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ARCHAEOLOGY
Early humans were earlier still
The Conversation (opinion by Mathieu Duval and Mohamed Sahnouni),
30 Nov 2018
Early humans now appear to have lived
in North Africa 2.4 million years ago, 600,000 years earlier
than previously believed, two archaeologists write..
STUDENT BEHAVIOUR
Are student strikes okay?
ABC News, 28 Nov 2018
 Many students went "on
strike" today so that they could leave their schools and attend
a rally at Parliament House to argue the government is not doing
enough to combat climate change...
Australian education does
get some things right, The Conversation (opinion), 6 Dec
2018
 CURRICULUM
Creativity stifled
The Conversation (opinion by Robert Nelson), 28 Nov 2018
Not only is it almost
impossible to teach creativity but the current education system
is hostile to it, an academic writes...
CURRICULUM
Specialise in a discipline
The Conversation (opinion by Alan Finkel), 28 Nov 2018
 For the best chance at
success in life, students need to focus on a discipline, such as
mathematics, and augment that discipline with soft skills such
as creativity - not rely on soft skills alone - Australia's
Chief Scientist says...
CURRICULUM
Financial literacy crisis
ABC News, 28 Nov 2018
 ASIC and the
Reserve Bank are concerned that the number of students studying
economics in Australia has plummeted, and that as some groups,
particularly women, are decreasingly confident in handling
financial matters, high schools must take on the role of
financial literacy educator...
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Widespread support of stop work action
AEU media release, 28 Nov 2018
 About 4500
school staff around Tasmania have thrown their support behind
the AEU's call for teachers to be given lower class sizes, more
lesson preparation time and a competitive salary, the AEU's
state manager, Roz Madsen, says..
Facts being ignored, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for
Education and Training, 28 Nov 2018
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Delivering priorities
Tas Govt media release, 28 Nov 2018
 The government has
provided Tasmanians with more teachers, more teacher assistants,
more support staff and enhanced school facilities, and is
continuing to ensure education is a priority, education minister
Jeremy Rockliff says..
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
SA stops work for longer
ABC News, 27 Nov 2018
South Australian
teachers will walk off the job this Thursday from the beginning
of the school day until 12.15pm..
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Lowest paid in the country
AEU website, 27 Nov 2018
Tasmania's most
experienced teachers are the lowest paid in Australia, the
AEU state president Helen Richardson said at a rally in northern
Tasmania today...
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Fair wage increase
Tas Govt media release, 27 Nov 2018
A pay rise of 6
per cent over three years for public servants is fair and
reasonable, Treasurer Peter Gutwein says...
HEALTH
Whooping cough alert
ABC News, 26 Nov 2018
 Children under 14 years
of age, especially those aged 5-9 years, are the group most
affected by an unusual rise in whooping cough numbers in
Tasmania. The outbreak is concentrated in the Devonport area but
is now spreading to the south of the state.
Whooping cough information, DHHS
STATE POLITICS
Landslide win for Vic Labor
ABC News, 25 Nov 2018
 A 5 per cent swing to
Labor has given Victoria's premier Daniel
Andrews an overwhelming state election victory...
LIBRARIES
No more overdue fees
Tas Govt media release, 24 Nov 2018
 Tasmania's libraries
are set to remove overdue and many other fees to encourage more
people to borrow books and other materials, education minister
Jeremy Rockliff has announced...
Literacy boost welcomed, ABC News, 25 Nov 2018
SCHOOL SECURITY
School bomb hoaxer jailed
BBC News, 23 Nov 2018
 A 20-year-old American-Israeli man who made
more than 2,000 hoax bomb threats to schools and other
organisations when a teenager has been jailed for 10 years...
RETENTION TO YEAR 12
More partnerships
Tas Govt media release, 22 Nov 2018
 More high schools will
be involved in partnerships with colleges in 2020:
 Kingston High and Hobart College
Huonville High, New Town High, Ogilvie High and Elizabeth
College, and
Dover District,
Huonville High and Hobart College...
 SCHOOL FUNDING
Funding gap widens
ABC News, 22 Nov 2018
Thousands of
government schools now receive less government funding than
similar private schools, an investigation using My School data
shows...
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Compulsory agriculture
ABC News, 22 Nov 2018
 A mandatory
agriculture unit will be incorporated in the NSW Years 7 and 8
technology syllabus from next year...
Concern about city school
facilities, ABC News, 30 Nov 2018
STAFFING
Recruits being processed
Tas Govt media release, 21 Nov 2018
Following the receipt of 628 applications for teaching
positions under the More Teachers, Quality Teaching
four-year action plan, the government is processing 240
successful candidates...
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Closed schools announced
DoE website, 20 Nov 2018
Lists of
schools that will be closed until 10.30am on days of
stop-work meetings next week have been released by the Education
Department...
Drop children off after
10.30am, bus timetables will not be changed, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for
Education and Training, 20 Nov 2018
152 schools to
start late, ABC News, 20 Nov 2018
TRAFFIC
Traffic chaos postponed
ABC Radio, 20 Nov 2018
 Forecast
inclement weather has prompted cancellation of the proposed
closure of the Tasman Highway near the Hobart Cenotaph this
weekend to enable the installation of the Bridge of Remembrance.
CHILDREN
Umpteenth Commissioner for Children appointed
Tas Govt media release, 19 Nov 2018
 The new Commissioner for
Children and Young People is Leanne McLean who was recently the
Deputy Premier's Chief of Staff...
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
Trivial uproar
stuff.co.nz, 16 Nov 2018
 Year 13 students in New Zealand
have complained that the use of the word 'trivial' in a history
examination question was unfair as many of them did not know its
meaning...
Education of students not
a trivial pursuit, stuff.co.nz (opinion), 19 Nov 2018
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Negotiations on Wednesday
AEU
website, 14 Nov 2018
 The government has set a
formal negotiations meeting for tomorrow (Wed) but says the 2
per cent wage rise offer is set in stone...
Government teacher offer, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for
Education and Training, 15 Nov 2018
Negotiation update, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education
and Training, 15 Nov 2018
Government offer rejected, AEU, 15 Nov 2018
AEU should take teacher offer to members, Peter Gutwein,
Treasurer, 15 Nov 2018
Tas teachers soon to be worst paid, Labor media release, 14
Nov 2018
MISSING PERSON
Body found
ABC
News, 14 Nov 2018
The body of missing West Moonah man
Nelson Kiddle has been found in the Lenah Valley area...
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Teachers to strike in two weeks
ABC
News, 13 Nov 2018
Tasmanian teachers will strike
in two weeks' time when they attend stop-work meetings from
9.00am to 9.45am:
 in the
north and north-west on
Tuesday 27 November, and
in the
south on Wednesday 28 November...
Further stop-work action, AEU media release, 13 Nov 2018
Union action unfair to students and families, Jeremy
Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training, 13 Nov 2018
Another stop-work meeting, The Examiner, 14 Nov 2018
STUDENT BEHAVIOUR
Suspensions harmful
The
Conversation (opinion by Linda J. Graham), 13 Nov 2018
 Suspensions and
exclusions do more harm than good, an academic writes...
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
Exams commence
Tas
Govt media release, 11 Nov 2018
 TCE Year 11 and 12 written examinations
begin tomorrow (Monday) and finish on Thursday 22 November...
MEDICAL NEWS
Twins disjoined
ABC
News, 9 Nov 2018
 Surgeons have successfully
separated conjoined twins Nima and Dawa from Bhutan in
Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital...
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Early childhood plan continues
Tas
Govt media release, 8 Nov 2018
 Education minister
Jeremy Rockliff has confirmed funding for the second year of the
government's Early Years and School Age Care Sectors
Workforce Plan for Tasmania 2017-2020...
US POLITICS
Shift to Democrats
ABC
News, 7 Nov 2018
 The Democrats are expected to take over the
House of Representatives now that polls have closed in the US mid-term elections, although
President Trump's Republicans appear likely to maintain
control of the Senate...
TEACHER EMPLOYMENT
Recruitment centralisation
The
Examiner, 6 Nov 2018
The need to hire an extra 250 teachers has prompted the DoE to
play a greater role in coordinating recruitment of new teachers
and granting permanency for existing ones...
WEATHER ALERT
Strong winds to dominate Saturday
BoM
website, 2 Nov 2018
 Damaging winds gusting to around
100km/h are expected tonight (Friday) in the NE and W, and
tomorrow (Saturday) across Tasmania except for the NW coast,
central E coast and Launceston area...
BoM
warnings
Power outages
Road
closures (Police)
SES
Current wildlife news
5.00pm, 1 Nov 2018
SHARK
in
Frederick Henry Bay near Lauderdale
WHALE
in Adventure Bay, Bruny Island
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Report comments ban
The Examiner, 1 Nov 2018
The AEU has instructed members
to refuse to write comments on students' end-of-year reports, as
part of public sector industrial action which includes
opposition to the government's 2 per cent pay rise offer...
Parent body opposed to
industrial action, The Examiner, 1 Nov 2018
Unions disrupting learning, Elise Archer, Acting Minister
for Education and Training, 31 Oct 2018
Unions should stop disrupting public services, Peter Gutwein,
Treasurer, 2 Nov 2018
Industrial action not unreasonable, The Examiner, 2 Nov 2018
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Highway closure cancelled
ABC
Radio, 1 Nov 2018
The planned closure of the
Tasman Highway near the Hobart Cenotaph to allow a footbridge to
be installed will not go ahead this weekend due to predicted
strong winds, the engineering company's head of operations has
announced.
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