and
social workers needed, The Mercury, 29 Aug 2015
Minister pledges transparency in education budget, The Examiner,
30 Aug 2015
LITERACY
Raising fingers raises literacy
motivation
The Examiner, 28 Aug 2015
A system of hand signals by early
reading students has increased their motivation to engage in
literacy, Lilydale District School teacher Alison Venter has found...
 FUTURE-PROOFING STUDENTS
Digital literacy could save students
from robot invasion
The Conversation
(opinion by Stewart Riddle), 27 Aug 2015
The looming wipeout of many
job functions as a result of improvements in automation demands
urgent attention to traditional literacy and digital literacy
skills, a university lecturer argues...
SCHOOL
ZONING
Out-of-zone student bus transport
under spotlight
The Examiner, 27 Aug 2015
 The need for a review of the subsidising of school bus
travel beyond a student's home school area will be discussed at this
weekend's annual conference of the Tasmanian Association of State
School Organisations (TASSO)...
CHILD SEXUAL
ABUSE
Gaol for Facebook teacher offender?
ABC News, 27 Aug 2015
 A former Hobart teacher faces another gaol sentence after
drinking half a bottle of wine then commenting on Facebook about a
past sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl ...
NUMERACY
Radical attempts to counter maths
decline
The Age, 26 Aug 2015
 Some Victorian schools are
attempting to improve students' maths skills by not teaching to a
textbook, requiring students to develop their own formulas instead
of memorising traditional ones, and avoiding the mere memorising of
times tables...
Tiny tots tackle maths problem, The Age, 27 Aug 2015
NUMERACY
Radical attempts to counter decline
in maths
The Age, 26 Aug 2015
Some Victorian schools are
attempting to improve students' maths skills by not teaching to a
textbook, requiring students to develop their own formulas instead
of memorising traditional ones, and avoiding the mere memorising of
times tables...
Tiny tots tackle maths problem, The Age, 27 Aug 2015
 TEACHING
PROFESSION
Teachers reflect
The Mercury, 25 Aug 2015
Several Tasmanian teachers reflect on their many years of
dedication to teaching...
 EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION
New leadership the reason
ABC News, 24 Aug 2015
DoE Secretary Colin Pettit's
contract was not renewed because education minister Jeremy Rockliff
wanted new leadership in education, premier Will Hodgman says...
EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION
New leadership the reason
ABC News, 24 Aug 2015
DoE Secretary Colin Pettit's
contract was not renewed because education minister Jeremy Rockliff
wanted new leadership in education, premier Will Hodgman says...
FUTURE-PROOFING STUDENTS
Schools preparing students for jobs
that won't exist
news.com.au, 24 Aug 2015
Most Australian students are being
trained for professions that are dying as a consequence of
automation and digitisation, a Foundation for Young Australians
report reveals.
A spokesperson has called for a focus on
communication skills, financial literacy, digital literacy,
creativity and innovation...
 FUTURE-PROOFING STUDENTS
Non-cognitive skills will protect
students
The Age (opinion by
Michael Currie), 23 Aug 2015
Some of the emphasis should be shifted from
literacy and numeracy to non-cognitive skills such as perseverance
and problem-solving ability if students are to cope with an unknown
future, a secondary school teacher argues...
EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION
Surprise departure of DoE Secretary
Tas Govt media
release, 21 Aug 2015
DoE Secretary Colin Pettit will
leave his role in one week, with the expiry of his contract. TasTAFE head Stephen Conway will become
Acting Secretary...
APPS FOR
PARENTS
App to help parents support schooling
The Mercury, 21 Aug 2015
 A free app called Learning
Potential will be released by the federal government
today to show parents ways they can support their children's
education...
Learning Potential information and download site
Learning Potential app launched, Christopher Pyne, Minister for
Education and Training, 21 Aug 2015
 COMPUTER
PROGRAMMING
Code Club in Tas reaches 1,000
Tas Govt media
release, 20 Aug 2015
Code Club Australia, which promotes
after-school computer programming lessons by volunteers, has
registered its 1,000th Tasmanian student, the Minister for
Information Technology and Innovation, Michael Ferguson, says ...
 TEACHING
PROFESSION
Tas teachers lead the nation
The Mercury
(opinion), 20 Aug 2015
Attributing a problem with Tasmania's NAPLAN scores to
teaching quality and leadership overlooks a number of
local factors and flies in the face of the Auditor-General's recent
conclusion that Tasmanian teachers "are doing a good job", AEU State
President Terry Polglase argues...
NAPLAN
NAPLAN results influenced by parents'
background
SMH, 16 Aug 2015
 An Australian Bureau of Statistics
report has linked lower NAPLAN scores with parents having been born in Australia
rather than overseas, larger families, de facto relationships rather
than married parents, unemployed parents and living in a regional
area...
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Disability report released
Tas Govt media
release, 19 Aug 2015
 Education minister Jeremy Rockliff today announced the
expenditure of $1 million to implement recommendations of the Ministerial Taskforce report
into educating students with disabilities which was released today...
Download the report
Improved Support for Students with a Disability (DoE page)
More funds for disability teachers, The
Mercury, 19 Aug 2015
Disability services in crisis, teachers say, ABC News, 19 Aug
2015
Teachers say system failing students, The Mercury, 20 Aug 2015
Full commitment urged, Michelle O'Byrne, Opposition education
spokesperson, 20 Aug 2015
 STUDENT AND TEACHER HEALTH
Flu alert
The Mercury, 19 Aug 2015
Children feature
in a recent spike in Tasmanian influenza cases..
 THINKING
SKILLS
How to think important
The Conversation
(opinion by Peter Ellerton), 19 Aug 2015
It is essential for students to be
specifically taught how to think, a lecturer in critical thinking
argues...
TASMANIAN
POLITICS
Replacement for Nick McKim announced
The Mercury, 17 Aug 2015
 Huon Valley councillor Dr Rosalie Woodruff has emerged
from today's recount of votes to become the new Greens Member for
Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, replacing Nick McKim...
 COMPUTERS
AND STUDENT HEALTH
Total screen time policy needed
The Conversation
(opinion by Margaret Kristin Merga), 17 Aug 2015
Australian guidelines on limiting
children's screen time need to be expanded from their current
entertainment focus to include educational screen-based activities
as well, a researcher argues...
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Disability report highlights concerns
The Mercury, 15 Aug 2015
A Ministerial Taskforce report, Improved Support for
Children with Disability, draws attention to a
range of system challenges that are preventing students with a
disability from receiving an adequate education...
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Dissatisfied with support level
The Examiner, 14 Aug 2015
The Tasmanian Disability Education Reform Lobby has
released the results of a survey of over 110 Tasmanian families
showing that more than half believe their child
receives insufficient support at school...
CHILD SEXUAL
ABUSE
Former teacher sorry
The Mercury, 14 Aug 2015
A 72-year-old former teacher has apologised for sex
offences he committed against students in northern Tasmania during
the 1980s...
 EDUCATION
STAFF
Excellence
finalists announced
Tas Govt media
release, 14 Aug 2015
The 41 finalists in the RBF Department
of Education Awards for Excellence have been announced by the
Minister for Education and Training, Jeremy Rockliff...
Taroona High music teacher among finalists, The Mercury, 19 Aug
2015
PRINCIPAL
WELLBEING
Principals suffering quietly
 The Age, 13 Aug 2015
A survey of Australian school
principals shows that 10-12 per cent of them considered self-harm
during the previous week or received a low
quality-of-life score...
SCHOOLS AND
FAMILY VIOLENCE
Tas family violence plan announced
Tas Govt media
release, 13 Aug 2015
 Schools will play a
role in implementing the Tasmanian government's $25 million
Family Violence Action Plan which will include $3.14 million
for professionals to work with children in
schools, and enhancements to the Respectful Relationships
Program ...
Safe
Homes, Safe Families: Tasmania's Family Violence Action Plan
2015-2020
See also various
Tasmanian government media
releases
for more information
A significant step forward, Cassy O'Connor, Greens leader, 13
Aug 2015
Plan welcomed, Lara Giddings, Shadow Attorney-General, 14 Aug
2015
MATHEMATICS
High anxiety over maths
SMH, 10 Aug 2015
 Students
with high levels of maths anxiety are over time likely to perform
more and more poorly in maths tests, research shows...
COMPUTER
PROGRAMMING
Make coding compulsory
ABC News
(Lateline), 7 Aug 2015
With a widening digital gap between
Australia and other countries, children from as young as four
should be taught computer programming, Business Council of Australia
head Katherine Livingston argues ...
Experts call for computer
coding to be taught in schools, ABC Lateline (transcript), 7 Aug
2015
Why we must teach our kids to code, Australian Financial Review (opinion by
Annie Parker), 10 Aug 2015
 ENGLISH
LITERATURE
Literature-enhancing clay pipes?
SMH, 10 Aug 2015
Traces of cannabis, cocaine and nicotine
have been found in clay pipes dug up in William Shakespeare's garden...
CURRICULUM AND
FAMILY VIOLENCE
Teach family violence prevention in
every school
ABC News, 10 Aug 2015
All Australian
schools, from Kindergarten onwards, need to teach family violence
prevention, Australian of the Year Rosie Batty stressed to Victoria's Family Violence
Royal Commission today...
 FEDERAL POLITICS
Tony Smith is the new Speaker
ABC News, 10 Aug
2015
Tony
Smith has been elected as the new Speaker in the House of
Representatives. He says he will not attend weekly party meetings...
 MATHEMATICS
Are calculators weapons of maths
destruction?
The Conversation
(opinion by Jeanne Carroll), 10 Aug
2015
The use of calculators is not
harming students' mathematical skills in the way some people had
predicted, but the opportunity they present to enhance students'
understanding of mathematics is not being exploited by teachers, an
education lecturer argues...
EDUCATION
FUNDING
Surprise over low per-student funding
 The Examiner, 9 Aug
2015
State Parents and Friends head Jenny Eddington has
expressed surprise over Launceston College and Riverside Primary
School being revealed as the schools with the lowest per-student
funding in Tasmania as shown in a list published in The Mercury
(8 Aug 2015)
...
 AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
Phonics compulsory, history and
geography to be combined
SBS, 8 Aug
2015
Next month's meeting of education
ministers will consider a plan to make phonics style reading lessons
compulsory and to combine history, geography and civics and
citizenship into one subject...
 SPORT
Cricket captain announces retirement
ABC News, 8 Aug
2015
Australian cricket team captain Michael Clarke
has announced he will soon retire...
EMPLOYEE
ENTITLEMENTS
Snow sparks paid leave dispute
The Examiner, 6 Aug
2015
 A dispute between the AEU and the
Education Department is developing over staff with children to care
for being entitled to paid leave on a day of unexpected school
closures due to snow...
NAPLAN
Some NAPLAN improvement
Tas Govt media
release, 5 Aug 2015
The latest NAPLAN results show that
Tasmanian students exceeded or equalled the minimum standard in 14
of the 20 literacy and numeracy assessments, education minister
Jeremy Rockliff says...
Tasmania remains below
average,
ABC News, 5 Aug 2015
Tasmania holds its own in NAPLAN testing, The Mercury, 5 Aug
2015
Speedier NAPLAN data turnaround has begun, Christopher Pyne, Minister
for Education, 5 Aug 2015
Overall NAPLAN results have stagnated since 2008, SMH, 5 Aug
2015
 STUDENT
STATISTICS
School data to be published
The Mercury, 5 Aug
2015
Truancy, suspension, enrolment,
disability and school funding data on schools will be published by
the DoE from this year...
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Inclusion lagging in Australia
The Conversation
(opinion by Chris Boyle, Jo Anderson and Natalie Swayn), 5 Aug 2015
 While arguments for,
and against, inclusion continue, figures show that Australia is
lagging behind the rest of the world in including special needs
students in mainstream classrooms...
What inclusion really means, The Conversation (opinion by Kathy
Cologon), 13 Aug 2015
CURRICULUM AND
STUDENT SAFETY
Tas schools to take on family
violence role
ABC News, 4 Aug 2015
The Tasmanian
government will provide resources to tackle family
violence, including appropriate education of students, particularly
boys, premier Will Hodgman announced today following a Cabinet
meeting with Australian of the Year Rosie Batty...
Family Violence Action Plan, Will Hodgman, Premier, 4 Aug 2015
Incorporating an accredited family violence program into schools,
Lara Giddings, Shadow Attorney-General, 4 Aug 2015
Support for Respectful Relationships programs in all schools,
Cassy O'Connor, Greens leader, 4 Aug 2015
Family Violence Action Plan to be released this month, Jacquie
Petrusma, Minister for Women, 5 Aug 2015
LITERACY
Spelling bees can be useful
The Conversation
(opinion by Misty Adoniou), 4 Aug 2015
Spelling bees focus our attention on
the usefulness of paying attention to spelling, a literacy lecturer
says...
 Bronwyn
Bishop resigns as Speaker
ABC News, 4.41pm 2 Aug 2015
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