School education news

News items added to the School sector of edna in the last week are listed below.

NSW schools choose Gmail over Outlook
The New South Wales Department of Education and Training will issue its 1.3 million school students with Gmail accounts instead of using the more traditional Outlook.

School scraps subjects for themes
An English school has abandoned the national curriculum for its year 7s, in favour of what it calls a 'foundation year'. With the exception of languages and PE all subjects have been replaced with themes.

Teacher's joy, a lifetime of giving
Beverley Cook is Victoria's oldest primary school teacher at 82. She is being nominated for a Pride of Australia role model award by the Swifts Creek Primary school's principal, Ros Mudge.

Queensland schools to have solar panels
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has promised to install solar panels on every state school roof.

Early Bird and Group Registration to ACEC 2008 extended
The early bird discounted registration for the bi-annual Australian Computers in Education Conference has been extended until 25 July 08.

Creative Economy Online
Teacher librarians need to be at the forefront of curriculum change within their schools. In their role as information specialists they are well placed to facilitate the shift to a critical thinking, ICT and personal learning framework such as that required by the new Victorian Essential Learning Standards.

Survey shows digital woes for teachers
Teachers want more training, technology and support to take full advantage of the digital revolution sweeping through the education sector, a survey has found.

Staffing in NSW public schools - Vodcast
Principals online say schools will benefit from new staffing procedures. A range of secondary, primary and central schools principals explain how the new staffing procedures will benefit schools.

Enviro Inspiro!
The NSW Student Representative Council (NSW SRC) invites any team of students (or Student Action Team) from a NSW government secondary school to enter and be in the running to win great prizes.

WA Education Workforce Initiatives Report
The Twomey report entitled 'If you think education is expensive' has been released in Western Australia. The Ministerial Taskforce: Education Workforce Initiatives, was developed in response to the progressive decline in the number of teachers available to work in WA. Extensive recommendations cover remuneration, leadership and mentoring, flexible learning, housing, vocational education and training, workload, and career progression.

More next week! 

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Posted at 11:52AM Jun 25, 2008 by Lynley Clark  |