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languages next on the national curriculum 24 March 2008 New government research has found that students believe learning a language other than English during their senior secondary years would adversely affect their university entry scores. They also believe that knowing another language is not relevant to their future. Read more here... parents' survey: independent schools are safe 20 March 2008 Nearly 90 per cent of more than eight thousand parents of students at independent schools believe their children’s schools are safe places in which to learn, according to a survey by the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV) and the University of Melbourne. Read more here... ib to introduce a more hands-on approach 17 March 2008 Following the Rudd Government’s recent announcement to implement the Trade Training Centres in Schools Programme, The International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) is considering offering Australian senior secondary students a vocational version of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Read more here... university leaders welcome higher education reform 14 March 2008 At last week’s Australian Financial Review’s Higher Education Summit, the Federal Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, announced that the higher education sector will undergo a review, which will take into account funding, student accessibility and teaching standards. Read more here... primary schools to receive additional funding 12 March 2008 The Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) will be presenting the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, with a proposal calling for the government to provide more funding for primary schools in the 2009-2012 funding period. Read more here... independent schools lend a hand 8 March 2008 Whilst the Victorian Government is considering an ‘overhaul’ in the way in which Aboriginal students are taught in government schools, independent schools are coming up with their own ideas to improve Aboriginal students’ literacy and numeracy skills. Read more here... Trade training centres in schools programme launched 7 March 2008 The Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has invited all government and non-government secondary schools to apply for funding under the newly launched Trade Training Centre in Schools Programme. Read more here... Computer rollout to commence in june 6 March 2008 A national audit undertaken by the federal government of computers in schools has found that 937 secondary schools across Australia have a ratio of one computer to every eight or more students in Years 9 to 12. Read more here... Vcal giving students another chance 3 March 2008 A recent study conducted by researchers from The University of Melbourne has found that, since the inception of the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), student retention rates have grown from 76 percent in 1999 to 80 percent in 2006. Read more here...
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