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National Literacy and Numeracy Week 2008 - Grants for Catholic schools/dioceses | |||
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Applications are invited for grants of up to $1,000 for individual Catholic schools or dioceses to participate in 2008 National Literacy and Numeracy Week. The theme for the Week will be Partnerships in Learning, with a focus on parents, teachers and members of the community supporting young people to develop strong literacy and numeracy skills.
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National Reading Day - September 3 2008 | |
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On National Reading Day showcase students’ engagement with reading to the school community, to parents, to other schools, and to the world! |
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Evderyone is invited to get involved in National Reading Day on Wednesday 3 September 2008. National Reading Day is a key event of National Literacy and Numeracy Week. Excellent teaching resources, fantastic networking opportunities and great prizes are available to schools who share their responses online to the 2008 National Reading Day question:. |
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Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards | |
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The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is the oldest and largest poetry competition for school students in Australia. |
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The poetry awards aim to capture the imagination of students, inspiring them to express their thoughts creatively through poetry; while celebrating the legendary work of Dorothea Mackellar, author of the famous poem ‘My Country’. It is a unique national event, giving Australia’s young people a voice and an opportunity to strive for excellence in literature. |
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National Child Protection Week 7 - 13 September | |
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NAPCAN will use NCPW 08 as a focal point in an on-going national campaign to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect. |
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The National Campaign will be built around NAPCAN's powerful multi media campaign video, Children See, Children Do. View the campaign video HERE
The message has relevance for all of us ...that we need to take responsibility to ensure that our influence on children is positive. |
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Premier’s Teacher Scholarships | |
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Teachers in schools and TAFE NSW Institutes across New South Wales have the opportunity to apply for the NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarships. |
Brother John Taylor Award for 2007 | |
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The 2007 Brother John Taylor Award has awarded to Br Michael Flanagan fms , Principal of the Berne Education Centre. The award was made in acknowledgement of the wonderful work that has been done with young people at the Berne Centre who have been able to access quality education and intervention programs that would have otherwise have been denied them and who have been given skills and the confidence to pursue careers after leaving the Centre. |
National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) | |
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In May 2008, as part of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), national tests will be held in literacy and numeracy for all students in Australia at Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. These tests will replace the current State and Territory-based assessments and have the support of all Education Ministers. The Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA), through the Australian Education Systems Officials Committee (AESOC), has directed the Curriculum Corporation to project manage the tests in 2008 and 2009. The website provides information about NAPLAN and will continue to be developed and updated. DET has newsletters on NAPLAN on this site: While many issues are covered, some of the information provided here may be DET-specific . |
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Student Health Guidelines | |
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An updated version of the Student Health Guidelines is now available. Publication is intended as general guidance only for the purpose of assisting schools in managing the health care needs of their students.
Readers should note that the guidelines contained in the publication do not constitute either formal medical advice or formal legal advice.
This document is also available in the Publications section of the website
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2007 Roger O'Sullivan Lecture | |
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Podcasts of the 2007 Roger O'Sullivan Lecture - Closing the Gap (between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians), together with introduction and response are now available. Click the link below |
NSW Sustainable Schools Initiative | |
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Sustainable Schools NSW aims to assist school communities across NSW to teach important sustainability knowledge and concepts. It is jointly managed by the NSW Department of Education and Training and the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change. Support is also provided by the Australian Government through the National Sustainable Schools Initiative. |
The Catholic Education Commission, NSW sponsors, on an annual basis, an Award honouring the contribution to Catholic education of Brother John Taylor, 1929 - 1993. The Award is known as the Brother John Taylor Award for Excellence in Catholic Education. The Award for Excellence consists of:
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Individual planning profile | |
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The individual planning profile aims to identify the level of support needs (high, moderate, low) of a student with an identified disability irrespective of educational setting. A profile of a student is developed across 6 focus areas: curriculum participation, communication, mobility, personal care, safety and social skills, by identifying the adjustments that are currently in place to support the student and using the examples of descriptors to assist with the identification of a level of support for each focus area. |
Catholic schools at the crossroads | |
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In this Pastoral Letter the Bishops of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (NSW-ACT) invite Catholic educational leaders, staff and parents, as well as the broader Catholic community, to join with us in reflecting upon the future of Catholic schools in NSW-ACT. We here reaffirm our commitment to Catholic education, while at the same time challenging all those involved to embrace the new evangelisation to which our schools are called in this new century. |
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Smart Copying WebsiteThe Guidelines have been designed to provide a quick reference guide to copyright issues affecting Australian schools. They are not intended to provide a detailed response to specific copyright questions or legal advice. For further information on specific copyright issues affecting your school, department or educational institution contact Ian Baker
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The Australian Government Quality Teacher Program will run in NSW schools in 2008. The program is accessible to Congregational Schools by way of application. Principals have been notified about the application process and have been provided with appropriate documents. Congregational schools may also wish to down-load some of the documents already provided by mail from the links below:
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 Licensed Under NEALS |
NEALS (National Educational Access Licence for schools)What is NEALS? Agreement between state & territory education departments, Catholic and independent sectors Allows schools to copy & communicate material for educational use free of charge from each other’s websites and publications Aims to reduce copyright fees paid by schools under Part VB of the Copyright Act |
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World Youth DayIt is a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience this great gathering of young people from around the world on our own shores, in our own homes and in our parish communities. Activ8 is the name given to the pastoral programme of events, activities and materials developed by WYD08 to prepare our young people across the Dioceses in our parishes, youth groups, schools and homes for World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney. |
Commonwealth Accountabilities Users GuideThis document is designed to assist NSW Catholic school authorities to understand and comply with the Australian Government's legislative requirements under the Schools Assistance (Learning Together - Achievement through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004 and associated regulatory frameworks. It represents current understanding of the legislative requirements. Direct queries to rosalie.nott@cecnsw.catholic.edu.au Interstate Transfer Note MCEETYA Ministers have agreed to certain processes and protocols to achieve a consistent national system for timely transmission between schools of student information relating to students moving interstate. A link to the protocols and processes for schools in the non-government sector may be found at:
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Drug Education Forums |
Schools are invited to apply for funding to conduct a drug education forum, involving school and school community members and utilising peers. Applications are made by filling in this online application form
Reports are made by filling in this online report form
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Values Education & Respect and Responsibility |
Details about the Australian Government's National Framework for Values Education, applications to Diocesan Offices for funding to conduct a Values Education Forum and information about the NSW Government's plan to promote the community values of respect and responsibility can be found on the CEC website. To apply to your Diocese for funding to conduct a Values Education Forum in your school/cluster visit: http://stage.cecnsw.catholic.edu.au/values/forumlogin.asp To provide a report regarding the Values Education Forum held in your school/cluster visit: http://stage.cecnsw.catholic.edu.au/values/forumreportlogin.asp
Reports are to be submitted by each participating school during the month the Values Education Forum is conducted. |