Vic & Qld back this week. Why???
Jan 27, 2021
Our state and territory education systems are not in sync with each other.
What is the point of Queensland and Victoria starting this week?
It seems particularly cruel for the Victorian teachers who not only had the worst year ever in 2020, but who, as always, face the longest teaching year of all. Queensland finishes a week earlier in December.
What on earth is the point?
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See our Book Week Shows here.
Image: Something Special Live - Available NSW, QLD, ACT,VIC,SA & WA
Livestream version available nationally
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