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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
