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Information about working in or operating early childhood education services including outside school hours care. Plus, information for parents including how to choose a service and supporting your child for their transition to school.
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The Wellbeing Framework supports schools to create learning environments that enable students to be healthy, happy, engaged and successful.
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Mathematics Years 11-12 resources
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Probability unit (DOCX 106 KB)
Chocolate game (DOCX 70 KB)
Coin flip investigation (DOCX 93 KB)
Dicey test making (DOCX 44 KB)
Greedy pig (DOCX 70 KB)
M and M colour comparison (DOCX 165 KB)
Myths and misconceptions (DOCX 44 KB)
Paper scissors rock investigation (DOCX 90 KB)
Predicting the weather (DOCX 71 KB)
Probability investigation (DOCX 43 KB)
Probability scenarios (DOCX 2559 KB)
Probability scenarios sort activity (DOCX 2513 KB)
Sample space (DOCX 73 KB)

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Mathematics Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)

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