education
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Soft drink crackdown at Whittlesea schools
You’ll struggle to find a can of Coke or bottle of Sprite on display at school canteens in Whittlesea at the end of the month.…
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Little Greenvale bookworm’s mighty appetite
A tot who takes books everywhere is the first child to read 1000 books with her parents over two months. Greenvale two-year-old Isabel Ottone registered…
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Young leader wins VCE award for speaking up
Rachael Davies doesn’t subscribe to the notion that young people should be seen and not heard – she’d rather speak up for those who can’t.…
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How a love of birds led to a career in teaching
As a child, Ryan Shaw would sit on the veranda of his parents’ family home in the Yarra Valley and, using a field guide to…
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Pancakes are on Lalor North’s VCAL students
Every Monday between 9am and 2pm, youth workers Emma Shelton and Tanya Nacarov try to enthuse a small group of Lalor North College students about…
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No handbrake on job prospect
Mainstream education doesn’t suit all learners, especially those who prefer practical approaches over the theoretical. For the practical types, Concern Australia (CA), a group founded…
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Bill Shorten visits Whittlesea Secondary College
Students at Whittlesea Secondary College brushed shoulders with federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten last week. The federal Labor MP for Maribyrnong was in town to meet…
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It’s never too late to learn or speak out
Wendy Dyckhoff’s life is not what it used to be. Three years ago, aged 53, this determined ‘battler’ enrolled in a general education course at…
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Teacher autonomy the ticket to NAPLAN success
A Broadmeadows primary school’s commitment to coaching its teachers has led to a “striking improvement” in NAPLAN results. The link was revealed in an international…
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Cash splash for local schools
Dilapidated classrooms and old halls at 16 schools in Hume and Whittlesea are set for a $4.2 million makeover. Education Minister James Merlino last week…
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Manufacturing workers thrown lifeline
La Trobe University is offering retrenched manufacturing workers a jobs lifeline. The university has tailored a 17-week free program for staff made redundant by Ford,…
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St Monica’s girls catch footy fever
Women’s increasing influential role in AFL is catching on at the grassroots level. Since St Monica’s College began offering football for girls two years ago,…
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