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New Bendigo Tech Director announced Graeme Wiggins will be the new Bendigo Tech School Director starting on September 4, coming straight from Canberra Grammar School, where he is currently Head of Art, Design and Technology.

Nine tips to keep students and staff safe on school trips Educational institutions have a duty of care for staff and students and and need to be aware of the importance of knowing everyone's whereabouts while on a school trip.

Tri-Nations Maths Challenge launched Registrations are now open for Mathletics’ first Tri-Nations Challenge. The free to enter Mathletics competition between schools from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will take place online from 14-20 August.

For better NAPLAN results... eat all of your veggies A recent study has found that students who eat more vegetables with dinner were more likely to get higher NAPLAN test scores in the domains of spelling and writing.

World record breaking coding event Students across Australia can participate in Moonhack by taking part in computer coding exercises on the night of August 15. This year, Moonhack will be part of the 20th anniversary of National Science Week.

National Science Week 12-20 August This year marks National Science Week’s 20th birthday. Running from 12-20 August, the theme is Future Earth. Future Earth launched in 2015 and is a major 10-year international initiative to advance global sustainability science.

New schools in VIC The Victorian Government is building 56 new schools and has more than 1,000 school upgrades planned. Updates on the projects are available through the Victorian School Building Authority.

NAPLAN 2017 preliminary results flatline The 2017 preliminary NAPLAN results point to an increase in reading scores of 0.72 per cent since last year, a decrease in writing scores of -0.55 per cent and an increase in numeracy of 0.81 per cent across all year levels.

Matific scores two wins at SIIA CODiE Awards Matific, the popular online maths resource for primary school students, has won two awards at the International SIIA CODiE Awards in San Francisco, for Best Mathematics Instructional Solution and Best Game-Based Curriculum Solution.

2017 NGS Super Scholarship Awards open Applications are now open for the 2017 NGS Super Scholarship Awards. Six scholarships valued at $5,000 each will be awarded to NGS Fund members to help them undertake a professional development course, project, or study tour of their choice.

Make your move to a healthier school It's Your Move! started in 2012 as a pilot with three local high schools. Those schools achieved strong results through innovative changes which made it easier for students and teachers to be healthier.

New resource website for NSW HSC students Students sitting the NSW HSC in 2017 will benefit from a new resource website created by academics at CSU. The new website fills the gap left by the closing of an earlier HSC study website.