Shape, Shaping, Reshaping facility manager conference

The Council of Shape, Shaping Reshaping conference Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) is a professional association whose sole mission is to improve the places where children learn.

Their members are individuals, institutions and corporations who are actively involved in planning, designing, building, equipping and maintaining schools and colleges.

The 12th CEFPI Australasia Conference being held at the Marriott Hotel, Gold Coast, Queensland from 30 May to 1 June 2012. The Conference Theme is Shape Shaping Reshaping.

Website www.bccm.com.au


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Palnet

Palnet is an online professional learning network, custom designed for Australian principals, school leaders and those who aspire to lead.

At the click of a mouse, palnet provides a personal and professional development space that is, uniquely, profession led. Developed by leaders in education and managed by the Principals Australia Institute, palnet is Commonwealth funded and free to users.

Palnet crosses state, territory, sector and level-of-school divisions to create networks driven by the interests and needs of school leaders. Facilitated by recognised leaders in Australian education, palnet groups are the hubs for building online communities around current issues in education. In addition, monthly palnet webinar events bring the latest educational research and practice to members, live, online and free.

Go to www.palnet.edu.au to register and join in the conversation.
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APPA – ACEL Study tour

Attached is the updated flyer for the APPA and ACEL Study Tour to Malta, Cyprus and Greece, Exploring Leadership and Learning in the cradle of Western democracy and pedagogy. This tour is unique in offering school leaders new insights and perspectives from which to explore the current trends and challenges facing Australian educators.

The Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM) conference is a significant international event where educational administration, management, leadership and governance are explored under different and multiple lenses. Note that Expressions of Interest are now due by 25 May.

Contact Tony McGruther on 0421 202 622 for further information.


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APPA – NZPF Trans Tasman Primary Principals conference

The APPA and NZPF Trans Tasman Primary Principals Conference: 'Our Primary Purpose: Leading Learning' brings together the world’s leading educationalists including Pasi Sahlberg of Finland, Yong Zhao of China, Kishore Mahbubani of Singapore and Andy Hargreaves of Canada. As both speaker and workshop facilitator, each will offer a unique perspective on 21st Century schooling.

Happening at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 18 - 21 September

Visit www.appa.asn.au and follow the links to register.


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National Quality Framework

ACECQA is the independent statutory authority whose goal it is to provide national leadership in promoting quality and continuous improvement in early childhood education and care, and school age care in Australia.

ACECQA regularly publishes a newsletter (latest one attached) which would be of strong interest to those principals who have early childhood or school age care in their schools.

Visit http://acecqa.gov.au for further information about the ACECQA role in guiding the implementation of the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care at the national level .

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The Brother John Taylor Memorial Prize recipients 2011

Congratulations to Rebecca Wong from Baulkham Hills High School and Jeremy Kwok from Sydney Grammar School both recipients of the Brother John Taylor Memorial Prize for 2011.

Last week Rebecca and Jeremy were recognised at a ceremony held at NSW Parliament House hosted by The Hon Adrian Piccoli MP and the Board of Studies.

The Brother John Taylor Memorial Prize is awarded to a student, or students, who have overcome significant hardship to attain academic excellence in the Higher School Certificate.

Rebecca and Jeremy both achieved results in the highest possible band for at least two of their HSC courses despite facing many challenges. Beyond their academic achievements they each demonstrated determination and resilience.

The Brother John Taylor Memorial Prize was established by the Board of Studies NSW in memory of Brother John Taylor who was a teacher, principal and Executive Director of Catholic Education, as well as a long-standing and highly respected member of the Board of Studies.

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Conference of Religious Educators 2012

The University of Notre Dame is delighted to announce the inaugural Conference of Religious Educators for teachers, parents, catechists, clergy and all of those with an interest in religious education in the Catholic tradition.


For more information please contact: sydney.education@nd.edu.au
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An invitation to non Sydney delegates attending ACSP conference

A warm invitation is extended to non Sydney delegates from Principals working in the Sydney Archdiocese to visit their schools on Tuesday 29th May, 2012.

Sydney principals are willing to host a principal for a day, so that delegates can see the school in action, speak to staff and students and generally share ideas, knowledge and insights with each other.

Please note that this will not cost participants anything and is an optional extra for country conference delegates. If you are interested in participating in this program, please email me and let me know of any particular programs or KLAs you would like to see in action.

The email address is executiveofficer@acsp.catholic.edu.au
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ACSP AGM 2012

All members of ACSP are invited to attend the fifteenth AGM of the Association of Catholic School Principals on Wednesday 30th May, 2012 commencing at 5.00pm

Venue: The Green Room, 4th floor, Sofitel Wentworth Hotel

RSVP: Executive Officer@acsp.catholic.edu.au

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Final Report in school of the Review of funding for schooling released

In 2010 the Australian Government commissioned a Review of Funding for Schooling. Chaired by David Gonski, the review panel received more than 7000 submissions, visited 39 schools and consulted 71 key education groups across Australia.


The Review Panel presented its final report to the Government in late 2011 and it was released last week to the public. To access the full report please visit:


http://www.schoolfunding.gov.au/read-review-panels-final-report
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Record of School Achievement (RoSA) announcement

Please find attached the Media Release issued on the 15th February by the Minister for Education, The Hon. Adrian Piccoli MP.

It relates to ROSA, the replacement credential for the School Certificate.
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Catching up: Learning from the best school systems in East Asia

This report has been published by the Grattan Institute and explores high performance in school education.

Four of the highest-performing systems are Hong Kong, Korea, Shanghai and Singapore, according to the OECD 2009 PISA assessments of students.

This report, Catching up: learning from the best school systems in East Asia, shows how studying the strengths of these systems has the potentila to improve learning.

The summary report is attached for your information.



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Principal health and wellbeing report 2011

You might recall that the Faculty of Education of Monash University invited all principals in 2011 to contribute to an online survey on wellbeing and health. Please find attached a copy of the Interim Report for your information.

http://www.principalhealth.org.
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2010 National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship Public Report now available

In late December, 2011, ACARA published a report on the results of the 2010 National Assessment Program Civics and Citizenship (NAPCC) testing program.

The NAPCC national assessment has been conducted using a random sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students every three years since 2004 as part of the NAP Sample Assessment program.

In 2010, NAPCC measured not only student skills, knowledge and understandings of the Australian system of government and civic life but also surveyed their attitudes, values and participation in civic related activities at school and in the community.
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Register now for the ACSP 2012 conference

Make sure you secure a place at the forthcoming 2012 ACSP conference - a wonderful opportunity to come to Sydney, connect with colleagues and communicate with world class speakers.

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National Year of Reading

On February 14, schools are encouraged to celebrate the national launch day for the Year Of Reading, by inspiring children to read.

The ability to read is often taken for granted. The gift of having access to the written word is but one of life's educational miracles. But not everyone is able to share in this bounty of text.

According to campaign statistics supplied at the Love2Read website, 46% of Australians have some type of literacy struggle, finding it hard to read and keep up in a world of on-demand information.

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We have an ipad winner

Many thanks to all of you who registered your interest in the 2012 conference, Come, Connect, Celebrate which begins on the evening of Wednesday May 30th with the ACSP AGM followed by the welcome cocktail party. It has been great to see the degree of interest from both primary and secondary principals to the conference and a wonderful program has been planned which will end on the afternoon of Friday 1st June, 2011.

I am delighted to announce that Debbie Sheather, Principal of St Joseph's School, Lockhart in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga is the winner of the ipad.

Many congratulations Debbie and we look forward to seeing you at the conference next year with the ipad, of course.
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An invitation from Sydney Principals

A warm invitation is extended to delegates attending the 2012 ACSP conference from Principals working in the Sydney Archdiocese to visit their schools on either Tuesday 29th May or Wednesday 30th May, 2011.

Sydney principals are willing to host a principal for a day so that delegates can see the school in action, speak to staff and students and generally share ideas, knowledge and insights with each other.

This is an optional extra for conference delegates and if you are interested in participating in this program, please email Glynis Jones,Executive Officer, ACSP and let her know of any particular issues, programs or KLAs you would like to see in action.

The email address to register your interest is executiveofficer@acsp.catholic.edu.au
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ACSP Conference website now active

I am delighted to confirm that the website for the 2012 conference Come, Connect, Celebrate is now active.

You can access the conference website from the ACSP website and ACSP newsletter by double clicking on the conference panel or go directly to the conference website.

http://www.acspconference.com/

Take advantage of the early bird offer and ensure that you have a place at this conference. Please note that numbers will be strictly limited because of the size of the venue.


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Commonwealth Ombudsman’s Report on National School Chaplaincy Program

The Commonwealth Ombudsman report into the Administration of the National School Chaplaincy Program was released on 26 July 2011.

DEEWR reports that it is in broad agreement with all of the recommendations made by the Ombudsman and is taking them into account as it continues its preparations for the implementation of the budget commitment.

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A coup for ACSP - Stephen Heppell accepts our invitation to the 2012 ACSP Conference

A great opportunity for Catholic principals K - 12 to hear from a world reknowned educator - Stephen Heppell - in person - no video links - for the conference keynote on Thursday 31st May, 2012 at the ACSP State conference in Sydney.

Stephen needs no introduction to those interested in quality learning, the place of new media and, more importantly, the role of the teacher in deepening and extending student learning outcomes.

Put the date of the conference in your diary now - Wednesday afternoon 30th May, 2012 to Friday 1st June, 2012.




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ACSP 2012 Conference Date claim

The ACSP State conference will be held from the afternoon of Wednesday 30th May to Friday 1st June, 2012 at the Sofitel Hotel in Sydney.

The conference theme is Come, Connect, Celebrate.

The Conference committee is hard at work finalising the conference program but can already confirm that Emeritus Professor Frank Crowther has accepted our invitation to speak.

Emeritus Professor Frank Crowther is recognised as a leading international scholar on the subject of Leadership. His most recent book, Developing Teacher Leaders, is an international best seller.

His contributions to the study of leadership, particularly in education, have been recognised internationally. He has been described as one of the leading advocates, within Australia and internationally, of the 21st century teaching profession.

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Release of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan

The Minister for School Education, Peter Garrett, visited Penders Grove Primary School in Victoria to launch the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan 2011- 2014.

It is hoped the Action Plan will help schools to accelerate the achievement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. By providing for specific targets across all governments, the Plan is a direct pathway to closing the gap for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in the early childhood and school education sectors.

Developed by the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs, under the Plan governments have agreed to use available resources to contribute to halving the gap in English literacy and numeracy and Year 12 or equivalent attainment.

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NAPLAN 2012

The NAPLAN tests for 2012 will be held from Tuesday, May 15 to Thursday, May 17, 2012


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