March InBrief: Snippets from classrooms around the country

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published February 24, 2016

Are you doing exciting things in your classrooms? We'd love to hear from you. Email your brief 60 word story to classroom@educationhq.com

Kids play the teacher

CANBERRA - Year 5 children from Telopea Park School have played teacher by setting up rotational science ...

This story appeared in the March 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

Business Manager - Redland District Special School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland) Brisbane

Redland District Special School is seeking a proactive, organised and collaborative Business Manager to play a key role in the effective and efficient operation of our...

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Administration Officer - Raceview State School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland) Brisbane

We are looking for an organised and proactive Administration Officer (AO3) who enjoys working in a busy school environment, builds positive relationships and takes pri...

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School news / New program zeros in on hidden bullying behaviours lurking on camps and excursions

With the Federal Government having just announced its $10 million Let’s Stop Bullying campaign, one expert in outdoor safety is urging schools to apply the same scrutiny to the setting where bullying is hardest to see and has the most impact – ove...

School news / Exploitation and abuse concerns: kids’ game given three months to bolster child safety

Children’s gaming giant Roblox has three months to improve children’s protections against grooming under an Australian legal agreement.

School news / Social media’s biggest legal test: Meta rejects claims it sought to hook kids to platforms

Meta has rejected accusations by US states that it intentionally sought to addict children to Facebook and Instagram in pursuit of profit, at the start ‌of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.

School news / Law suits force ChatGPT to launch teen version reminding kids chatbots are not human

Teenagers will be warned that artificial intelligence chatbots are not human, cannot feel emotions and cannot fall in love under safeguards designed for underage users.

School news / ‘Serious burning issues’: parents of isolated children lobby for student airfares, fair funding

Hundreds of parents from geographically isolated contexts across Australia have converged to safeguard their children's right to access a quality education.

School news / ‘I don’t want this’: students now reject AI in teaching and learning, teacher reports

Students have turned on AI in the classroom, with early enthusiasm replaced by vehement scepticism and even outright rejection of the tech being used in their learning experience, one teacher reports.

School news / Critical thinking and resilience: the radical change in why parents want their kids tutored

Improving academic performance has long been the primary reason many parents enrol their children in tutoring, however a leading provider in the industry says many are increasingly seeking help with life skills, communication, confidence and learn...

School news / It’s a YES! Vic teachers vote to accept Govt’s latest pay deal

Victorian public school teachers have voted to accept the Carroll Government’s latest offer of a pay rise of up to 32.4 per cent over four years – and will pocket a $2000 lump sum sweetener as part of the deal, likely drawing months of historic in...

School news / ‘Extremely odd’: church school finances questioned as more probes urged

The odd finances and alleged student living arrangements of an acclaimed private school warrant further investigation, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

School news / Senate inquiry hears grieving parents describe tech platforms as ‘social heroin’

A father has begged the Federal Government to help teenagers so more parents don’t find themselves having to decide what flowers to put on their child’s coffin.

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