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Exploring how and why schools should use social media For many schools, engaging in social media is as exciting as it is daunting. Like any new technology, there are risks that need to be managed. But developing an online identity ...

Evidence suggests more Commonwealth money alone won’t improve outcomes for Australia’s schoolchildren, and federal investment is not the portion that has been in decline. By Kevin Donnelly State, territory and Commonwealth education ministers have started the process of designing a ...

Schools should routinely examine and re-examine where they are vulnerable to crime and dangerous incidents. “Identifying crime risks is a science and, to some extent, an art.” That’s the message from Leon Harris from Harris Crime Prevention Services, speaking at ...

Many files have gone digital for convenience; that makes proper management of them more important than ever. Records managements has become a hot-button issue for schools as more and more data about students is generated and accumulated, often due to ...

Network of law enforcement agencies and data firms spins online security program for educational institutions. A new project for internet safety in school communities has launched. ThinkUKnow is a free cyber-safety program that can deliver presentations to school staff, parents ...

Protecting students’ information has become an incredibly complex task; breaking data into categories and using common sense can help simplify things. Towards the end of her presentation at Education Review's recent 2016 ProtectEd conference in Sydney, Anna Johnston from Salinger ...

Education Review subscribers are invited to join us for a complimentary breakfast hosted by the Australian Association of Irlen Consultants prior to the ProtectED Conference on Friday, October 21, at Doltone House Darling Island Wharf, in Sydney. Attendees will be treated ...

Leon Harris, Principal Consultant from Harris Crime Prevention Services, will discuss how schools are expected to be a safe and nurturing setting at Education Review's ProtectED conference in Sydney next week. The school setting is facing ongoing and dynamic security ...

ProtectED conference update Nick Stanley, Managing Director of Tribal Group, will examine the different dimensions around security and privacy in a controlled physical classroom versus a virtual classroom. He will offer strategies around learning in an uncontrolled environment and discuss ...

ProtectED conference update David Griffiths, Managing Director of CompliSpace, will explain why record-keeping in schools is a minefield. Between conflicting legal and duty-of-care obligations and multiple data-management systems, it is little wonder that many schools struggle to implement effective policies ...