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2017 (16) 12 June 2017
ET News Digest
Your Weekly Education Newsletter
 The four stages to turn a group into a teamThe four-stage process of team development could save a lot of grief – Robyn PearceAbby, the new Chair of her local Parent/Teacher organisation, had seen the previous chairperson run himself into the ground because of poor delegation skills. No way would she fall into that trap, she decided and set about to actively involve as many of her committee as possible. Sub-committees were established for all the core tasks, an experienced leader was appointed to lead each sub-committee, and they were encouraged to seek assistants from other parents not on the elected team. Abby felt that this would be a good way to involve more parents in the running of the school affairs and her team enthusiastically supported the idea. Read More  Students choose careers earlier than previously thoughtProf Jennifer Gore of the University of Newcastle’s School of Education said research undertaken with 6,492 students in Years 3 to 12 at 64 NSW government schools demonstrates that many students are developing clear career aspirations in primary school and early secondary school. Read More THRASS Conference will feature leading local educatorsThe THRASS Institute has announced its first National Conference to be held in Melbourne on 25–26 August. Plenary speakers include Prof Chris Sarra, David Hornsby, Jeff Symms and Denyse Ritchie co-author and developer of THRASS.
The theme is Shifting the literacy paradigm – Australian educators as agents for change. It will focus on: professional learning; evidence based teaching; early years teaching, learning differences; ELAD and THRASS as a whole-school model. The meeting is open to teachers, principals, students, parents and support staff and will feature more than 20 speakers from the Australian educational sector presenting on a range of topics. Read More  New state high schools in inner-city BrisbaneTwo new schools will open in inner-city Brisbane and another to be expanded. These new state high schools will be the first to be built since 1963.
There are also plans underway for new state high schools in other growth areas across Queensland including Mt Low in Townsville, North Lakes/Mango Hill north of Brisbane, Calliope near Gladstone and Yarrabilba in South Logan. Read More  ARIA Music Teacher of The Year AwardARIA (the Australian Recording Industry Association) and The Song Room, a national music and arts education organisation have partnered to present the first-ever ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award at the 2017 ARIA Awards in November.
This award has been introduced to celebrate our music teachers for their passion and hard work in educating Australian children to play and love music. Read More  Help for parents of teensAn Australian service that provides busy parents of teenagers with free, confidential one-on-one parenting help will be launched today by digital mental health service ReachOut Australia.
Proposed changes to home schooling regulations in VictoriaThe Victorian state government has released proposed changes to home schooling regulations in Victoria.
Best keep the TV out of the bedroomA UCL led study of over 12,000 young children in the UK has revealed that 11-year-olds who had TVs in their bedroom at age 7 had a significantly higher body mass (BMI) and fat mass (FMI) and were more likely to be overweight compared to children who did not have a bedroom TV.
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