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Teach primary school kids about IT: Atlassian boss

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Original article by Glenda Korporaal
The Australian – Page: 19 : 30-Nov-17

Atlassian co-founder Michael Cannon-Brookes wants to see young Australian children exposed to computer science and coding at a young age, particularly girls. Cannon-Brookes says Australia has a lack of people with skills in computer science and coding at the present time, and teaching these skills at primary school level would make students more likely to study computer science and coding as they get older. Atlassian allows its staff to take five days off a year to undertake volunteer work, and its staff in Sydney have been teaching basic computer skills to 55 schools for the past two years.

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ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC, GOOGLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

New teachers struggle with bad students

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Original article by Bethany Hiatt
The West Australian – Page: 11 : 20-Oct-14

The Australian Council for Educational Research has released the findings of the "Staff in Australia’s Schools 2013" survey. It shows that 45 per cent of primary school teachers would like more training in handling problem students, while 40.6 per cent of secondary school teacher feel there is a need for such training. New teachers in particular would like more training in dealing with difficult students

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THE AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION