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PEDAGOGY
 What is inquiry-based learning? Expert tells
The Conversation (opinion by Gillian Kidman), 1 May 2019
Inquiry-based learning can help
prepare children for the real world, an academic says. (However,
numerous comments at the end of the article remind everyone that
explicit instruction remains an essential teaching method.) ...
 PUBLIC VS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Public schools outperform private schools
The Conversation (opinion by David Zingier and Penny White), 29 Apr 2019
Government schools have similar
or better results than private schools when socioeconomic
standing is taken into account, an analysis of Victorian
Certificate of Education results shows...
ANCILLARY STAFF
Recognising the value of school cleaners
The Conversation (opinion by Frances Flanagan), 26 Apr 2019
Unlike most other states, Tasmania has resisted
the trend towards contract cleaning in schools, which enables
many otherwise reluctant students to benefit from being
acknowledged by, conversing with or even teaming up with their
regular on-staff school cleaner...
ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
Prized trip under way
Tas Govt media release, 14 Apr 2019
 Six Tasmanian high school
students who entered essays in the Frank MacDonald Memorial
Prize competition are about to make an overseas pilgrimage to
visit sites of World War 1 significance
...
This year's Grade 9 students can now enter the
competition for the 2020 prize. See
Awards and scholarships for students (DoE) and
Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize (dpac.tas.govau)
 TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Sassafras tender
Tas Govt media release, 13 Apr 2019
Early years students will
benefit from a tender advertised today for upgrades at the
Sassafras Primary School...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
 Brooks tender
Tas Govt media release, 13 Apr 2019
A $2.06 million tender for
support staff accommodation at Brooks High School was advertised
today...
HEALTH
 Meningococcal B in Launceston
The Examiner, 12 Apr 2019
A 10-month-old
child is in the Launceston General Hospital with the
meningococcal B strain of the disease...
PEDAGOGY
 Explicit instruction still needed
The Conversation (opinion by Lorraine Hammond), 12 Apr 2019
Explicit instruction certainly has its place and
does not deny the need to cater for individual differences, an
academic writes...
FEDERAL ELECTION
Preschool funding finally features
The Conversation (opinion by Jen Jackson and Kate Noble), 11 Apr 2019
 Unlike the campaign for the
previous federal election this year's campaign policies give
long-awaited attention to preschool funding ...
 STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Mental wellbeing plan launched
Tas Govt media release, 11 Apr 2019
The Mental Wellbeing Action
Plan for students was launched today by education minister
Jeremy Rockliff...
 FEDERAL POLITICS
Election
date 18 May
ABC News, 11 Apr 2019
The Prime Minister, Scott
Morrison, has announced that the federal election will be held
on Saturday 18 May (not the later option of 25 May which would
have caused extra pressure for the Australian Electoral
Commission)...
ASTRONOMY
Black hole image released
BBC News, 10 Apr 2019
The
first image of a black hole, 500 million trillion kilometres
away, has been released...
 UTAS
UTAS to move to city
ABC News, 5 Apr 2019
The University of Tasmania is to adopt a city-centric
policy involving a gradual move from the Sandy Bay campus to the
Hobart CBD. They will retain the sporting and student
accommodation facilities at Sandy Bay...
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Stop-work
meetings go ahead
ABC News, 3 Apr 2019
Teachers and other public sector workers have rallied in
Hobart's City Hall today in a dispute centred on the state
government's wage offer of 7 per cent over three years. Rallies
were also held in Burnie and Launceston...
FEDERAL
BUDGET
More money but not much change
The Conversation (opinion), 2
Apr 2019
 Federal
education funding may be at an "all-time high" but there is
little that's new for schools in the federal Budget, education
commentators write...
Billions for schools aren't new,
The Conversation (opinion), 3 Apr 2019
FEDERAL
BUDGET
Budget delivered
ABC News, 2
Apr 2019
The Federal Treasurer, Josh
Frydenberg, is delivering the 2019-20 Budget. ...
Budget Papers
website main page
Winners and losers, ABC
Education and Training Budget statements
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Stop-work action to go ahead
ABC Radio, 1 Apr 2019
 Today's 4.00pm AEU meeting
unanimously rejected the government's wage negotiation counter
offer and confirmed that the stop-work meetings for school staff
will go ahead on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, AEU President
Helen Richardson said
Lists of school closing times (DoE Alerts page)
Offer would make Tas teachers the lowest paid, AEU (Tas), 1
Apr 2019
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Metro disruption
in Launceston on Wednesday
Metro website, 1 Apr 2019
 Severe disruption to Metro bus services in the
Launceston area this Wednesday, 3 April, will occur to
enable a stop-work meeting to be held...
Details of bus services
affected (Metro Tas)
Metro bus services and teacher stop-work meetings (Metro
Tas)
Burnie services to be affected by stop-work on Tuesday 2 April
(Metro Tas)
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Stop-work action likely
The Mercury, 1 Apr 2019
Despite an April Fool's Day
Twitter message to the contrary, the 4.00pm AEU meeting today is
likely to reject the State Government's counter offer...
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