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Education growing as place for jobs

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Original article by Shane Wright
The West Australian – Page: 20 : 19-Sep-14

The Australian employment market is changing. In the three months to August 2014, for the first time there were more people employed in education and training than manufacturing. In Western Australia (WA), education surpassed manufacturing nearly three years before. In WA, there were fewer than 96,000 people directly employed in mining, the lowest number since mid-2011. There were 152,000 retail workers, 150,000 healthcare workers and over 34,000 in the real estate sector

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Kids to start big school with new report card

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Original article by Eryk Bagshow
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 6 : 11-Sep-14

The New South Wales Government has introduced a new report card for children going from preschool to kindergarten. The "transition to school statement" will contain information gathered from teachers, parents and children themselves. Many parents and teachers are more concerned about funding for early childhood education

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$1m compo spurs rise in stress inquiry

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Original article by Benjamin Preiss, Jane Lee
The Age – Page: 2 : 10-Sep-14

Melbourne lawyer Michael Magazanik says the recent compensation payout to a former Werribee Secondary College teacher has prompted other past teachers at the school to approach him. Peter Doulis was awarded more than $A1m after being subjected to protracted bullying and abuse by his students. Employment law expert Tim Donaghey says the judgment may allow other employees in stressful jobs to take similar action, particularly if workplace bullying is involved

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WERRIBEE SECONDARY COLLEGE, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, VICTORIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Study ‘not up to the job’ of readying Aussies for work

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Original article by Natasha Bita
The Australian – Page: 5 : 8-Sep-14

Think Education Group has issued the results of new polling commissioned from Pureprofile. They show that among 18-to-35-year-olds fewer than two thirds believe that the education they received has given them the skills they need in their jobs. Among vocational training graduates the ratio is even lower, at just 57%. Think CEO Linda Brown says more needs to be done to eliminate the gap between the education system and the "real world". Another finding is that men tend to choose their field of study based on the salary they want to earn, while women "follow their passion"

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Schools turn to software to help catch plagiarists

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Original article by Benjamin Preiss
The Age – Page: 3 : 3-Sep-14

MacRobertson Girls’ High School is among more than 21 schools in Victoria that now deploy the Turnitin software to detect plagiarism by pupils. The makers of the program claim that it trawls through over 35 billion web pages to find any improper matches with the work handed in by students. Local distributor Aldis Associates says private schools are its main client base. MacRobertson principal Toni Meath argues that use of Turnitin allows the school to educate students on the need for original work, especially as they prepare for university

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Concern over progress of NSW children taught at home

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Original article by Alexandra Smith
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 2 : 26-Aug-14

The New South Wales Government’s parliamentary inquiry into home schooling will commence public hearings in September 2014. Some 3,238 students were registered for home schooling in the state in December 2013, but groups that are involved in home schooling believe that the unofficial figure is much higher. The Department of Education’s submission to the inquiry notes the lack of procedures to gauge the true extent of unregistered home education

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NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES, HOME EDUCATION NETWORK, NEW SOUTH WALES. BOARD OF STUDIES, NEW SOUTH WALES. OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE

Royal Adelaide to give birth to high school

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 38 : 16-Jul-14

The South Australian Government will shortly commence a tender process for the redevelopment of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site. The Government proposes to build a high school on part of the site, and while the existing hospital buildings will be demolished, there have been suggestions that the seven-storey east wing be retained and used by the school. Future uses for 85 per cent of the site have yet to be determined

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ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SLASH, PHILLIPS/PILKINGTON ARCHITECTS PTY LTD, LIBERAL PARTY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ADELAIDE HIGH SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

3P Learning flunks first day on ASX – down 14pc

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Original article by Paul Smith, Sally Rose
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 & 26 : 10-Jul-14

The initial public offering of 3P Learning on 9 July 2014 was a disappointment. Stock in the Mathletics and Reading Eggs educational software provider had been issued at $A2.50, but opened at $A2.39 before closing at just $A2.15. The 14% drop compared with one of 1.1% for the S&P/ASX 200 Index for the day. The float had been the second-largest ever in the Australian technology sector, and the eighth-largest overall for calendar 2014 so far. CEO Tim Power says 3P will concentrate on further expansion and innovation rather than the ups and downs of its share price

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3P LEARNING LIMITED – ASX 3PL, FREELANCER LIMITED – ASX FLN, XERO LIMITED – ASX XRO, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, PACT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX PGH, GDI PROPERTY GROUP – ASX GDI, COVER-MORE GROUP LIMITED – ASX CVO, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, DEALOGIC (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, HYPERION ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Brightest students dismiss teaching

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Original article by Justine Ferrari
The Australian – Page: 1 and 2 : 23-Jun-14

New Australian Institute of Teaching & School Leadership data indicate that the number of high school graduates with the best marks choosing to become teachers is in decline. In 2005 they accounted for 40%-plus of the total enrolments in teaching courses at university, but by 2012 this had fallen to below 30%. The Australian Education Union has repeatedly called for the number of places offered to be reduced, as there is an over-supply of teachers and quality is suffering. The growth rate per annum for teaching enrolments was 8% in 2012, compared with 4% on average for all fields

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION UNION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Maths and science important for girls and digital economy

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Original article by Ben Potter
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 6/19/2014

Dutch politician and vice-president for the digital economy at the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, would like more girls to be interested in mathematics. She says that many professions are now only open to those who have studied maths. Kroes believes that maths can be taught in an engaging and interesting way

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