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Governments must improve COVID-19 communications to CALD communities
April 08, 2020Federation has joined with several community groups appealing for governments to effectively report COVID-19 directives to people with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Category: Multicultural Education
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Governments try to dishonour their obligations during pandemic
April 07, 2020In large parts of the world, teachers and education support personnel are not being paid salaries and receiving benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Education International.
Category: Schools
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TAFE is up to the task
April 07, 2020TAFE is part of the NSW Government’s strategy to rebound from the economic slump that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic — offering 21 fee-free, accredited, online TAFE short courses to reskill job seekers and workers.
Category: TAFE
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Students should be at the centre of reporting: submission
April 04, 2020Academic growth and individual achievement should be the focus of reporting, Federation’s submission to the review of NAPLAN states.
Category: Schools
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Cleaners rewarded for extra elbow grease
April 03, 2020Their job is rated as more hazardous than those in the construction and mining industry*, so when it became evident the Coronavirus had reached our shores NSW’s school cleaners knew they were on the front line.
Category: Schools
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How schools are scrubbing up
April 03, 2020With best-practice hygiene measures important during the Coronavirus pandemic, school cleaners at the very forefront of the battle against the spread of the virus in schools have secured significant guarantees from the NSW Government to maintain their vital work.
Category: Schools
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OECD: Technology divide exposed
April 02, 2020The OECD is assessing the impact of technology on students and their learning outcomes as millions of schools close in more than 140 countries to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Category: International
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Join Palm Sunday online action for solidarity with refugees
April 01, 2020Spare a thought for refugees in detention where crowded conditions make it difficult to practise social distancing and reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, says Federation Multicultural Officer/Organiser Mandy Wells.
Category: Multicultural Education
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Lebanon: refugees and the COVID-19 pandemic
April 01, 2020School closures in Lebanon have affected more than 1.3 million students at all levels affecting large numbers of refugees who are most at risk during the pandemic.
Category: International
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Inquiry head makes plea to school teachers to tell their stories
March 31, 2020Members of the profession are being asked to share the realities of their working lives for the inquiry investigating the value of teachers’ work.
Category: Schools
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