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The Queensland Teacher's Union says putting pressure on students to perform in one-off national tests is the wrong approach to helping children learn.
We are looking for people that attended Peel High School in Tamworth for year 10 1987 and year 12 1989. Missing only a few but would love to track them down.
7 March (Saturday) 2009 - Maroubra Bay High School 50 Year Reunion 1959-1990 - All Maroubra Bay High School ex-students to join the reunion. 12:00pm to 5:00pm at Shannon Room, AJC, Randwick. Different years expected to party on elsewhere afterwards.
For the past two decades, the Internet has been used by many as an easy-to-use tool that enables the spread of information globally. Increasingly, the Web is moving beyond its use as an electronic "Yellow Pages" and online messaging platform to a virtual world where social interaction and communities can inform social science and its applications in the real world.
21 February (Saturday) 2009 - Big G Class of 1996 Reunion - Beer, wine, soft drinks and cocktail food will be provided. Cost is $40 per head. 6.00pm to 10.00pm at North Bar Street, 46 Northbourne Avenue. Email oneall [at] grapevine.com.au for more details.
In response to the Victorian bushfire tragedy, edna has created a fire safety theme page that provides teachers with a collection of resources suitable for teaching fire safety and prevention.
To know more please visit their website at:
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/fire/
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has told education ministers and schools representatives to treat the rollout of the economic stimulus package like a national emergency.
The Federal Government has begun briefing them on its $42 billion package, which is yet to be approved by the Senate.
If it is passed unamended almost $15 billion will be spent on school maintenance and new buildings.
To boost jobs and invest in Australia’s long term future the Rudd Government will build or upgrade buildings in every one of Australia’s 9,540 schools.
Building the Education Revolution is a $14.7 billion long term investment to improve the quality of facilities, like gymnasiums, libraries and science labs in Australian schools.
