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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Make first-aid compulsory
The West Australian, 31 Aug
2021
 According to an Australian
Red Cross survey, 88 per cent of Australians say the school
curriculum should require all students to be taught
first-aid, ,
TASMANIAN POLITICS
Budget responded to
TasLabor media release, 31 Aug
2021
 The State Budget ignores
cost-of-living issues and the record high state debt,
Opposition leader Rebecca White says.
TASMANIAN POLITICS
Premier released
ABC News, 31 Aug
2021
 The Premier, Peter
Gutwein, has been discharged from hospital after tests
determined he was not suffering from any serious condition.
CORONAVIRUS
Are boosters needed?
The Conversation (opinion
by Vasso Apostolopoulos and Jack Feehan), 30 Aug
2021
 COVID-19 vaccine
effectiveness against the Delta strain "wanes" after 90
days, two researchers say.
Kids can get long COVID, The
Conversation (opinion), 27 Aug 2021
SOFTWARE
Excel's self-created errors are a nuisance
The Conversation (opinion
by Mark Ziemann and Mandhri Abeysooriya), 27 Aug
2021
Excel's
autocorrect function can introduce errors that are serious
where accuracy is important as in gene data, two researchers
say..
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Bothwell tender advertised
Tas Govt media release, 27 Aug
2021
 A tender to provide Year 11
and 12 facilities at Bothwell District School has been
advertised, education minister Sarah Courtney has announced.
CORONAVIRUS
12-15yo's to get vaccine
ABC News, 27 Aug
2021
Children aged 12-15 years
will be able to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from
Monday 13 September.
The Premier, Peter Gutwein, says he
will announce Tasmania's rollout details next week.
THE INTERNET
Improving search skills
The Conversation (opinion
by Renee Morrison), 26 Aug
2021
Learning under lockdown places the spotlight
on ways to improve students' internet search skills, a
researcher says.
STATE BUDGET
Tas Budget delivered
ABC News, 26 Aug
2021
The Premier and
Treasurer, Peter Gutwein, has brought down the Tasmanian
Budget for 2021-22.
Premier's 2021-22 Budget page
Education, Skills and Training
Securing Tasmania's future through education, Sarah
Courtney, Minister for Education, 26 Aug 2021
Treasury's 2021-22 Budget page
Budget mortgages Tasmania's future, Shane Broad, Labor
Treasury spokesperson, 26 Aug 2021
Budget plays catch-up on social infrastructure and neglects
climate emergency, Cassy O'Connor, Greens leader, 26 Aug
2021
CORONAVIRUS
NSW COVID cases exceed 1,000
ABC News, 26 Aug
2021
 The number of new
coronavirus cases in NSW for the 24 hours to 8.00pm last
night was a record 1,029.
CORONAVIRUS
Masks, ventilation, vaccination and kids
The Conversation
(opinion), 25 Aug
2021
 The fight against the COVID
Delta strain is reinforced when children over two years of
age wear masks and schools improve air circulation, two
medical academics say.
Getting kids to wear a mask: tips, The
Conversation (opinion), 25 Aug 2021
NAPLAN
Literacy, numeracy unaffected by virus
Tas Govt media release,
25 Aug
2021
 The pandemic appears to have had no effect on the
NAPLAN results of Tasmanian students.
Tas results the worst of any state,
Josh Willie, Opposition education spokesperson, 25 Aug 2021
Full impact of school closures on NAPLAN not known yet,
The Conversation (opinion), 25 Aug 2021
TASMANIAN POLITICS
Labor pain
ABC News, 23 Aug
2021
 Former state Labor leader
David O'Byrne will resign from the Labor Caucus but remain
in Parliament.
Labor health spokesperson and MLC Dr Bastian
Seidel has announced he will resign from the Parliament on 3
December.
UPDATE 24 Aug 2021:
More accusations made in Parliament
(ABC News)
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Student wellbeing strategy launched
Tas Govt media release, 22 Aug
2021
 The Premier, Peter Gutwein,
has launched Tasmania's first Child and Youth Wellbeing
Strategy.
Child and Youth
Wellbeing Strategy (Tas Govt)
SPORT
Launceston gets AFL finals
The Examiner, 22 Aug
2021
 Two AFL elimination finals will be played at UTAS
Stadium in Launceston this weekend:
Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants on Sat 28 Aug, and
Western Bulldogs vs Essendon on Sun 29 Aug
CORONAVIRUS
Tas Year 11 and 12 vaccinations begin
Tas Govt media release,
22 Aug
2021
Vaccination of Tasmanian
students aged 16 years and over with the COVID-19 Pfizer
vaccine will commence at Elizabeth College tomorrow (Mon 23
Aug).
THE MEDIA AND EDUCATION
Negative education news criticised
The Conversation
(opinion), 20 Aug
2021
 News reporting of
educational matters appears to be unduly negative and has
been a factor in the decisions of some teachers to leave the
profession, a journalism academic says.
FOOD AND NUTRITION
School lunch pilot extended
Tas Govt media release,
20 Aug
2021
 The fifteen Tasmanian
schools selected to take part in the 2022 school lunch
program have been announced.
CORONAVIRUS
Tassie's lockdown contingency plan revealed
ABC News, 20 Aug
2021
 Premier Peter Gutwein has
outlined what would likely happen if Tasmania is threatened
by a coronavirus outbreak.
CORONAVIRUS
Victorian cases double
ABC News, 19 Aug
2021
 A more than doubling of the
number of coronavirus cases in Victoria from 24 to 57 is due
simply to a large group of people already in quarantine
getting their day-13 tests.
CORONAVIRUS AND SCHOOLS
Opening windows is a cool idea
The Conversation
(opinion), 18 Aug
2021
Opening classroom windows and doors can be
very effective in protecting students against COVID-infested
air, two academics say.
Install HEPA air filters in every classroom,
The Conversation (opinion), 19 Aug 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Worrying jump in NSW numbers
ABC News, 18 Aug
2021
The latest daily
number of coronavirus cases in NSW is a record 633, a major
rise over the previous day's 452 cases.
UPDATE: A further rise, to 681 cases, was announced on
Thursday, 19 Aug 2021.
PEDAGOGY
Explicit vs inquiry?
The Conversation (opinion
by Alan Reid), 16 Aug
2021
 Inquiry-based learning
often gets a bad rap when compared with explicit teaching,
but in practice teachers successfully use a mixture of the
two, an academic says
TASMANIAN EDUCATION
Improvement in schools needed
TasLabor website, 16 Aug
2021
There needs to be an
improvement in Tasmania's Year 12 attainment and retention,
and levels of school violence and bullying, returned Labor
leader Rebecca White says.
CORONAVIRUS
Three-day lockdown in NT
ABC News, 16 Aug
2021
 Darwin and Katherine will enter a
three-day lockdown from noon today in response to one
case of coronavirus.
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT
Destructive winds
soon
PREPARE
FOR POWER OUTAGES
BoM
website, 14 Aug 2021
 Damaging and locally
destructive winds gusting to 100-110 km/h across
Tasmania are expected to commence tomorrow (Sunday) morning.
Gusts to 125km/h are
possible in elevated and exposed areas
BoM
warnings
Power outages
Road
closures (Police)
SES
The Mercury
website
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Exeter upgrade process under way
Tas Govt media release,
14 Aug
2021
 Community consultation for
the $11 million upgrade of Exeter High School will commence
on 23 August 2021, acting education minister Guy Barnett
announced today.
THE ENVIRONMENT
Sea level rise will vary
The Conversation
(opinion),
12 Aug
2021
 Predictions of the
accelerating sea level rise abound but less well-known is
that the actual rise will vary from place to place around
the world, three academics say.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Spreyton's new kindy now occupied
Tas Govt media release,
12 Aug
2021
 A new purpose-built
kindergarten at Spreyton Primary School is now in use,
deputy premier Jeremy Rockliff says.
CORONAVIRUS
ACT goes into lockdown
ABC News, 12 Aug
2021
 The ACT will enter a
seven-day lockdown from 5.00pm today in response to a single
case of coronavirus who had been infectious in the community
for several days.
CORONAVIRUS
Vaccine for Tas college students
Tas Govt media release,
11 Aug
2021
Tasmanian college students
are to be offered coronavirus vaccinations in a six-week
blitz under the state government's four-point Delta Shield
plan.
CORONAVIRUS
Shoulder-to-shoulder learning missed
The Conversation
(opinion), 10 Aug
2021
A big downside of schooling in lockdown is
the lack of incidental learning that occurs in a classroom
when the teacher notices how each child is proceeding and
encourages them or briefly addresses the class to clear up a
common misunderstanding.
CORONAVIRUS
QR now for Tas taxis and Ubers
ABC News, 9 Aug
2021
 Tasmanians using taxis and
Ubers will be required to sign in with QR codes from 6.00pm
this Friday (13 Aug 2021).
Using QR codes on buses is
under consideration.
CORONAVIRUS
Victoria locked down
ABC News, 5 Aug
2021
A number of mystery cases
has put Victoria into a seven-day lockdown from 8.00pm
tonight. (An example of the new short and sharp lockdown
policy all states will now follow to fight the Delta
strain.)
CORONAVIRUS
Tassie gets first COVID case in 12 months
ABC News, 5 Aug
2021
A man who had been in
quarantine in Launceston has tested positive for COVID-19.
CORONAVIRUS
Sydney's worst day
ABC News, 5 Aug
2021
The Greater Sydney
coronavirus outbreak has experienced its worst day so far,
with five deaths and a new high of 262 new cases being
recorded.
STUDENT HEALTH AND
WELFARE
Olympic emotions lessons
The Conversation (opinion
by Thomas Hannan), 2 Aug
2021
 We can learn a lot
from the Olympic athletes about goal setting, planning,
positive self-talk and using mental imagery, a researcher
says.
STUDENT MOTIVATION
AND LEARNING
Understand games 'flow' power
The Conversation
(opinion), 2 Aug
2021
Learners benefit from the self-motivating
'flow' from being deeply engrossed in computer games that
challenge them to exploit their skills to the full, three
academics say.
CORONAVIRUS
Students to stay home
The Examiner, 1 Aug
2021
Tasmanian students
and any teachers who have returned from a trip to Queensland
during the period covered by the latest COVID restrictions
are to stay home until at least Wednesday (ie, for Monday
and Tuesday but possibly longer depending on further
advice).
DoE Alerts page.
UPDATE 2 Aug 2021: Students need to have a
negative COVID test and complete their current 14 days
isolation before they can return to school (Premier Peter
Gutwein, ABC Radio).
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