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ANZ High School Esports League launches this month There is a new forum for the trans Tasman sporting rivalry with the launch of League of Legends high school esports league. It will act as a feeder competition into the professional esports league.

Young songwriter to win TV exposure Competition gives young songwriter the opportunity to have an original song featured in the internationally broadcast series XVenture Family Challenge set to be broadcast early next year.

$15,000 Fellowship for Teachers of English and Literacy Who says teaching doesn’t pay? The Copyright Agency has announced the first-ever Reading Australia Fellowship for Teachers of English and Literacy worth $15,000.

Kids can win cash with the ATO’s Tax, Super + You Competition It probably isn’t a great idea to be too creative with your taxes but that’s not the case with The Australian Taxation Office’s 2018 Tax, Super +You competition, with entries exploring how tax and/or super contributes to the community.

STEM experts in every school? Maybe The federal government plan to ensure every Australian school has at least one teacher specialised in mathematics or science is a good idea that might well remain so.

Birmingham’s STEM solution shortcut a thought-bubble  Simon Birmingham’s solution to fix shrinking school student STEM enrolments fails to address the real issue of having a comprehensive plan to fix teacher shortages.

Sydney Water opens 2018 Community Grants Sydney Water has announced its generous community grants program with a total of $80,000 to be awarded. Grassroots community organisations working on initiatives or projects across greater Sydney are encouraged to apply.

New generation of ‘Namby-Pamby’ kids about to drop So millennial bashing has become a national sport, the avo munching, fedora wearing, non-driving or moving out of home snowflakes that they are, but if you thought that generation was a bit soft wait for the next.

School’s out on SES funding There has been a lot of concern around the rethinking of SES scores but the government is keen to stress that the process is in its early stages.

Don't rush SES changes If there are changes to be made to the way SES is calculated following the National School Resourcing Board (NSRB) review, rigorous testing and observation should be carried out before anything is done.

Little J and Big Cuz winner at Logies A fun, educational program aimed at supporting Indigenous children in making the transition from home to school, Little J & Big Cuz was the first show of its kind to focus on Indigenous kids, their culture and their ways of being.

It pays to learn what you can claim at tax time While tax can be boring, refunds aren’t and it’s useful to know what you can and can’t claim so that return is as nice and fat as possible. One thing to remember; you can only claim the work-related part of expenses.