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The Fair Work Commission has decided to include five days unpaid domestic violence leave in all Modern Awards.

There is only about A WEEK LEFT to register for this fantastic opportunity to participate in a full-day “Invent To Learn” masterclass delivered by internationally renowned Dr Gary Stager. There are still 15 places available. Join about 80 colleagues from all jurisdictions to experience some of the joys of teaching Technologies!

The 2018 ISCA Snapshot publication is now available for download via the ISCA website - www.isca.edu.au. Schools are strongly encouraged to share this resource with governing board members, school staff and the wider school community.

The ISCA – AHISA Joint National Education Forum, A National Perspective, will be held at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra on Monday 20 August 2018.

AISWA have now put online the 1st set of our "How To Videos" for member schools. The videos are divided into two sections, one for all staff at AISWA member schools and one for staff with the administration role applied to their account. Please take a look, especially if you are new to the website or have recently had an Admin Role applied to your account. Your feedback is always welcome and if there is a video you would like for the next release please email the request to websupport@ais.wa.edu.au for consideration Your feedback is always welcome and if there is a video you would like for the next release please email the request to websupport@ais.wa.edu.au for consideration

AISWA and No Tosh Learning Incubator Program

ISCA’s Analysis of the Federal Budget 2018-19

The Federal Government has released a landmark report on Australia’s schooling system and accepted its recommendations in principle. The Government commissioned Mr David Gonski AC to undertake the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools alongside a panel of seven eminent education and policy experts to determine how Australia can improve student achievement and school performance.

As Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs become more widespread, questions are being raised about the benefits of allowing students to actively use mobile phones as learning devices in school. Over the past decade, several studies have taken a closer look at student and educator perspectives on the issue.

This is a monthly collection bringing together a number of recent and relevant articles on a chosen topic from the Australian Journal of Education. The theme of this month's issue is Cyberbullying.

The report on an extensive review to guide efforts to overcome the educational divide between capital cities and regional and rural areas is now available to the public.

The Reconciliation Symposium explores the nature of reconciliation within the sector and brings the matter of reconciliation in early childhood into the spotlight to work towards a better future for all Australians.

Spots filling fast, don’t miss your chance to hear from highly sought after and world-renowned speaker, Sir John Jones!

The Schools Privacy Compliance Manual has been updated jointly with the Catholic Education Commission.

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Children’s author Morris Gleitzman has been chosen as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018-19. The author of nearly 40 books for young people, including Two Weeks with the Queen, Boy Overboard, Bumface and the ‘Felix’ series (all Penguin), will be presented with the laureate’s Magpie Award at a ceremony at the State Library of New South Wales on 15 February.

The Commissioner for Children and Young People WA has undertaken a major education consultation to explore the factors that influence a student’s level of engagement in school and the complex interplay these factors have on each other and their overall engagement.

On the 6th February, AISWA staff were fortunate to be guided by artist Jenny Knapp in the creation this stunning community artwork as part of the organisations Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

The Turnbull Government has locked in a $440 million funding boost for preschool education and is urging states to boost the enrolment and attendance rates of preschoolers in early learning. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the extra funding would extend the National Partnership on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education into 2019 to more than 348,000 children to ensure they have access to 15 hours of quality early learning in the year before school. The Turnbull Government’s $440 million funding boost secures education opportunities for more than 348,000 of Australia’s littlest learners, Minister Birmingham said.

Indigenous retention is up 15% over the decade but is still well below the non-Indigenous rate.

The Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA) cautions parents about glossy marketing campaigns for education focused financial products that misrepresent the cost of Independent school fees.

From 2018 the Commonwealth funding arrangements for all schools will change. Under the current arrangements, all schools are moving towards their Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) funding entitlement over time. Originally envisaged as a total public funding model, the share of public funding being provided by the Commonwealth was based on historical funding patterns. This means that schools serving the same type of students receive different funding from the Commonwealth depending on where they are located.