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Vic flagship language-learning disability program announced Variety Victoria and Melbourne-based charity SHINE have announced a strategic partnership to deliver the inaugural Variety SHINE Intensive Program (VSIP) in 2018, to be held at Port Phillip Specialist School in Port Melbourne under the directorship of Dr Carl Parsons.

Phonics spelling resource Sound Waves Online wins education publishing award Sunshine Coast-based Firefly Education has won the Best Student Resources – English (Literacy, Literature, Language) in the annual Education Publishing Awards for the second year in a row for the revamp of their successful phonemic spelling resource, Sound Waves Online.

Winners of 2017 NGS Super Scholarship Awards announced Winners of the 2017 NGS Super Scholarship Awards have been announced. Formerly known as the Dedicated to the Dedicated Awards, the awards encourage the professional development of teachers, support staff and management staff of non-government schools

No age limits for next generation of NSW entrepreneurs Primary school students and would-be teenage tycoons will have the chance to showcase their start-up business ideas at workshops designed to support budding entrepreneurs. Initiate 48 will teach students how to build a real business in just 48 hours.

Canvas scores with RMIT, Uni Canberra and Uni Sydney RMIT University, Australia's largest tertiary institution, the University of Canberra and the University of Sydney, have implemented Canvas to deliver a flexible, progressive and student-centred approach to learning.

Parents worry about too much screen time... and not enough outdoor play: Gallup Survey Just one in five Australian parents (23%) strongly agree it’s good for children to have to figure out how to entertain themselves from time to time… without the aid of an electronic device or a structured extracurricular activity. That’s the takeaway finding from research by Gallup and toymaker Melissa & Doug

ACARA presses on with NAPLAN Online preparations Schools across Australia have been taking part in school readiness testing to assess their ICT capacity for NAPLAN Online and to become familiar with administration and logistics

Western Sydney Coding Club launched The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences has launched its 2018 Schools Program, aimed at inspiring a life-long engagement in STEAM subjects. Schools in Western Sydney will also have the opportunity to access free professional development and coding resources through the new Western Sydney Coding Club.

Susan Pascoe to oversee Certification Advisory Board Susan Pascoe AM has been appointed as independent Chair of the Australian Principal Certification Advisory Board. As Chair, she will work closely with Australian Principal Certification Advisory Board

2015 National Report on schooling in Australia released The National Report on Schooling in Australia 2015 is the annual report on Australia’s school education sector. The report highlights progress in 2015 towards the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians agreed by Australian education ministers in 2008.

Nominations for Teacher Fellowship Awards close on 12 October Time is running out to nominate outstanding teachers in the 2018 Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards with entries closing on 12 October. Now in its second year, the Awards will offer 12 Fellowships worth $45,000 for teachers and school leaders who are inspiring and transforming the lives of Australian students.

Not new teachers – new Educators For the first two days of the recent school holidays I hosted 20 very special visitors to Marist College Bendigo. These 20 people had recently been appointed as Educators at Marist from the beginning of 2018. Our applications closed at the beginning of Term 3 and the next eight weeks were spent finalising these successful applicants from well over 100 applications. Our time line has been similar for the last three years as we continue to cater