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31 July 2008 In a submission to the Australian Government’s review of higher education, the Group of Eight universities has called for the creation of transitional ‘preparatory colleges’ for students who fail to enter university courses directly from school. Read more here… ABS Releases Statistics on Australian Literacy Levels 24 July 2008 The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released their annual report on social trends, and the report claims that literacy skills among ‘high school students and school leavers’ has dropped ‘3.7 percentage points’ in the past ten years. Read more here… Educate Adults to Protect Kids in Cyberspace 20 July 2008 Eight thousand students from 50 city and country independent schools across Victoria have completed a survey explaining how they use their mobile phones, computers and internet social networking sites. It’s a major research project aimed at finding ways to protect students using the internet from cyber bulling and other web problems. Ms Michelle Green, Chief Executive of the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria, explains… Forum calls for reduced emphasis on ENTER 17 July 2008 The Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University (ACU), Professor Greg Craven, and Professor Alan Robson from the University of Western Australia, have called for universities to reduce their emphasis on students’ Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER). Read more here… new aisv chairman: 'schooling is a partnership' 16 July 2008 The new Chairman of the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV) Board of Management, Mrs Elizabeth Jedynak believes that independent schools foster a spirit of partnership between the family, school, the child and the community. Read more here… anaphylaxis training for all teachers and carers 14 July 2008 A new Victorian law has come into effect this week that protects the health and wellbeing of allergy-prone children in childcare centres, kindergartens and schools. Read more here… students to get a military taste 14 July 2008 Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has suggested that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) open its army, navy and air force bases to high school and university students in a bid to meet future recruiting targets. Read more here… aisv's performance pay project 9 July 2008 Seven Victorian independent schools will take part in a pilot programme to measure teacher performance. They are trialing a performance-based pay model developed by the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV) that will assess teachers using four measures. Read more here… Finding out how to make the internet safer for children 3 July 2008 Students will go online this month to explain how they use their mobile phones and internet social networking sites and to say if they have experienced cyberbullying or other web problems. Read more here…
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