SAASSO Education Bulletin 02 | June 24 / 2009 SAASSO Education Update 65 | April 6 / 2011 Education System Flawed Vandalism: Schools Count The Cost University Backs Medicine Exam Social media link puts parents in the picture Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vandalism costs South Australian schools over The University of Adelaide will continue to test year A senior lecturer at Flinders University proposes chief executive Peter Anderson says that $6 million each year. 12 students with the Undergraduate Medicine and schools use social media in the classroom to unite Australia's education system is structurally flawed Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT). parents and the school community in a bid to in the fields of literacy and numeracy. Figures obtained under Freedom of Information by educate young people about its use. MLC Rob Brokenshire show the average spend per The exam is under scrutiny after a study published The Industry Skills Councils report, „No More school on vandalism was $11,100 in 2010. in the Medical Journal of Australia found only a A recent study by Dr. Rahamathulla found parents' Excuses‟, finds that almost half of Australia's "weak correlation" between a student‟s UMAT involvement in their children's online activities was working age population do not have the literacy or "The (Education) Department needs to do much score and grade point average at university. "disturbingly" low. The TeenSpeak survey of 500 numeracy skills required to study a trade. more than a budget line of millions of dollars to fix South Australian teenagers from 13 to 17 found; vandalism," Mr Brokenshire says. "We need that Aspiring SA medical students must pass the As a result, between seven and eight million money going into computers, teachers and support almost three-hour-long test as part of entry only 4% of respondents' parents checked their Australians are in danger of being confined to low- for students.” requirements into degrees such as medicine and child's computer screen often wage jobs with little prospect of improvement. dentistry. while almost 50% of respondents had argued with Mr Brokenshire suggests schools should have more their parents about internet use. The nation‟s 11 skills councils have called on the power and protective security officers to determine University of Adelaide Executive Dean, Health Federal Government to boost language, literacy the best risk-reduction strategies. Sciences Professor Justin Beilby said the study's Brighton Secondary School co-ordinator Warren and numeracy across all education sectors. results reinforced the importance of using multiple Eaton said schools were "hesitant" of using "The Government should consider giving stronger combined strategies in choosing the right students technology - believing the ageing teaching workforce Mr Anderson says that business is picking up the powers in the school context to state protective for studies in medicine. is one of the reasons for this. load. "We shouldn't be the primary provider of security officers responsible for the after-hours basic literacy and numeracy education in security of government assets," he said. Medical examination Details Australia," he said. Vandals; Germanic tribe which sacked Rome in 455 SAASSO has been trying to draw the State Fight For Autistic School In South Distance from city affects learning Government‟s attention to the literacy and numeracy skill decline for several years - most Shock Reality Of Crashes Seaford mum Nikki Westrip is campaigning for a The distance a child lives from the city will affect recent, in the Term 1 edition of School Post, we specialist autistic school in the southern suburbs, their interests and developmental outcomes. reported on SA‟s literacy and numeracy skills slide Over 4000 Year 10 to 12 students from 35 schools saying that her son – who has Asperger‟s on the international PISA tests. attended road safety event Street Smart, last week. Syndrome - has been left behind in mainstream A new Australian Institute of Family Studies paper schooling. finds that children in major cities achieved better Read the report Narrated by RAH trauma surgeon Dr Bill Griggs, the results for physical event presented the harsh realities of serious car “He‟s in a mainstream class and he just can‟t development and accidents, featuring a fatal road crash simulation cope,” said Ms Westrip. “Ricky tries to be funny learning outcomes than involving emergency service personnel. with the other kids but most of the time they don‟t children in other areas. understand and he ends up getting bullied.” However, The University of Adelaide's Centre for The results show the Automotive Safety Research, finds that school road Ms Westrip is calling on families with children who distance from and safety programs are missing Year 8 and 9 students. have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to join a access to services has new support group to lobby for a school. the most influence on Author Lisa Wundersitz says that extending similar children's lives. programs to younger high school students may limit “A lot of kids with an ASD get put in mainstream the risk of youths getting into cars with dangerous classes so they can cope when they move on but it Really? drivers or adopting other risky behaviours. doesn‟t work for everyone.”, she said. 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