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31 october 2007 A survey conducted by The Parents Jury has found that most parents do not want their children’s schools raising funds through selling junk food. Read more here... anaphylaxis training for schools and childcare centres 30 october 2007 New laws will be passed in State Parliament this week to protect children and students who suffer from severe allergic reactions. Victorian Premier John Brumby has said that the new laws would require staff that work with children to be trained to deal with anaphylaxis. Read more here... more tech colleges on their way 29 october 2007 Prime Minister John Howard has announced that a re-elected Howard Government will spend $2.1 billion on building an additional 100 campuses across the country as part of the Australian Technical Colleges programme. Read more here... 26 october 2007 Opposition Leader, Mr Kevin Rudd, recently launched Federal Labor’s National Solar Schools Plan. The scheme will see Australia’s 9612 government and non-government primary and secondary schools become ‘solar schools’ in an eight-year, $489 million climate change initiative. Read more here... 25 october 2007 In a bid to combat the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) skills recruitment shortage, Prime Minister John Howard has announced that, if elected, he will build two defence-related technical colleges for senior secondary school students. Read more here... 22 october 2007 The Cancer Council Victoria and SunSmart are targeting secondary school students with a new campaign to reduce the risk of young people developing skin cancer. With melanoma the most common cancer in young people aged 12 to 24, secondary-school aged students across Australia are being encouraged to improve their sun protection. Read more here... 21st century educational tools 20 october 2007 Opposition Leader, Mr Kevin Rudd, has announced that parents will receive a tax rebate to purchase school equipment such as home computers, laptops, printers, internet connections, educational software and textbooks. Read more here... 17 october 2007 A new report, In the Balance: The Future of Australian Primary Schools, which was jointly commissioned by the federal Department of Education, Science and Training and the Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA), maintains that government, independent and Catholic primary schools do not have sufficient funds to ‘fulfil the goals required of them.’ Read more here... Students finding it hard to cope 17 october 2007 A new research report, commissioned by the Australian Scholarship Group and conducted by the University of Melbourne and the Australian Council for Educational Research, has found that one-third of Australian students are stressed and ‘struggling to cope with school, bullying and having to live up to parental expectations.’ Read more here... independent schools council of australia releases election 'manifesto' 16 october 2007 The Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA) has released an election ‘manifesto’ welcoming both major parties’ focus on education. Read more here... 11 october 2007 Prime Minister John Howard has released a Guide to the Teaching of Australian History in Years 9 and 10, which recommends that Australian history should become a compulsory, stand-alone subject for all students in years 9 and 10 from 2009. Read more here... 9 october 2007 The ALP has said that if they are elected, they will retain the current non-government schools funding system until 2012. The new policy has been welcomed by both independent and Catholic schools. Read more here... Students call for a more social education 5 october 2007 Eight schools participated in this years’ 21st annual Youth Parliament programme run by YMCA Victoria. The programme brings together young people aged 16 to 25 to formally debate bills in the chamber of parliament house. Read more here... parents value their choice in educating their children 3 october 2007 The Australian Parents Council (APC), which represents parents of students at non-government schools, has commissioned a draft report as part of the Federal Government’s values education programme. Read more here... social subjects cut from primary schools 2 october 2007 In August this year, the Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) invited principals, teachers and parents from the government, independent and Catholic education sectors to comment on the draft Primary School Charter. After receiving the support of 90 percent of the 1580 respondents, the APPA has released the final charter. Read more here...
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