News for Parents and community
News for Parents and community is compiled from a range of sources (listed in the right column).
Studying for the HSC - guide for Year 10 students now available
The booklet for all Year 10 students has been delivered to schools and is also available online.
Source: BoS
Memorandum to principals on Australian curriculum consultation
The memorandum sent to NSW school principals on 20 July provides an update on the consultation activities for the draft senior secondary Australian curriculum in NSW during Term 3.
Source: BoS
Employers' Website update
Updated content includes: school leaving age in NSW; English courses offered for Years 11–12 students; name of the universities' entrance rank, now known as the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
Source: BoS
Amazon: Digital books outselling hard copies
Online retailer Amazon.com says that over the past three months it has sold more eBooks for its Kindle electronic reader than hardcover books in its retail store.
Source: EdNA
School Certificate review - consultation and terms of reference
The Board of Studies is reviewing the School Certificate to ensure it remains relevant and provides the most meaningful information to students, their families, employers and educators.
Source: BoS
NSW consultation on the draft senior secondary Australian curriculum
Throughout Term 3 the Board of Studies is consulting with teachers and the public to co-ordinate NSW feedback on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority's (ACARA) draft senior secondary curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history.
Source: BoS
School internet to go fibre-optic this year
Telstra is on track to blitz the deadline for NSW education's $280 million schools fibre-optic broadband project. Under the Connected Classrooms program, NSW Education wants to experiment with interactive learning methods involving electronic whiteboards and video-conferencing equipment.
Source: EdNA
Internet filter won't protect kids
Protecting children online could be harder with a mandatory internet filter in place, a coalition including state schools, librarians and key players in the internet industry has warned.
Source: EdNA
2010 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlists announced
The four shortlists for the Awards, including the inaugural Young Adult Fiction and Children's Fiction awards, have been announced.
Source: EdNA
Indigenous Australians honoured in 2010 National NAIDOC Awards
The National NAIDOC Awards pay tribute to the outstanding contributions that Indigenous individuals make to their communities, to their chosen fields of endeavour and to broader Australian society.
Source: EdNA
DigiMacq: Parramatta and the Spirit of Lachlan Macquarie
A downloadable tour of Parramatta, relating to the time of Lachlan Macquarie’s governorship. Using state-of-the-art technology, the tour takes participants on a stroll through the streets of Parramatta two hundred years ago.
National cybersafety program for pre-service teachers launched
Cybersafety Outreach, a pre-service teacher program designed for education students in their final year at university has been launched.
Source: EdNA
'Bullying' link to child suicides
As many as 44% of suicides among 10-to 14-year-olds are potentially linked to bullying, a charity suggests.
Source: BBC News
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