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Schools, 1985

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New Mount Scopus principal wants “thinking” pupils

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 September 1985 · page 19

The sign on the door announced the beginning of a new era for Mount Scopus College: Dr Steven C. Lorch — Principal…

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A new spirit in Eilat A group of idealistic young Tora scholars has founded a flourishing kollel in the country's southernmost city. Leah Abramowitz reports

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 September 1985 · page 14

THE LAST city in the world where you’d expect a yeshiva to flourish is Eilat. Yet a small but idealistic group of young Tora scholars, most of…

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Which is the “top” school?

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 September 1985 · page 11

Which is the “top” Sydney school in terms of Higher School Certificate results? Grammar? Fort Street?…

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Respected by other schools

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 September 1985 · page 10

Moriah College enjoys a high reputation in the community of independent schools. Directly or through its Principal…

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Schools prepare for 1ST program

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 September 1985 · page 22

There is a strong possibility that Sydney students taking part in the…

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“Exciting” plans for new school

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 September 1985 · page 10

Design for the proposed new Moriah College High School at Queens Park was chosen through the exhaustive process of…

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Israel’s art school’s link in Sydney

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 September 1985 · page 15

The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design of Israel, is more than just an art college, according to one of its leading academics…

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TEACHERS Victorian teachers prepare for conditions fight

Tribune · Wednesday 2 October 1985 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Victoria's three teacher unions are preparing for a campaign of industrial action against the Cain government, following the breakdown in talks over their logs of claims for the 1986 school year…

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Schools hit back at education criticism

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 October 1985 · page 20

Four school principals this week rejected as “emotive, mischievous and unsubstantiated” a recent blanket condemnation of Jewish dayschools by Professor David Cohen…

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TEACHERS Further trouble in Victorian schools

Tribune · Wednesday 9 October 1985 · page 5

There is still a stalemate in the current dispute between the Victorian government and Victorian teacher unions over a…

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BRIEFS Maternity rule abolished for teachers

Tribune · Wednesday 9 October 1985 · page 4

NSW teachers seem to have won a victory. Last week education minister, Rod Cavalier, announced in state…

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Poster prizes to TES pupils

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 October 1985 · page 17

Students of The Emanuel School scooped all prizes in a poster competition initiated by…

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Students Disinterested in Representation Say Heads of School

Tharunka · Monday 14 October 1985 · page 3

Student interest and involvement in School decision-making is on the decline, according to a recent survey of Heads of School at the University of New South Wales…

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TEACHERS Vic unions agree on schools stopwork

Tribune · Wednesday 16 October 1985 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The Technical Teachers Union (TTUV) will intensify their industrial action this week and join the Victorian Secondary Teachers Association (VSTA) and the Victorian Teachers Union (VTU) in their one day strike…

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Education S Australian Aborigines fight for school

Tribune · Wednesday 23 October 1985 · page 14

While the Aboriginal Land Rights movement is fighting off attacks on the hand-over of the…

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Teachers Nsw teachers dump women's co-ordinator

Tribune · Wednesday 23 October 1985 · page 5

Last weekend saw administrative officer elections in the NSW Teachers Federation. There was only one…

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The test is talent Greer Fay Cashman visits Ramat Gan's School for Stage and Cinematic Art, where potential movie-makers, technicians and actors are being trained

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 October 1985 · page 18

WHEN teachers as well as students play truant from classes at Ramat Gan’s Beth Zvi school, the reason is usually a feature film…

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‘Peace School’ Is Secular Venture To the Editor of The Jerusalem Post

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 October 1985 · page 35

Sir, — I refer to Gideon Weigert’s letter of October 12, and would like to point out some inaccuracies. I am a “Dominican monk,” an…

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BRIEFS Deadlock in teachers' staffing negotiations

Tribune · Wednesday 30 October 1985 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Over 40,000 Victorian teachers went ahead with a state-wide coordinated strike last week…

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Teachers Qatis condemns lifestyle requirements

Tribune · Wednesday 30 October 1985 · page 4

BRISBANE: Investigations into the private lives of teachers are unacceptable according to the Queensland…

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