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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning everyone, and welcome to National Design & Technologies Week 2019!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DATTA Australia is launching the program with the release of their
<b><i>National Technologies Teacher Shortage</i></b> report, which contains alarming statistics about the staffing issues within our learning area, but which I’m sure will come as a surprise to none of you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re also delighted to say the <b>Education HQ </b>magazine has already picked up on the report, and has published a lead article on
<b><i>The National Education Crisis Threatens the Safety of Students</i></b><i>.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just in case you missed our members’ mail out this morning, you can access the report and Education HQ article here -
<a href="https://mailchi.mp/datta/design-technologies-week-2019-one-week-left-to-register-949157">
https://mailchi.mp/datta/design-technologies-week-2019-one-week-left-to-register-949157</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There still time to register for D&T Week – join us to shout loud about our creative, challenging and vital learning area and help us to gain support to deal with the crisis.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to you all, Laura<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Thanks to our members for your support. Not a member? If you are receiving assistance from DATTA Vic, please consider
<a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/content/membership-4"><span style="color:blue">joining</span></a>. It’s through membership subscriptions that we fund our service and support teachers throughout Victoria.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Laura Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Executive Education Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">DATTA Vic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Level 2 The Dream Factory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">90 Maribyrnong Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Footscray VIC 3011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Phone: 03 9349 5809<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Email: </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="mailto:pl@datta.vic.edu.au"><span style="color:#0563C1">pl@datta.vic.edu.au</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Web: </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://www.datta.vic.edu.au/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.datta.vic.edu.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Note I am in the office Monday – Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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