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Archive for February 2022

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TASMANIAN POLITICS
Former Labor MP joins Liberal Ministry
Tas Govt media release, 28 Feb 2022

Madeleine Ogilvie (Image: ABC)Former Labor then Independent then Liberal MP Madeleine Ogilvie has been elevated to the Gutwein Liberal Ministry, becoming Minister for the portfolios of Small Business, Women, Hospitality and Events, Disability Services, and Racing.

 

TASMANIAN POLITICS
Another Minister resigns
ABC News, 25 Feb 2022

Jane HowlettJane Howlett has resigned from the Tasmanian Cabinet following the death of her brother.

 

WORLD SECURITY
WAR BEGINS: Putin announces  operation in Ukraine
CNN, 24 Feb 2022

Vladimir PutinPresident Vladimir Putin has announced that he is undertaking a military operation in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
Bullet
"Missiles are targeting the capital", CNN, 24 Feb 2022
Bullet
Putin is trying to rewrite Cold War history, The Conversation (opinion), 24 Feb 2022

 

SPORT
Sport makes better citizens
The Conversation (opinion by Vaughan Cruickshank and Casey Peter Mainsbridge), 23 Feb 2022

Sports ballsPromoting student participation in sport leads to a more civil and healthier society, two academics say.

 

 

WORLD SECURITY
Russian troops ordered to enter Ukraine
BBC News, 22 Feb 2022

Vladimir PutinRussia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to enter two eastern separatist-held regions of Ukraine for "peacekeeping" purposes.

 

 

PALINDROMES
Today is Twosday
KTLA, 22 Feb 2022

Happy Twosday
Today, Tuesday 22/2/22 or 22/02/2022, is a palindrome.

And if  you type 22/2/22 into your Google search box, your screen will be showered with confetti.

 

 

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Consent education to be mandatory
The Conversation (opinion), 21 Feb 2022

RelationshipsAll Australian schools will be required to teach consent education from 2023.

 

 

PUBLIC VS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Private school benefit questioned
The Conversation (opinion by Sally Larsen and Alexander Forbes), 21 Feb 2022

NAPLANStudy of NAPLAN data with the effect of socioeconomic status removed shows that a student receives no added academic benefit in choosing a non-government school, two researchers say.

 

 

COVID CHECK-INS
Check-in burden lightened
ABC News, 18 Feb 2022

QR codesUse of the Check In Tas app will no longer be required at schools, shops, cafes, hospitals and aged care facilities from 6.00pm tonight.

 

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
History looms as election issue
The Conversation (opinion by Rebecca Cairns), 17 Feb 2022

Australian CurriculumThe delay in approving the revised Australian Curriculum means the revised History curriculum is at risk of becoming an issue in the forthcoming federal election, an academic says.

 

 

COVID AND SCHOOLS
COVID in half of our schools
The Mercury, 17 Feb 2022

TasmaniaStudents carrying COVID-19 have been identified in half of Tasmania's government schools, premier Peter Gutwein said today.

 

 

TASMANIAN POLITICS
Roger Jaensch new education minister
Tas Govt media release, 17 Feb 2022

Roger JaenschThe modified Tasmanian ministerial lineup announced today includes Roger Jaensch as the new Minister for Education, Children and Youth.

 

 

EARLY LEARNING
More staffing
Tas Govt media release, 16 Feb 2022

Early learningTasmania's twelve Child and Family Learning Centres will receive an average of three more days of Centre Assistant staffing, acting education minister Jeremy Rockliff has announced.

 

 

EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Fix our unequal education system
The Conversation (opinion by Meera Varadharajan and Jack Noone), 16 Feb 2022

OECDMeasures such as sharing best practice successes would help to raise Australia's education system from the bottom one-third of OECD rankings in equality, two researchers say.

 

 

COVID AND SCHOOLS
Cautious return required
The Tasmanian Greens website, 15 Feb 2022

Cassy O'ConnorWith COVID outbreaks occurring in seven schools, it is clear the return of students to the classroom should have been more cautious, Greens leader Cassy O'Connor says.
Bullet Classrooms now the best place for students, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Health, 15 Feb 2022

 

 

SEX EDUCATION
Don't ignore pleasure
The Conversation (opinion by Jennifer Power), 12 Feb 2022

RelationshipsSex education lessons are more effective if they specifically incorporate the pleasure component, an exhaustive study by the University of Oxford says.

 

 

CORONAVIRUS AND SCHOOLS
Tas schools hit by COVID
ABC News, 11 Feb 2022

TasmaniaCOVID outbreaks have occurred in three Tasmanian non-government schools, one of which has been named as the Hilliard Christian School.

 

 

TASMANIAN POLITICS
Courtney quits
ABC News, 10 Feb 2022

Sarah CourtneyEducation minister Sarah Courtney has announced she is leaving politics.

Bullet Premier's statement, 10 Feb 2022

 

 

STUDENT SUPPORT
Teach more resilience
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 7 Feb 2022

Murdoch Children's Research Institute
A variety of c
linicians are calling for teachers to take on a greater role in countering mental health problems in children and for more extra-curricular activities to be taught in schools.

 

 

COVID AND SCHOOLS
So many school COVID questions
TasLabor website, 7 Feb 2022

Josh WillieThe government needs to say whether relief teachers will receive COVID sick leave, and answer many more school COVID questions, Opposition education spokesperson Josh Willie says.

Bullet Yes, relief teachers will get COVID sick leave, Jeremy Rockliff, Acting education minister, 7 Feb 2022

 

TEACHING PROFESSION
Toxic positivity harming teachers
The Conversation (opinion by Saul Karnovsky and Brad Gobby), 7 Feb 2022

Stressed teacher (Image: Shutterstock, The Conversation)
Teachers will suffer to the point of leaving the profession from having to be positive in the face of COVID-related stresses on top of coping with other pressures, two education academics say

 

 

LITERACY
Literacy consultation paper issued
Tas Govt media release, 4 Feb 2022

LiteracyCommunity-wide consultation over literacy in Tasmania is being sought, premier Peter Gutwein has announced.

Bullet Literacy consultation details (DPAC website)
Bullet Consultation paper download page (DPAC website)

 

 

LITERACY AND NUMERACY
NAPLAN reveals poor performance
ABC News, 1 Feb 2022

Literacy and numeracyA substantial proportion of students fail to improve in literacy and numeracy as they progress through school in Tasmania, researcher Lisa Denny says.
Bullet Evidence-based resources needed, Josh Willie, Opposition education spokesperson, 31 Jan 2022
Bullet Quality guarantees and disadvantaged area investments needed, Cassy O'Connor, Greens education spokesperson, 31 Jan 2022

 

 

 

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