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 SCHOOL AND WORK
Promoting exposure to the workplace
The Conversation (opinion by Kate Tori), 31 Jul 2018
Schools and the
government need to do more to link school students with the
world of work, a policy analyst writes....
TASMANIAN STUDENTS
What Matters winners
news.com.au, 30 Jul 2018
 The names of the wining students
in the state government's What Matters?
competition for students in Years 5 to 12 have been announced by
education minister Jeremy Rockliff....
 SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Students
not prepared for work
news.com.au, 30 Jul 2018
Schools are not adequately
preparing students for life after school but instead are
focusing on measurable outcomes such as NAPLAN and ATARs, a
Mitchell Institute study says....
MOBILE PHONES
Selfie deaths continue
ABC News, 30 Jul 2018
 Drowning and falling
continue to be the main causes of death while taking selfies.
Should schools be warning students of the dangers?....
Safer selfie campaign, ABC News, 8 Jul 2015
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS
Super Saturday
by-elections
ABC News, 28 Jul 2018
ABC election analyst Antony
Green predicts:
 Justine Keay (ALP)
will win Braddon
Susan Lamb
(ALP) will win Longman
Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance) will win Mayo
the two WA seats will be won by the
ALP
ABC live results
(ABC News)
Braddon results (AEC)
All five electorates: results (AEC)
HEALTH
Meningococcal awareness campaign begins
Tas Govt media release, 28 Jul 2018
 The Minister for
Health, Michael Ferguson, has outlined how the government will
be spreading the word about meningococcal disease over the next
few weeks and encouraging young people to take up the free
vaccine offer....
Meningococcal disease fact sheet,
DHHS Tas
 ASTRONOMY
Lunar eclipse photos
ABC News, 28 Jul 2018
See lunar eclipse
images from around the world...
 TEACHING PROFESSION
Raising the quality of existing teachers
The Conversation (opinion), 27 Jul 2018
"Quality Teaching
Rounds" enables teachers to cooperate in small groups to improve
each other's teaching practices...
TASMANIAN
SCHOOLS
High prospects
The Examiner, 27 Jul 2018
 Prospect High School is
set for an enhanced future following today's opening of $8.5
million worth of redeveloped facilities by education minister
Jeremy Rockliff...
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS
Howzat! Imran Khan claims victory
ABC News, 26 Jul 2018
 Former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed
victory in Pakistan's general election, although it is unclear
at this stage whether he will gain an absolute majority or have
to form a coalition government...
HEALTH
Expanded meningococcal vaccine program announced
ABC News, 26 Jul 2018
Tasmanians aged over 6
weeks and under 21 years are to be offered free ACWY
meningococcal vaccine.
Initial focus will be on Hobart's
northern suburbs where three W strains of the recent five
meningococcal cases occurred...
Extending free
vaccination program, Tas Govt media release, 26 Jul 2018
Meningococcal vaccine
expansion, The Examiner, 26 Jul 2018
Meningococcal disease fact sheet,
DHHS Tas
MEDIA
Media merger
ABC News, 26 Jul 2018
 Fairfax and Nine are planning a merger to
create a giant multi-media company called Nine.
In Tasmania
Fairfax publishes The Examiner and The Advocate...
HEALTH
It's now FIVE cases of meningococcal
ABC News, 25 Jul 2018
The RHH has revealed
two more cases of meningococcal disease: a man aged 36 and a man
in his 70s.
Preliminary tests suggest the two men and a baby
still being treated all have the W strain of the disease...
Meningococcal disease fact sheet,
DHHS Tas
ASTRONOMY
Longest eclipse this century
news.com.au, 24 Jul 2018
A total lunar eclipse
will occur in the early hours of this Saturday morning:
3.14am: Penumbral eclipse
4.24am: Partial eclipse
5.30am:
Total eclipse
6.21am Maximum eclipse
(See story for more)...
SCHOOL
UNIFORM
Girls to get pants option
ABC News, 24 Jul 2018
 Girls in NSW primary
and secondary schools are to be allowed to wear shorts or
trousers under a new policy to be announced today...
Severe weather warning -
now CANCELLED
BoM, 24 Jul 2018
Flood warnings continue however.
BoM
warnings
Power outages
Road
closures (Police)
SES
HEALTH
Two victims had B and W strains
ABC News, 23 Jul 2018
The 16-year-old who
died recently from meningococcal disease had the W strain of the
disease and the 20-year-old who was released from hospital had
the B strain, health authorities have revealed...
Meningococcal disease fact sheet,
DHHS Tas
Meningococcal FAQ, ABC News, 24 Jul 2018
Tas vaccination program to be expanded, ABC News, 24 Jul
2018
 STUDENT HEALTH AND WELBEING
Physical activity boosts brain power
The Conversation (opinion by Brendon Hyndman), 23Jul 2018
Studies show that
physical activity at school leads to better academic results,
writes an academic who provides tips for teachers on providing
high quality physical activities for students...
STUDENT PLAY ACTIVITIES
Risk encouraged
ABC News, 21Jul 2018
 A Western Australian
school is building resilience in children and promoting physical
activity and positive relationships by encouraging risky play
such as climbing trees, roller-blading and using crates as carts...
HEALTH
Yet another meningococcal case
ABC News, 20 Jul 2018
A three-month-old baby
boy is the Royal Hobart Hospital's third case of meningococcal
disease this month...
Meningococcal disease fact sheet,
DHHS Tas
HARMFUL
CLOTHING
Necktie warning
The Conversation (opinion by Steve Kassem), 20 Jul 2018
 Neckties can reduce
blood flow to the brain, research based on a small sample size
over a short period shows...
CONSUMER
EDUCATION
Gift cards a trap for kids?
The Conversation (opinion by Louise Grimmer and
Martin Grimmer), 19 Jul 2018
 The elements of gift
card use are not fully understood by young children, many of
whom may eventually believe that credit cards are just another
type of gift card, two academics write...
WEATHER
ALERT
Severe
weather over
BoM, 19 Jul 2018
 No more damaging winds are expected in
Tasmania today. However, there are still warnings of possible
minor
floods..
BoM
warnings
Power outages
Road
closures (Police)
SES
Huonville road closure due to flooding: Channel Hwy between
Main Rd and Flood Rd (Police Facebook page)
HEALTH
Another meningococcal case
ABC News, 15 Jul 2018
A 20-year-old man is
being treated for meningococcal disease at the Royal Hobart
Hospital, in a case believed to be unrelated to the case of the
16-year-old girl who died from suspected meningococcal disease
recently...
Meningococcal disease fact sheet,
DHHS Tas
HEALTH
Meningococcal alert
ABC News, 12 Jul 2018
A Hobart girl who
recently turned 16 has died from suspected meningococcal
disease...
Meningococcal disease fact sheet,
DHHS Tas
Call for calm over meningococcal death, ABC News, 13 Jul
2018
What you need to know, ABC News, 13 Jul 2018
THAI CAVE RESCUE
Cave rescue doctor grieving father's death
ABC News, 11 Jul 2018
Dr Richard
Harris, the Australian doctor who managed the health of the 12
Thai soccer boys and their coach, is grieving the death of his
father who died overnight...
THAI CAVE RESCUE
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Everybody now out of cave
ABC News, 10 Jul 2018
 All 12 members of the soccer
team, their coach and the rescuers including an Australian
doctor have now emerged from the cave in northern Thailand...
SCHOOL
FARMS
Northern farm funding drop
The Examiner, 10 Jul 2018
 Three of the four
northern farm schools have lost funding in their initial
allocation under the Funding Model. However, a DoE spokesperson
says other funding allocations need to be taken into account...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Boris
exits over Brexit
BBC News, 10 Jul 2018
 Britain's Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson,
has resigned, adding to the pressure on Theresa May's government
caused by another Cabinet Minister's resignation less than 24
hours earlier...
STEM
TEACHERS
Uni science and maths backgrounds essential
ABC News, 10 Jul 2018
 Every high school
would be required to have science and maths teachers with a
successful university background in those subjects, education
minister Simon Birmingham says ...
Secondary and primary
school maths and science emphasis, Simon Birmingham, Aust Govt speech
transcript, 9 Jul 2018
THAI CAVE RESCUE
Eighth boy emerges
ABC News, 9 Jul 2018
 Four more soccer boys were
brought out from the Thai cave today, bringing the total rescued
so far to eight...
Remaining
trapped wait for rescue, BBC News, 9 Jul 2018
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Four boys out of cave
ABC News, 9 Jul 2018, 12.10am
Four boys (not six as earlier
reported)
have been successfully rescued from the cave in northern
Thailand and have been taken to hospital..
The rescue of the rest will occur
around 10am-8pm (AEST)
Monday...
Feared heavy rain commences, BBC
News, 8 Jul 2018
First four boys rescued, ABC News, 9 Jul 2018
Fourth "boy" out of cave was actually the coach, Bangkok
Post, 8 Jul 2018 (claim not confirmed by authorities)
 TASMANIAN
SCHOOLS
Devonport facelift
Tas Govt media release, 7 Jul 2018
Consultation over
Devonport High School's $10.5 million redevelopment has begun,
with construction expected to commence in 2021...
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS
Thai cave death
ABC News, 6 Jul 2018
 A volunteer rescuer who was a
former Navy SEAL has died from lack of oxygen while working in
the Thai cave system where 12 boys and their soccer coach are
trapped...
Elon Musk offers drilling support,
ABC News, 6 Jul 2018
PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS EDUCATION
Safe sexting?
The Examiner, 4 Jul 2018
 A Victorian teacher has
developed a program to teach students how women can sext using harm minimisation principles...
Negative reaction to safe
sexting video, 9News, 30 Jun 2018
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS
AEU logs of claims logged
AEU (Tas) website, 3 Jul 2018
 The AEU Tasmanian Branch has
logged logs of claims with the DoE and TasTAFE which feature:
 a 3 per cent wage rise followed by a wage nexus with
other Australian government teachers
reduced administrative burdens
action to
reduce stress on principals
...
Principals' wellbeing
affected by stress, The Examiner, 4 Jul 2018
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS
Thai cave boys found alive
ABC News, 3 Jul 2018
The 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded
cave system have been found safe and sound..
UPDATE:
Rescue plans commence, ABC News, 4
Jul 2018
PARENT-SCHOOL
RELATIONS
Principal fights back over parental aggression
ABC News, 2 Jul 2018
The principal of a
Sydney non-government school has criticised the minority of
parents who behave aggressively towards teachers, attributing
the behaviour to a "general decline in civility in society"...
 EXTENSION TO
YEAR 12
Extension numbers revealed
The Examiner, 1 Jul 2018
The numbers of Year 12 students
at nine extended Northern high schools, led by Scottsdale High
with 17, has been released by education minister Jeremy Rockliff...
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