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SCHOOL UNIFORM
Heel furore
ABC News, 30 Jan 2018
Queensland
A Brisbane high school has angered a number of students and parents by insisting that the heels on all shoes worn to school be no less than 5mm and no more than 20mm in height...

Bullet Minister backs shoe detentions, ABC News, 6 Feb 2018

TASMANIAN ELECTION
Email furore
ABC News, 30 Jan 2018
AEU
Government MPs say emails supporting the AEU's Quality Education campaign had been sent to them in the name of teachers who were unaware of the emails, but AEU state president Helen Richardson says teachers' details came from an online petition where teachers could have opted out of their names being used...

EDUCATION POLICY
Education policy in 2018
The Conversation (opinion by Megan O'Connell and Charlene Smith), 29 Jan 2018
The Conversation
Education policy in 2018 is expected to focus on funding for all sectors and the outcomes of reviews, two academics write...

NAPLAN
No robo-marking of essays
ABC News, 29 Jan 2018
NAPLAN
NAPLAN's plan to use computers to mark essays has been abandoned, the Education Council has confirmed...

TASMANIAN ELECTION
March 3 poll
ABC News, 28 Jan 2018
TasmaniaTasmanians are to have a state election on Saturday 3 March, premier Will Hodgman will announce later this morning...

ASTRONOMY
Super blue blood moon on Wednesday
The New Daily, 26 Jan 2018
Super blue blood moon (Image: space.com)
A rare combination of a super moon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse will occur this Wednesday evening for one hour and 16 minutes...

Bullet Best places to see super blue blood moon, space.com, 29 Jan 2018
Bullet Tasmanians to miss out on trifecta, The Examiner, 30 Jan 2018

Lara GiddingsTASMANIAN FEMALE PREMIERS
Giddings birth
ABC News, 27 Jan 2018
Former Tasmanian premier Lara Giddings has given birth to a baby girl weighing 2.77 kilograms...

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Add more Australian history to curriculum
The Chronicle (opinion by Paul Murray, Sky News), 27 Jan 2018
Aurtalia (Image: ex Wikipedia)
A recent survey revealed that today's young people are insufficiently aware of events and institutions that have shaped the Australia of today, a TV  journalist writes...

Eddie Woo (Image: ABC News)TEACHING PROFESSION
Maths teacher is Local Hero of the Year
ABC News, 26 Jan 2018
NSW maths teacher Eddie Woo has won the Local Hero of the Year Australia Day award for his WooTube maths lessons...

MindfulnessAUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Add yoga to curriculum
The Conversation (opinion by Michaela Pascoe), 25 Jan 2018
Including yoga in the school curriculum would help students reduce stress and improve their resilience, a researcher says...

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Cross over curriculum
ABC News, 24 Jan 2018
Victoria
The basics, Western history and civics should be given greater emphasis in Victoria's version of the Australian Curriculum than the current cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal culture, Asian engagement and sustainability, Victoria's Coalition Opposition says in an education plan...

Bullet Another curriculum change not needed, say teachers, ABC News, 25 Jan 2018

STUDENT SUPPORT
Toxic stress
nprEd, 23 Jan 2018
Exposure to extreme stress in childhood can adversely affect a child's brain development, hormonal system and lifetime health issues, a US doctor says...Brain

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Add #MeToo movement to curriculum
Yahoo! News, 22 Jan 2018
Issues
Discussion of the #MeToo sexual harassment revolution should be included in the school curriculum, experts say...

Bullet #MeToo movement a teachable moment, SBS News, 23 Jan 2018

SCHOOL SECURITY
Live CCTV streaming from all classrooms
The Guardian, 20 Jan 2018
India flag
Closed-circuit TV cameras will be installed in every classroom in each of Delhi's 1,000 schools to enable parents to monitor their children's classroom via a mobile phone app...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Kristie Johnston returned as mayor
ABC News, 16 Jan 2018
Kristie JohnstonAlderman Kristie Johnston has been over­whelmingly returned as Glenorchy's mayor, with more than 15,000 votes out of less than 18,000...

Bullet Glenorchy results, Tas Electoral Commission

TAFE
TasTAFE change manager soon
Tas Govt media release, 12 Jan 2018
TasTAFEA change manager will soon be appointed to oversee the implementation of investigative audits at TasTAFE, education minister Jeremy Rockliff said today...

SOCIAL MEDIA
Ban social media use by under-12s
ABC News, 12 Jan 2018
BullyingChildren under 12 years of age should not be on social media at all, youth mental health expert Dr Michael Carr-Gregg said, following the suicide of 14-year-old Amy 'Dolly' Everett who had been bullied online...

SOCIAL MEDIA
Teach children to create a positive digital footprint
The Conversation (opinion by Rachel Buchanan), 12 Jan 2018
InstagramFrom the last two years of primary school onwards, children should be taught how to create a positive online presence, an education academic writes...

 


 

 

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