Competition - Tax, Super + You
​23/6/2024

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​The Australian Taxation Office is conducting a competition for secondary students entitled "Tax, Super, + You".

• Students have the opportunity to share in $12,000 worth of prizes through creating a video that:
• Explains how, when and why Australians pay tax (for Years 7-9)
• Explains Australian's superannuation system and the impact on the community if we didn't have one (for Years 10-12)

Further details can be found here.

The competition closes on 27 September 2024.

AI Checker Quiz
​26/5/2024

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A potentially useful resource for your classes:

This quiz presents the user with three images, and invites them to identify the one that was generated by artificial intelligence.

​It also provides useful information as to how AI-generated images can be identified in future.

West Australian Younger Readers' Book Awards 2024
25/2/2024

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The poster and theme for the 2024 Young Readers' Book Awards has been revealed!

The theme this year is Reading: Your Passport to Adventure.

The poster was designed by local author and illustrator Briony Stewart. Copies of the poster, along with bookmarks and stickers, will be available to purchase from WAYRBA.

For further details, visit the WAYRBA website at https://www.wayrba.org.au/.

AI Framework for Schools released
5/12/2023

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Please refer to this article from The Educator, 1 Dec 2023.

eNews from the State Library of Western Australia
7/8/2023

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Click here to access SLWA's latest eNews.

Softlink School Library Survey Report released
​3/3/2024

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Softlink Education have released their 2023 School Library Survey Report.

Exploring issues and trends in school libraries, this report will be of significant interest to library staff, teachers, and parents alike.

Further details and the report itself can be accessed here.

The Reading Guarantee
​25/2/2024

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This report from the Grattan Institute will be of interest to school and young peoples' librarians:

https://grattan.edu.au/report/reading-guarantee/

HPE Teacher Graduate Mentor Program
11/2/2024

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ACHPER WA will be running a mentor program for first year HPE teachers, beginning from Term 2 2024.

From the ACHPER WA newsletter:

"ACHPER WA is proud to present the release of the ACHPER WA HPE Teacher Mentor Program, 2024

ACHPER WA provides early career teachers with an opportunity to work with a mentor with extensive experience in the teaching profession in order to overcome some of the challenges faced by teachers new to the classroom and assist with establishing their career."

Please see here for further details.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) training
9/9/2023

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A couple of resources that may be useful for your schools, associations, and other institutions:

ChatGPT in Education - a free online course from the Digital Access Pass program at Hillbrook Anglican College

Education and AI - further resources from Coordinator Miriam Scott at Hillbrook.

Toolkits from the South-West Autism Network
16/7/2023

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The South-West Autism Network has recently published a number of guides outlining the opportunities and support available to autistic young people. Digital versions of these guides can be accessed below:

• 0-6 years
• 7-12 years
• 13-18 years
• Adulthood

​For further details, please refer to the Regional Toolkit on SWAN's website.