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TEACHING PROFESSION
Finding more time for preparation
The
Conversation (opinion), 30 Jan 2022
 There are several
ways schools could enable teachers to have more time for lesson
preparation, a Grattan Institute report says.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Woodbridge extension looms
Tas
Govt media release, 30 Jan 2022
 Tenders for Years 11 and 12
learning areas at Woodbridge School have been advertised.
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Parental smoking harmful
The
Conversation (opinion by Preety Pratima Srivastava), 27 Jan 2022
 Smoking by parents has been found to lower children's school
performance and behaviour standards, an academic says
COVID AND SCHOOLS
Talking about COVID
Tas
Govt media release, 22 Jan 2022
 The
Department of Education's
schools COVID website includes an
information sheet [pdf] to help parents talk to their
children about COVID-19, health and acting education minister
Jeremy Rockliff says.
COVID AND SCHOOLS
Back-to-school plan includes RATs
ABC
News, 20 Jan 2022
The
Premier, Peter Gutwein, has announced the state government's
back-to-school COVID safety plan.
COVID schools plan released, Peter
Gutwein, Premier, 22 Jan 2022
Concerns of parents and teachers must be addressed,
Josh Willie, Opposition education spokesperson, 20 Jan 2022
Plan unsafe, Rosalie Woodruff,
Greens education spokesperson, 21 Jan 2022
COVID AND SCHOOLS
Minister on holiday
ABC
News, 18 Jan 2022
 Education minister Sarah
Courtney is taking holiday leave only weeks before students
return for Term 1 during the COVID crisis, the Opposition says.
From
Josh Willie, Opposition education spokesperson:
Minister on holiday while schools face COVID uncertainty, 18
Jan 2022
How many RATs will students and teachers get?, 18
Jan 2022
Parents fear for kids' safety, 19
Jan 2022
Education Minister MIA, Rosalie
Woodruff, Greens education spokesperson, 19 Jan 2022
UPDATE 2 Feb 2022:
Education minister in France with COVID (ABC News)
TENNIS
No Djoker
ABC
News, 16 Jan 2022
 World number one tennis star
Novak Djokovic will have to leave Australia after all, following
his loss of the second High Court case over his visa.
TSUNAMI AERT
Tsunami
warning for Tasmania
The
Mercury, 15 Jan 2022
 A violent underwater
volcanic eruption near Tonga has triggered a tsunami warning
that includes Flinders Island and the eastern coast of Tasmania.
Tas Tsunami Bulletin (BoM)
UPDATE 1.00pm Sun 16 Jan 2022: The warning for Tasmania
has been lifted (ABC News)
COVID AND SCHOOLS
Staggered return for SA students
ABC
News, 14 Jan 2022
 Face-to-face teaching for most South Australian
students will be delayed until 14 February.
COVID AND SCHOOLS
Protect vulnerable students
Tas
Greens website, 14 Jan 2022
 The state government needs to announce a plan to
protect students with a disability from COVID when schools
resume, Greens leader Cassy O'Connor says.
Protect early childhood kids and centres,
Rebecca White, Opposition leader, 13 Jan 2022.
Air purifiers and windows to be ready for students,
Sarah Courtney, Minister for Education, 14 Jan 2022
COVID AND SCHOOLS
Experts push face-to-face learning
ABC
News, 12 Jan 2022
An open letter from thirty-five Australian
doctors, academics and community leaders urges a return to
classroom learning without delay, saying that COVID-19 is only a
"mild disease" for children.
CORONAVIRUS
Tas COVID hospital numbers fall
ABC
News, 11 Jan 2022
As few as seven
people are in Tasmanian hospitals specifically to be treated for
COVID-19.
UPDATE 12 Jan 2022:
The latest daily new case numbers are:
12
Jan (today): 1,583
11
Jan: 1,379
10 Jan: 1,218
9 Jan: 1,406
8 Jan:
2,223
CORONAVIRUS
Queensland delays Term 1 start
ABC
News, 9 Jan 2022
 Queensland will delay the
commencement of Term 1 by two weeks in order to avoid an
expected peak in COVID cases.
CORONAVIRUS
Drop in Tas cases
ABC
News, 9 Jan 2022
The number of new
daily COVID cases in Tasmania has fallen from 2.223 to 1,406,
most of them determined by self-administered RATs.
CORONAVIRUS
Tas COVID numbers shoot up
ABC
News, 7 Jan 2022
Today's COVID-19 data
shows an almost doubling of the number of daily cases - from 751
to 1,489.
UPDATE 8
Jan 2022: An even higher total of
2,223 cases were reported on Saturday, slightly more than
half of them being newly-included RAT test results.
CORONAVIRUS
Tas COVID testing to change
Tas
Govt media release, 6 Jan 2022
 The way Rapid
Antigen Tests (RATs) will take on an increased role in Tasmanian
COVID-19 testing was announced today by the Premier, Peter
Gutwein.
Further details will be provided tomorrow (Friday).
CORONAVIRUS
Teaching with COVID
Business Insider, 3 Jan 2022
 Short-staffed New York (USA) schools are requiring
teachers to return to the classroom just five days after a
positive COVID-19 test if they have only mild symptoms.
CORONAVIRUS
Schools will resume on time, says PM
ABC
News, 5 Jan 2022
 Australian students
will be able to return to school on "day one of term one", Prime
Minister Scott Morrison said in an apparent leap of faith
following today's National Cabinet meeting of state and
territory leaders.
Schools could be super-spreading hubs,
ABC News, 6 Jan 2022
CORONAVIRUS
Massive jump in NSW numbers
ABC
News, 5 Jan 2022
 Daily COVID cases in NSW
have soared from 23,131 to 35,0542.
Victoria has recorded a rise from 14,020 to 17,636
Queensland's rise is from 5,699 to 6,781.
CORONAVIRUS
Another day, another unwanted record
ABC
News, 5 Jan 2022
The latest number of
daily COVID cases in Tasmania is 867, up from yesterday's 702.
The actual
number will be significantly higher, as many people have been
unsuccessful at getting tested and many are not even attempting
to get tested as the Omicron variant's symptoms can be very mild.
CORONAVIRUS
Tas COVID numbers continue to soar
ABC
News, 4 Jan 2022
The number of daily
Coronavirus cases in Tasmania has risen to 702, up sharply from
the 466 cases announced yesterday.
CORONAVIRUS
New daily record for Tasmania
ABC
News, 3 Jan 2022
Tasmania has recorded
466 daily coronavirus numbers, the highest daily number ever
recorded for the State.
CORONAVIRUS
Tas daily cases triple
ABC
News, 1 Jan 2022
Tasmania has recorded a
leap from 137 to 428 in daily coronavirus numbers.
UPDATE 2 Jan 2022:
Still high with 404 new cases reported on Sunday
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