TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Taroona High works
Tas Govt media release, 25 Feb 2020
A $5 million redevelopment at
Taroona High School has commenced...
MEDIA LITERACY
Fighting fake news
The Conversation (opinion), 25 Feb 2020
Teachers and parents can enable children to
think critically about the news by helping them to:
IDENTIFY reliable news sources
UNDERSTAND how some media exploit emotions
REALISE
that the media treat different people differently ...
STUDENT SUPPORT
Primary students too anxious
3AW.com, 25 Feb 2020
A report from the Australian Primary Principals
Association says that parents are unwittingly contributing to
increased anxiety in students...
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
NAPLAN national report released
ACARA media release, 25 Feb 2020
The NAPLAN National Report for 2019
shows gains in a number of areas and year levels since 2008...
NAPLAN National Report for 2019
[pdf]
National reports download page
PUBLIC HEALTH
Student exemption
Aust Govt media release, 22 Feb 2020
Years 11 and 12 students in
areas of mainland China other than Hubei province, currently
held back under coronavirus safeguards, will now be allowed to
apply to enter Australia...
STUDENT PROTECTION
Snapchat takes on mental health role
The Conversation (opinion), 19 Feb 2020
Snapchat plans to monitor searches related to mental
health and refer its typically youthful users to appropriate
help websites...
STUDENT PROTECTION
Acting on suspected grooming
The Conversation (opinion), 19 Feb 2020
Teachers and parents should report concerns about
possible grooming of students to the school leadership no matter
how trivial their concerns may seem, three criminology and
justice academics urge...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Call for Legana PS views
Tas Govt media release, 19 Feb 2020
The state government's Get
Involved campaign invites people to provide feedback on
plans for the new $20 million Legana Primary School...
STUDENT NUTRITION
Should schools ban junk food?
The Conversation (opinion), 19 Feb 2020
Five experts give their views
on whether junk food should be banned in schools. Four say yes,
one no...
ABORIGINAL CULTURE
Aboriginal language in schools
The Advocate (editorial), 14 Feb 2020
Teaching Tasmanian students to
say a few sentences in an Aboriginal language would facilitate
improved understanding of Indigenous culture...
Curriculum has neglected Aboriginal culture, Governor
says, The Examiner, 15 Feb 2020
Discussion needed over choice of Aboriginal language for
Tasmanian schools, ABC News, 16 Feb 2020
TEACHING PROFESSION
Improving teacher skills
The Conversation (opinion by Peter Goss), 10 Feb 2020
A researcher puts forward a systematic approach that
would enable the best teachers to pass on their skills to others...
SPORT
Sport participation boost
Tas Govt media release, 6 Feb 2020
Tasmanian children aged 5 to 17 years
who are financially disadvantaged will be eligible to receive
vouchers to participate in club sporting activities under the
government's Ticket to Play program,
sport and recreation minister Jane Howlett says...
WORLD NEWS
Trump wins
ABC News, 6 Feb 2020
As expected, US President
Donald Trump has been acquitted at the end of his impeachment
trial...
TASMANIAN POLITICS
Nic Street elected
ABC News, 5 Feb 2020
Liberal Nic Street has been
elected on recount to replace former premier Will Hodgman in the
House of Assembly seat of Franklin...
TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
Students return
Tas Govt media release, 5 Feb 2020
More than 62,000 students
returned to 195 government schools today...
STUDENT SELF-MOTIVATION
Setting healthy goals
The Conversation (opinion by Joanne Dickson), 4 Feb 2020
A psychologist academic
suggests how Year 12 students in particular can set goals yet
avoid stress...
FEDERAL POLITICS
Adam Bandt new Greens leader
ABC News, 4 Feb 2020
Adam Bandt has been elected unopposed as the new leader of the
Greens. Larissa Waters and Nick McKim are co-deputy leaders..
FEDERAL POLITICS
McCormack still Nationals leader
ABC News, 4 Feb 2020
Despite Barnaby Joyce's
challenge, Michael McCormack has retained leadership of the
Nationals. David Littleproud is the new Deputy Leader...
FEDERAL POLITICS
Di Natale resigns
ABC News, 3 Feb 2020
Federal Greens leader Richard
Di Natale has announced his resignation as parliamentary leader.
He says he will eventually resign as a senator...
FEDERAL POLITICS
Sports minister resigns
ABC News, 2 Feb 2020
Federal sports minister Bridget
McKenzie has tendered her resignation from the ministry
following a report by the head of the Prime Minister's
Department over grants to sports organisations in which he said
her undisclosed membership of a gun club represented a conflict
of interest...
SCHOOL SPORT
School
footy boost
Tas Govt media release, 1 Feb 2020
Tasmanian boys and girls will be able to participate
in the School Sports Association football carnival this year,
and the extended Tasmanian Devils Academy training program will
also go ahead, premier Peter Gutwein announced today...
SCHOOL SPORT
School
footy boost
Tas Govt media release, 1 Feb 2020
Tasmanian boys and girls will be able to participate
in the School Sports Association football carnival this year,
and the extended Tasmanian Devils Academy training program will
also go ahead, premier Peter Gutwein announced today...
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