Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) An Eye to the Future’ employment project

An Eye to the Future Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) would like to invite you to take part in BCA’s ‘An Eye to the Future’, an employment project that supports employers to explore diversity and inclusion in the workplace and take on an intern who is blind or vision impaired. [...]

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Half of Australian managers have never hired a person with disability, survey shows

YouGov poll indicates nearly one in 10 HR professionals were not open to recruiting a person with disability in the future The Guardian Article Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality editor @lukehgomes Wed 13 Jul 2022 10.15 AEST Half of Australian managers and human resources professionals say their organisation [...]

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Managing challenging learning behaviours online

Have students who 'ghost' or lurk rather than participate? Or how about students who are too busy with all of the other tabs and windows they have open to pay attention to what's happening in the lesson? These and other common difficult behaviours will be explored, and practical strategies [...]

By |2022-07-19T02:45:47+00:00July 19th, 2022|Events, Professional development|Comments Off on Managing challenging learning behaviours online

ATAR IS DYING AND THAT’S OKAY

There have long been problems with ATAR, but now the statistics are leading us to ask…Does ATAR matter?  Posted by Linda Stade | Oct 21, 2021 | Learning, Schools Talk to most 17 or 18-year-old Australians at the moment and they will no doubt get around to the fact that ATAR is looming large in [...]

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$1.5bn has gone into getting disadvantaged students into uni for very small gains. So what more can be done?

The Conversation article Published: July 13, 2022 6.03am AEST The proportion of Australian university students from under-represented backgrounds has “barely moved” in more than a decade, federal Education Minister Jason Clare noted last week. About 15% of undergraduates came from low-socieconomic-status (SES) backgrounds in 2008, he said, and a target of 20% [...]

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Amaze launches ‘Opportunity Autism’ Paper

Next Steps for Victorian Autism Policy - June 2022 Amaze are excited to share their Opportunity Autism paper with Parliamentarians, which was produced for the first ever Autism@VicParliament event and outlines the next steps for Victorian autism policy. Victoria led the nation by developing the first comprehensive Autism Plan. [...]

By |2022-07-06T04:22:39+00:00July 6th, 2022|Advocacy, Policy|Comments Off on Amaze launches ‘Opportunity Autism’ Paper

ADHD Foundation Australia presents- Transitioning from Teen to Young Adult

TRANSITIONING FROM TEEN TO YOUNG ADULT  Dr Tony Lloyd speaks on reframing and understanding 21st century thinking of the biological, sociological and psychological differences and needs of  this neurodiversity age group. Who should attend? This online speaker event is for parents, support workers, educators, clinicians and anyone who would like [...]

By |2022-07-06T03:44:44+00:00July 6th, 2022|Events, Professional development, Webinars|Comments Off on ADHD Foundation Australia presents- Transitioning from Teen to Young Adult

Celebrate National NAIDOC Week 3- 10 July 2022

National NAIDOC Week 3- 10 July 2022 National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all [...]

By |2022-07-03T23:19:43+00:00July 3rd, 2022|Events|Comments Off on Celebrate National NAIDOC Week 3- 10 July 2022

AATis- Latest tool for students and job hunters: The Apprenticeship Readiness Quiz

Event details 7/26/2022, 2:00 PM - 7/26/2022, 3:00 PM Time zone: (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Microsoft Teams meeting AATIS is excited to launch our latest tool for students and job hunters: The Apprenticeship Readiness Quiz. The Apprenticeship Readiness Quiz has been developed to support students and job hunters to [...]

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