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Educational Leadership
Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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Australia's Science Channel

Australia's Science Channel | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
If it happens in science..... You'll find it here!
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Leonora High School in WA wins battle against low attendance with free hot lunches, trips to the pool.

Leonora High School in WA wins battle against low attendance with free hot lunches, trips to the pool. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
This school has battled some of the lowest attendance rates in WA but has turned the corner, with attendance up 11.2 per cent in just one year.
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Vocational education starved of funding as demand for skills soars

Vocational education starved of funding as demand for skills soars | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Government investment in vocational education and training has slumped to its lowest level in a decade, despite anticipated growth in employment in the sector.
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VET FEE-HELP unfair debt wiped under redress scheme after vocational college collapse

VET FEE-HELP unfair debt wiped under redress scheme after vocational college collapse | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
When Bianca Hackett's training college collapsed she was left with no diploma and thousands of dollars in debt. Finally she has some redress.
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Stellar standards and a solid support crew

Stellar standards and a solid support crew | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
It’s not uncommon for students to have false starts as they navigate the challenging transition from high school to higher education. For Peter Swanton, the road to the perfect degree at ANU included study detours in project management and engineering. But after a long journey, the Kamilaroi man from Mackay will this week graduate, having completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in physics with distinction. And he’s going to revel in the moment.
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PISA rankings: Australian students falling behind in maths, science and reading

PISA rankings: Australian students falling behind in maths, science and reading | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Australian students have recorded their worst ever results in PISA, an international test of reading, maths and science skills.
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State Library Victoria proves libraries aren't just about books: they're about community

State Library Victoria proves libraries aren't just about books: they're about community | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
In our digital age, libraries are spaces for community and connection. The new State Library Victoria proves libaries have an exciting future.
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Hundreds of millions lost from vocational scheme

Hundreds of millions lost from vocational scheme | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Private colleges that rorted the vocational training system have avoided repaying tens of millions of dollars in penalties as former students continue to suffer
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Independent and Catholic schools join forces to pool schools resources

Independent and Catholic schools join forces to pool schools resources | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Independent and Catholic schools say their new partnership will contribute to education reform in NSW.
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High school graduates struggling to find employment discover success in Year 13

High school graduates struggling to find employment discover success in Year 13 | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Half the graduates at a Brisbane high school didn't have a job or study prospects six months after leaving, so the school took them back for Year 13.
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UTAS considers overhaul of degree delivery

UTAS considers overhaul of degree delivery | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The University of Tasmania is currently exploring the possibility of transforming course curriculum and implementing changes to how degrees are delivered, including through a model of teaching wher…
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Push for private schools, universities to pay council rates

Push for private schools, universities to pay council rates | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Victorian ratepayers are ‘unfairly’ paying tens of millions more in council rates, according to the Municipal Association of Victoria, because private schools, universities, power stations and mines enjoy rate exemptions.
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RTI documents reveal allegations of abuse by state education teaching staff against students with disability.

RTI documents reveal allegations of abuse by state education teaching staff against students with disability. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
New documents reveal serious complaints of mistreatment by state education teaching staff against students with disability — from pulling a child by the hair while calling them an expletive, to grabbing a boy around the neck and shaking him.
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TAFE NSW offers medical admin course ahead of Liverpool’s health sector boom

TAFE NSW offers medical admin course ahead of Liverpool’s health sector boom | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A new vocational course will help equip Liverpool’s future workforce with essential skills as plans get underway to create a world-class health and education precinct in the city centre.

TAFE NSW will deliver a Statement of Attainment in Medical Administration for 21 students from John Edmondson, Ashcroft and Miller high schools.

The course aims to create a pipeline of skilled workers with the anticipated growth of the city’s health and education sector.

Year 10 students will learn practical skills such as labelling specimen samples, ordering medical equipment, using a blood pressure machine and assessing patients in a new simulated medical surgery at TAFE NSW’s Liverpool campus.
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How a public school's academic rise started with losing its shame

How a public school's academic rise started with losing its shame | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
When Sandringham College introduced a school blazer this year, it symbolised a process its principal says has led to the school's best VCE result this year.
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Education 'under threat' as Melbourne school for children with disabilities says it faces funding cut.

Education 'under threat' as Melbourne school for children with disabilities says it faces funding cut. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A Melbourne school for children with disabilities says its will soon lose funding for its support staff because of a financial stoush between the Victorian and Federal governments.
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At the core of this Bathurst school is love and the students say it is giving them a chance.

At the core of this Bathurst school is love and the students say it is giving them a chance. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
About 500,000 high school students will soon graduate and among them are 20 young people from a college for disadvantaged kids in regional New South Wales. They say the school was their only chance.
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Australian students' maths performance falls to OECD average in worst result since 2000

Australian students' maths performance falls to OECD average in worst result since 2000 | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Dan Tehan says results ‘should have alarm bells ringing’ but pushes responsibility on to states
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Government spends $6.4 million on consultants for TAFE

Government spends $6.4 million on consultants for TAFE | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A consultancy giant was paid $1.4 million to "assess the role and purpose of TAFE NSW".
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Tech, mate. PISA throws spotlight on rising teen screen time

It is recommended that young people spend no more than two hours a day sitting in front of a small screen. The PISA test shows students globally spend 3 hours online outside of school - an increase of one hour since 2012.
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Are flexible learning options giving schools a convenient way out of taking responsibility for 'difficult' students?

Are flexible learning options giving schools a convenient way out of taking responsibility for 'difficult' students? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Thousands of Australian students are disengaged from school and leave early. Governments have provided alternative learning options for these students, but are these having unintended consequences?
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Behind the gates of Australia’s ‘last chance’ school

Bullied outcasts hit the textbooks alongside teen mums bouncing babies, while in the next classroom, youths facing 'juvie' learn about sex in prison. Is this Australia's most unique school?


Macleay Vocational College in Kempsey on New South Wales’ mid-north coast caters for students aged 14 upwards. The school provides education to students previously labelled as being on their “last chance”, to give them a place to belong and make something of themselves.


Behind it all is principal Mark Morrison, who has been called “inspirational” for the way he has meshed himself in the low socio-economic community and made real change to the area and its young people.

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Enrolments flatlining: Australian unis' financial strife in three charts

Enrolments flatlining: Australian unis' financial strife in three charts | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
In 2018, domestic numbers for undergraduate courses fell for the first time since 2013 – they will remain stagnant for some years. This and other factors put unis at face financial risk.
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How police busted a multi-million-dollar 'ghost college' scam

How police busted a multi-million-dollar 'ghost college' scam | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Over four years, Bobby Singh made more than $2 million in subsidies for students enrolled at this Melbourne training college. But it never taught a single class.
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Disability royal commission: girl with Asperger's hid in garbage bin to avoid bullying

Disability royal commission: girl with Asperger's hid in garbage bin to avoid bullying | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
First day of hearings told multiple instances of violence led to anxiety that affected 10-year-old’s walking and speech
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