eUpdate - 2020

Education Update 364
14 August 2020

SA schools to recruit 1000 teachers for year 7 move….

Governing Council forum….

Homeschooling spike in SA after Covid lockdown….

Private primary schools should be fully-funded by governments….

IB program for Roma Mitchell Secondary College….

Experts urge rethink on screen time….

Degree cost will hit women hardest….

 

Education Update 363
7 August 2020

Student jobs to count for learner profile….

No jab no play….

4 in 10 kids facing sexual harassment at school….

Unprecedented demand from children fleeing homes….

Low risk of students and teachers transmitting Covid….

Single sex vs. co-ed….

Students more than a number….

 

Education Update 362
30 July 2020

How a group of mums saved their school….

SA teachers told to prepare for second wave of online learning….

Screen time and testing standards hurting future teachers….

Covid school leavers are amazing say leaders….

Schools score extra funds for year 7 prep….

Women outnumber men at uni, but earn less when they leave….

We need a new childcare system that doesn’t punish women….

 

Education Update 361
2 July 2020

Link between wellbeing and performance….

New education act….

More investment needed for Australian teachers….

A holistic approach to education starts in the home….

Age matters in NAPLAN….

Cheaper degrees won’t improve the teaching profession….

 

 

Education Update 360
26 June 2020

Lack of home Internet leaving students behind….

High speed Internet for SA schools….

Warm teachers shape students….

Fear preschoolers left behind ahead of critical year….

Girls score the same as boys in maths but higher in arts….

Teaching fees to be slashed under new uni scheme….

What is family day care….

 

Education Update 359
19 June 2020

Bans to lift on sports, formals, camps, excursions and parents….

Teachers urged not to rush through maths….

A little bit of sweat helps the mind excel….

Disadvantaged students may have lost 1 month of learning….

International students up to 30% of population in some suburbs….

Number of vulnerable children set to double….

Call for $1.25b pupil catch up package….

 

Education Update 358
12 June 2020

Effect of the end of Jobkeeper….

Probe into teen trans autism  rate….

Relying solely on ATAR profoundly distorts experience….

Student teachers must pass literacy and numeracy test….

We can’t flatten curve for key mathematics….

Inquiry into the value of teachers….

Study casts doubt on Ipad benefits….

 

Education Update 357
5 June 2020

Children are back at school but what about coughs and colds….

School Post….

Glenunga International School upgrade….

Prepare for further home learning in the future….

Charity shoots for $4m….

Kids ask experts about Covid-19….

Springbank families protest….



Education Update 356
29 May 2020

School closures have damaged student learning….

Interstate parents want SA government to ease border rules….

Childcare workers should protect kids by having flu jab….

Period poverty….

The challenges of being a principal during Covid-19….

Adelaide High School $23m building development….





Education Update 355
22 May 2020

SA’s top teachers….

Split over end of free childcare….

Teacher Registration Board reforms….

Severe bullying not improved by school interventions….

Kindness Curriculum….

Parents worried about the effect of remote learning on kids….

Robot helping kids stay connected….



Education Update 354
15 May 2020

SA schools hit 90% attendance….

Push to open doors to foreign students….

Parents fed up with speed-dating teachers….

SA schools get $66m in new buildings and upgrades….

Gender imbalance threatens Covid-19 recovery….

Cyber threats at home….

Getting back to school will help….



Education Update 353
8 May 2020

Attendance hits 83% as SA families back return to school push….

New Super School at Angle Vale….

SACE should not be dumbed down during pandemic….

Face-to-face learning making swift return to SA schools….

Random virus tests on school kids….

TAFE and uni’s set to reopen….

QLD poll shows people want kids back in classroom….



Education Update 352
30 April 2020

Back to school….

Schools ready for return of students….

COVID will not disrupt Year 12 university entry….

One in three students expected to start Term 2….

World Vision – open up schools to save our children….

High-speed Internet for SA schools….

Disadvantaged kids worse off with online learning….

 

Education Update 350
28 February 2020

SA students perform below national NAPLAN benchmarks….

SA teacher dispute finally resolved….

Childcare costs as much as private school….

1 in 5 kids start school with difficulties that challenge learning….

AEU slams government performance on closing Indigenous gap….

Love of maths rubs off on students….

Dodgy childcare crackdown….

 

Education Update 349
14 February 2020

Minister orders all schools review bullying policies….

School under fire after teenage student has teeth knocked out….

Principal shaping Swallowcliffe Primary….

Teacher understanding of ADHD patchy….

Emotionally intelligent students have a leg up on peers….

Specialist roles for expert teachers….

Closing the Gap report….

 

Education Update 348
7 February 2020

More SA schools welcome year 7s in 2020….

Ingle Farm East Primary School named best canteen….

Focus on food for Woodville High upgrade….

Back to school costs $568 per child….

SACE Research Project to remain for now….

SA schools work on ATAR alternative….

Demand forces Mitcham High expansion….