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Aussie science student’s oarsome effort Lucy Lake’s rowing oars are taking her from home in Sydney to Phoenix, Arizona, USA to represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

Ascham to be 90% renewable powered Business energy retailer Flow Power has signed up Ascham School, the first New South Wales-based school to sign onto a Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

Creating inclusion for LGBTIQ students Author, speaker and life coach Tracey Horton has been appointed as a guest lecturer at Griffith Universities Queensland-wide to educate future teachers on creating inclusion for LGBTIQ students.

Black Dog Institute and Sydney Swans tackle mental health in schools Black Dog Institute and the AFL’s Sydney Swans will partner to deliver free mental health training to high schools across Australia with a focus on improving the mental health literacy and resilience of Australian school students.

Regional Vic principals up-skill in Adelaide to to take on unique challenges A cohort of school leaders from rural Victoria attended a program at SA’s Flinders University which aims to help rural and regional principals to overcome the challenges of their location and harness novel opportunities to benefit students. The course was developed with input from Emeritus Professor John Halsey.

Early career teachers get dramatic with NIDA NIDA continues to invest in the creative practice of early career teachers in primary and secondary schools with the 2019 Creative Ambassador’s Initiative.

AITSL Stakeholder Survey now open Teachers, school leaders and the entire education sector can have their say in the 2019 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Survey which is open now.

Casula Powerhouse has heaps of creative workshops Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (CPAC) has announced its latest workshops on offer for Term 2 as part of the Public Programs and Education (PPE) schedule, activities include stunning visual arts, colourful clay-crafting and art history.

LEGO SPIKE Prime integrates LEGO with STEAM teaching LEGO has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to Making and STEAM and with the release of LEGO SPIKE Prime it should feature in technology teaching well into the future.

New funding for schools to share Stolen Generations history Schools around the country can now apply for grants of up to $700 to hold events about the Stolen Generations. The grants were announced by The Healing Foundation at the launch of their Stolen Generations Resource Kit.

The Bryan Foundation partners with Evidence for Learning to support better early childhood learning Evidence for Learning, a not-for-profit backed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA), has received $1 million in cornerstone funding from The Bryan Foundation to deliver an Early Childhood Education initiative.

The Gruffalo has arrived at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary The Gruffalo Trail augmented reality experience will be open at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Gold Coast in time for the April school holidays.