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LINKS See P&C Federation’s building on Federal Government’s Building
the Education Revolution $14.7 billion over 3 years Walk Safely to School Day
Friday
7 May 2010
Reform of the NSW P&C Federation Proposals
from the Northern Beaches District Council aimed
at reforming the NSW P&C Federation went to the 2007 Annual Conference.
These proposals were deferred to 2008 by the Conference, pending the
Federation’s own independent review. This review is now complete and
the Northern Beaches proposals were considered at the 2008 Conference in
Albury 25-27 July. Read more NSW P&C Federation
– outcome
of the external review of operations DET
Northern Sydney Region Science Initiatives Update (Word) (pdf, 800kb) Australian Tertiary Admission
Rank (ATAR) ATAR Advice Notices will be received in the mail from
Friday 17 December 2010. The national
system of funding schools is helping entrench social disadvantage in rural
and suburban Australia, a report by Lyndsay
Connors, a public school advocate who chaired the former NSW Public Education
Council, has found. Download Lyndsay Connors’ report: Making Federalism Work for Schools (pdf, 1.07MB) Links
to newspaper on
education Regional
Representation opportunities New
Feature New
page being developed Road Safety pdf RTA’s
practical guide to road safety around schools Dates School Holiday Dates NSW
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NEXT MEETING Term 4, 2011 Meeting: Monday, 26th March, 2012. (Tentative) 7.15pm for 7.45pm Venue & Agenda: To be advised Suggestions
for agenda items always welcome Click
here for your School P&C Nomination Form for the
Regional Council The Northern
Sydney Regional Council of P&C Associations has been formed under the
auspices of the Federation of Parents and Citizens’ Associations of
NSW. It is one of ten such Regions in NSW. Northern Sydney Region covers an
area north of Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River, west to Silverwater
Road; then north west to take in part of the Hills District; then north to
the Hawkesbury River. See list of school
P&C sites : list
of schools by type : The Regional Council operates under a
standard P&C Federation Constitution. The Regional
Council meets once per school term, holds events such as training in
operating a P&C, takes part in various regional committees, and provides
advice and assistance to school P&C’s in the Region. There
is a Newsletter Email Group which parents of public school children are most
welcome to join: email pc-nsregion-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Useful Links
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MP’s : Contact
details for Members of Parliament
DET (direct
links to useful pages on the DET site)
Miscellaneous
Education Links Australia Overseas
Board of Studies and
very many useful sites.
Newspaper
articles
Newspaper
education sites
Funding
Grants & Awards get more money or
resources for your school
Parent Organisations in other
Australian States + the national body ACSSO + NZ, UK, Canada and USA.
Help for
Parents and P&C’s – under
development
Parent
Networks and Research Sites
Children
and Youth Organisations
School
P&C’s provide or update your link now
School
Links – Northern Sydney Region
Student
Safety
Canteens
Media
Releases
Teacher
Organisations
Special
Education
Private
School Funding
Leaders
& Innovators in Education
Student
maintained sites provide or update your link now
The Arts
Early
Childhood
School
Science Prizes
P&C Journal
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Site of the Month: P&C Central Coast Region’s Scroll down for previous sites of the month List of 2008 Olympians from NSW Public High Schools Schools of the Future
The Knowsley schools revolution
Knowsley On Line
Pupils-
helping design your school
Newspaper article - The Independent
Knowsley Council to open 24 hour learning centres
Alvin Toffler’s Future School
Toffler advocates a
radical change to the US public education system, saying essentially that its
rate of change compared to the rest of the world is snail-paced.
More
… … Innovators in Education
Report from our School of the Future
Meeting P&C Journal Old versions Term 2, 2006 to Term 1, 2007 Cryptic & Quick - education flavoured! Previous sites of the month Published by The Australian Council for Educational
Research (The ACER, which you may notice is an anagram of “Teacher” !!) See
this article: Useful assessment is timely assessment Testing and teaching are not opposed: testing is an
integral part of good teaching. A useful discussion on the role of NAPLAN (infrequent)
and Progressive Achievement Testing (ongoning, in
class). Progressive Achievement Testing
allows teachers and schools to use the tests as a way of monitoring student
achievement in a variety of ways and for a variety of purposes at the
individual, class and whole-school level. It also allows teachers to monitor
individual progress across the years of school. My School enables you to search the profiles of almost
10,000 Australian schools. School League Tables and alternative means of
publishing School Performance Data to the Australian
Primary Principals Association The UK
Department for Children, Schools and Families' YouTube channel. Many intertesting short videos about school education and
children issues. New from the DET Helping mums and dads Free Subscription The first edition features a podcast of Adam Spencer
on your kid and maths Australian Business and
Community Network
Australian Business and Community Network
(ABCN) is a group of national business leaders creating positive social
change through practical programs that engage students, educators and
business people. Established in early 2005, ABCN works with schools in areas
of high need to broaden the horizons of students, support educators and
engage business to build stronger communities. Environmental website by Castle Hill High students SMH article Junior Hero Category How Australia is Dismantling Public
Education By Jane Caro and Chris Bonnor New and
emerging technologies, combined with highly innovative approaches to
learning, are transforming NSW classrooms and delivering a richer and more
engaging learning experience for students and teachers. See the video and more Barnier Public School at
Quakers Hill is an example Barnier PS works to a
student centred curriculum using technology such as interactive whiteboards
and teaching and learning strategies that engage and
challenge, while catering for all students. Barnier PS Teaching and Learning
Vision Dusseldorp Skills Forum New Report: It's Crunch
Time: raising youth engagement and attainment. Dusseldorp’s MySpace Knowsley On Line
Knowsley
Council in Merseyside, which - for years - has languished near or at the
bottom of exam league tables, has abolished the use of the word to describe
secondary education in the borough. It is taking the dramatic step
of closing all of its eleven existing secondary schools by 2009. As part of a
£150m government-backed rebuilding programme, they will reopen as seven
state-of-the-art, round-the-clock, learning centres
with the aid of Microsoft - which has already developed links with one school
in the borough, Bowring. Newspaper article: Knowsley Council to open 24 hour learning centres
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Older
links …… Catholic
World Youth Day List of Public
Schools being used for accommodation DET
Northern Sydney Region Awards
2007, including Parents of the Year (pdf 120 kb) Was held this
year on Friday
2 May, 2008 National Tree Day Sunday 2nd August
Schools Tree Day Friday 31st July, 2009. More
ACSSO (“P&C Australia”) (pdf, 53kb, 11
pages) Blueprint
For Tomorrow’s Schools Download the first paper, released 1 May, 2007 Minister Della Bosca announces list of school upgrades and maintenance
works. Check for your
school. Final
Round Closed 2
May Results
are on the DEST website NOW P&C Annual Conference 27-29 July, 2007.
Rooty Hill RSL Links to
NSW Election Pack and
P&C Day Next
year’s P&C Day is Wednesday,
5th March, 2008. 2006
HSC Performed
at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, 24 - 25
November, 2006. Telecast on ABC TV 7.30 pm, Cornerstones
Conference
A conference for public
education
New
Road Safety Measures
around schools announced by Minister Roozendaal Travel
smartcard used by students for free travel to and from school on private
buses. Delayed indefinitely. Foundation
Statements – Primary Curriculum DET’s Futures Project: Excellence and Innovation Report
released 13 Dec 05 … more New:
“Success for Boys” Grants First Round Awards Announced Federal
Minister releases Teaching
Reading Report 8.12.05.. more Available for download: All submissions made to
the NSW Public Education Inquiry Northern
Beaches District Council and more http://tinyurl.com/6gsjmv or
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**Popular Baby Names
Jack / Jacob reigns
supreme across 3 continents for the boys. The top girls
names are a little more varied.
NSW
NSW
Top 10, 50 & 100
1995 – 2008 Girls
and Boys
Top Boys Names 2008: Jack,
William and Joshua (same as 2007)
Top Girls Names 2008: Mia,
Chloe and Isabella (Isabella, Ella and Emily in 2007)
Article on 2008 names SMH 16.12.07
Article on 2007 names SMH 16.12.07
Article on baby name history SMH 3.01.07
Year's worst & best celebrity baby names SMH 15.12.08
100 years of baby
names (Graphical display)
England
and Wales Top 100
2002 – 2007 Girls Names Boys Names (2008 not yet available)
Jack has been the top boys name
for more than five years, with Thomas and Oliver in 2007. Grace, Ruby and
Olivia are the top girls names, replacing Olivia,
Grace and Jessica.
Read more
USA Girls and Boys
Lots more
info on baby health, etc.
Jacob,
Michael and Ethan: Emily, Isabella and Emma were the top names for 2007. An adaptation of the Australian
word Ava (as in ‘ava party) is number 4 for
girls.
Top
1,000 names are available for previous years – now that’s a
choice! UK Baby Centre Top Ten World Wikipedia – names
around the world Great Quote about a teacher “My
father was a great teacher. He saw potential in everybody. He used to get the
best musicians together, encourage them, and then get out of their way and
let them get on with it.” Andrew Speight speaking on the death of his
father John Speight, who died on 12 January, 2007 aged 71. John
Speight was the musical director of the Manly Jazz Festival for 28 of its 29
years, and taught at Harbord Public School for 30 years. From a
story in the Manly Daily, 23/01/07. |
The Parents Jury is a web-based network of parents who
wish to improve the food and physical activity environments for children in
Australia. The Parents Jury is an initiative of the Australasian Society for
the Study of Obesity, Diabetes Australia - Vic, The Cancer Council Australia
and its member bodies, and VicHealth, who have
provided financial, administrative and technical support to establish The
Parents Jury. El
Cheapo computer for kids in developing countries See some of the art works Free Internet Safety Resources Provided
by the Australian Government for parents & kids. Order on line. DET’s Middle Years Conference Papers Previous reports of the month Australian Country Background Report
for the OECD Improving School Leadership Activity (pdf)
29 January 2008
“the evidence
suggests that Australia is experiencing serious leadership supply problems.
These problems include the replenishment of principal vacancies, the
identification of aspirants for vacancies and ‘next generation’
school leaders, and workplace wellbeing issues associated with
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