Go Girl Go For IT aims to close the IT gender gap for Victorian students
2000 girls from 73 Victorian schools will attend Go Girl, Go For IT on 16 August at Deakin Uni Burwood Campus – the event is hosted by the Victorian ICT for Women network which aims to inspire female students to consider a career in IT.
Risk management in schools
Risk management is the kind of thing that can be put on the back burner but it is a great way to avoid problems, and having some processes in place if or when things do go wrong is a great advantage.
Site brings military history to life
RSL Queensland’s website RSL Education provides student activities, teaching notes and engaging multimedia content tailored to suit students of all ages covering the ADF's activities of the last century.
Musica Viva 2019 season launch
Musica Viva’s shows for the coming year have been announced and the program will continue its work taking live music and educational resources to children all over Australia.
Sounds like a phonics debate
Phonics has been controversial for years and leading educators will meet in Sydney next week to further the debate. They will present and argue the case for particular methods as well as the limitations of approaches.
SACE grows in Asia
They must be doing something right in South Australian education as seven more schools in Asia will teach the world-class South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) for the first time from 2019.
94% of Indigenous boarding students complete Year 12
It looks like sending Indigenous students to boarding schools is one of the more successful programs to address deficits in indigenous opportunity and career and life outcomes.
Malware attacks most common at school return
The return from school holidays can be a drag in a number of ways but the most damaging is the threat of malware attacks. Often staff and students bring in a device that's been infected at home.
$5000 for inclusive education equipment in Vic
Victorian schools will receive an additional $5000 to invest in specialised equipment and assistive technology that supports students with disabilities and additional learning needs.
How can kids dodge national debt disaster?
We’re awash with debt, deluged by it; one in six Australians is struggling with credit card debt and we’re around second in the world when it comes to private debt. Something needs to be done.
Boredom a great basis for children’s play
“I’m bored”, they say while seated next to enough electronic entertainments to launch a local JB HiFi, but if kids are bored well let them be bored, it’s a good thing.
