News Archive
This news archive lists articles posted on the Department's home page and Parents, School Professionals, Early Childhood Professionals and Community and Stakeholders audience pages. The archive is periodically edited to remove links to material which are no longer available online.
(Please note that web addresses may not stay as first published - websites change, and so links may no longer work.)
In 2009, Shine Magazine replaced the Department's publication Education Times. See, Shine Magazine for the latest issues.
Recent News
October
- New grants to help refugees and migrants with their studies (26 October)
- School design award winners announced (26 October)
- Children365: Celebrating children every day of the year (22 October)
- Free internet for Victorian government schools (20 October)
- Teacher supply and demand initiatives (20 October)
- New education guidelines target homelessness (19 October)
- New booklet to benefit students with a disability (12 October)
- Preparing schools for bushfires (12 October)
- Students to champion non-violence on Victorian streets (12 October)
- A boost to the early intervention workforce (5 October)
- Kids pump up their tyres and get active in October (5 October
- Nominate your community volunteer of the year (5 October)
September
- Victorian principals engage with Asia (29 September)
- Kindergarten inclusion support package (28 September)
- Top university graduates to teach in Victorian schools (28 September)
- School holiday activities (22 September)
- It's time to honour Victorian women (15 September)
- Philanthropic partnership supporting education in Doveton (15 September)
- Students chat with the Premier online (15 September)
- Victorian students top of the class (15 September)
- Visit us at the Royal Melbourne Show (15 September)
- ABC's 7:30 Report's Old school revolution (11 September)
- Music students rewarded (9 September)
- Primary schools go wireless (9 September)
- Students to keep learning longer (9 September)
- New child care centre for Kinglake families (4 September)
- New parenting resource for fathers (4 September)
- Bonus pay trial for top teachers (2 September)
- Experience life in a refugee camp (2 September)
- Hector the dolphin tackles cyber bullying (2 September)
- New licensing for family day care and outside school care (2 September)
August
- Inspiring the next generation of mathematicians and scientists (27 August)
- Shepparton family centre open for learning (27 August)
- Children learn to be resourceful through gardening (24 August)
- Victorian children fare well in new report (24 August)
- New principals to lead the way (20 August)
- A big month ahead for book lovers (18 August)
- Hearing Awareness Week 2009 (18 August)
- New technologies help classrooms connect (18 August)
- Working together to support our children (18 August)
- Young recruits become roving reporters (18 August)
- Students gear up for a week of science (12 August)
- Budding photographers head for the hills (11 August)
- Denim-strate! Help today's scientists for tomorrow's children (6 August)
- Capturing the essence of a sustainable future (4 August)
- New resource for single mothers (4 August)
- Students learn how to be energy safe (3 August)
July
- Victorian student takes gold in maths Olympiad (31 July)
- New school for performing artists (27 July)
- Victorian students feature in Prime Minister's awards (27 July)
- Kicking goals for education (23 July)
- Epping Views enjoys their new school (22 July)
- Roll up for a circus show-stopper (22 July)
- Students access NGV artworks in the classroom (22 July)
- Top VCE students (21 July)
- Disadvantaged schools to receive new learning centres (15 July)
- Girls' team kick AFL goal (15 July)
- States and territories commit to early childhood framework (15 July)
- New appointment of inaugural Director (10 July)
- Measuring children's development (8 July)
- New computers for kindergartens (6 July)
- Safe sleeping for your baby (6 July)
- Walk for harmony (6 July)
June
- Choosing the right school (29 June)
- Helping your child's transition to school (29 June)
- Housing scholarships offered to students in need (29 June)
- Principal for a day (29 June)
- Honouring our elders, nurturing our youth (22 June)
- Smoking ban on government school premises (22 June)
- Winter school holidays activities (22 June)
- More disadvantaged students heading to university (16 June)
- Local government drives planning for good educational outcomes (16 June)
- Students learn how to stay safe online (16 June)
- Study tour to the battlefield of Gallipoli (16 June)
- Current affairs in the classroom (Herald Sun Teacher Ambassadors) (12 June)
- Victorian students give the needy a helping hand (12 June)
- Winter Warmer fundraising appeal (12 June)
- Forum on online learning (11 June)
- Thousands accept the reading challenge (11 June)
- Minister speaks at Melbourne University (5 June)
- Interpreting services to promote healthy children in migrant families (1 June)
- New national safety laws to better protect kids in cars (1 June)
- One-off grant to help rebuild bushfire-ravaged children's services (1 June)
May
- Kindergarten places for baby boom (26 May)
- Giving students in hospital the chance to keep learning (21 May)
- New reforms boost quality of children's services for Victorian families (21 May)
- Top VCAL students celebrated (21 May)
- Selective Entry schools named after living legends (20 May)
- Boardroom to classroom (19 May)
- Celebrating educators (15 May)
- Early Childhood Conference (14 May)
- Online conference for parents (14 May)
- The benefits of music and dance (12 May)
- A school designed for the community (6 May)
- Education Week opens (6 May)
- Leadership skills taught in the mountains (6 May)
- 2009 School Design Awards (1 May)
April
- Arts guaranteed in schools (29 April)
- Greenhills Primary open for the future (29 April)
- Top Acts concert (29 April)
- Northcote High School's science award winner (27 April)
- Testing how Australian kids are performing (24 April)
- Top university graduates to teach in Victoria (24 April)
- Activities to commemorate ANZAC Day (23 April)
- Casey Central College construction begins (17 April)
- Schools take up the green-thumb challenge (17 April)
- School holiday activities (7 April)
- Teaching schools to buy green (6 April)
- Building the Education Revolution - next step (2 April)
- The chance to study in Spain (2 April)
- Woman making a difference (2 April)
March
- Keeping Canteens Healthy (24 March)
- Sporting Achievement Celebrated at the MCG (24 March)
- 25 Years Leading the Delivery of Special Needs Education (20 March)
- Home-grown Educator Named as New Science School Principal (20 March)
- Thanks a Million: Minister Praises Schools' Bushfire Generosity (20 March)
- More Scholarships Announced for Early Childhood Workers (13 March)
- Victoria Welcomes International Students (13 March)
- Round 3, Web 2.0 Collaborative Learning and Research Program (10 March)
- How can you help our communities affected by the bushfires (10 March)
- Innovation Showcase Nominations (6 March)
- Attitudes to School Survey (5 March)
- Blueprint Wider Workforce Forum (5 March)
- Gifted Education Professional Learning Days in 2009 (5 March)
- Education Tax Refund (5 March)
February
- Supporting Kindergarten Attendance (24 February)
- National Day of Mourning and Memorial Service (18 February)
- Victorian Bushfire Resources (11 February)
- Helping Students Get Wireless (9 February)
- 2009 Victorian Education Excellence Awards nominations open (5 February)
- Attitudes to school survey (5 February)
- Get Involved in Cleaning Up Our Environment (5 February)
- Maths and Science Scholarships (5 February)
- Start of K-12 Fact Sheets (5 February)
- Bushfire media releases and circulars archive page (February)
January
- 2009 Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge opens (27 January)
- Attracting New Maths and Science Blood to Schools (27 January)
- Cashing your school start bonus (27 January)
- Comparing Children's Development Around Australia (27 January)
- Developing Specialist Teachers (27 January)
- Draft Regulations to Boost Quality of Child Care and Kindergarten (27 January)
- Early Childhood Scholarships (27 January)
- Indigenous Kindergarten Enrolments Highest Ever (27 January)
- Launch of Dardee Boorai Aboriginal Children and Young People's Charter (27 January)
- New Payment Option (27 January)
- Regional Network Strategies (27 January)
- Welcome to our new website (27 January)
- Why Playing Dress-ups is Healthy (27 January)
- Youth of Australia - Have Your Say! (27 January)
- Students back to school on 2 February (15 January)
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