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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Dear Colleagues </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You may be interested in looking at the following documen=
ts
released recently:</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The Future of Schooling in Australia</s=
pan></font></i><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> re=
port</span></font><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>is</span></f=
ont><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>available at=
<a
href=3D"http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/news/newsalerts/adelaidedeclar=
ation.htm">www.education.vic.gov.au/about/news/newsalerts/adelaidedeclaratio=
n.htm</a>
</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#ff6600" face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Note Cross discip=
linary
learning area list includes technology (ICT and design) as part of a broad a=
nd
comprehensive curriculum (page 28).</span></font></p>
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.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>The </span></font><b><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>STATE GOVERNMEN=
T</span></font></b><b><font
size=3D1 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-=
weight:
bold'> </span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz=
e:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>launched its </span></font><b><font size=3D1 face=3DArial=
><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>2007-08 BUDGET<=
/span></font></b><b><font
size=3D1 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-=
weight:
bold'> </span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz=
e:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>this week. The brochure over viewing components relevant=
to
education highlights an ‘engaging vision for Victorian education’=
;
and ‘a new generation of schools’. See <a
href=3D"http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/publications/budget/budget2007=
.htm">www.education.vic.gov.au/about/publications/budget/budget2007.htm</a><=
/span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#ff6600" face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Note $50m to rede=
velop
30 technical wings at Secondary schools and to renew equipment at all second=
ary
schools. (I presume government schools.)</span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></fo=
nt></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</=
span></font></p>
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.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tran</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology</span></=
font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)</spa=
n></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>41 St Andrews Place</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>East Melbourne</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial>=
<span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3002</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vi=
c.edu.au</a></span></font></p>
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font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href=3D"mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.=
au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Telephone: (03) 9651 4407</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mobile</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>: =
041 933 1630</span></font></p>
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font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The VCAA provides curriculum and
assessment for prep to Year 12. The VCAA is a statutory body directly
responsible to the Minister for Education and Training and serves government
and non-government schools. </span></font></p>
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