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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2012 Churchill scholarship applications open

The Churchill Trust is currently seeking applications for the 2012 Churchill Fellowships in Early Childhood and Education. Over 100 Fellowships are awarded annually to Australian citizens.

Applications close Wednesday 29th February, 2012

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Productivity Report on the school workforce November, 2011

The Productivity Commission is not in favour of the government plan to reward teacher performance, however it does endorse school autonomy.

The Productivity Commission has said the federal government should defer its national performance bonus scheme for teachers until it is known how to design one effectively.

In a draft report on the school workforce, released on November 17th, the commission said there has been mixed results from performance pay where it has been introduced in the US.

It said deficiencies in systems for teacher appraisal and feedback across Australia would hinder the effectiveness of any bonuses.

Printed copies of the report are avaialble on request from Yvette Goss.

Phone: 03 9653 2253

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Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Languages final paper now available

ACARA has released the Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Languages. The shape paper provides broad directions for the development of a national languages curriculum. Language curriculum writing will now commence, starting with F-10 Chinese and Italian as well as a Framework for Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages.

Please access the full report below

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Professional Learning Flagship Program: Leading Curriculum Change

Currently over 1100 teachers are actively registered and engaged in the Professional Learning Flagship Program: Leading Curriculum Change but there are still places for more.

AITSL has requested the support of principals to encourage more teachers to submit an expression of interest (the first step towards registration) in the program. To help you do that, a small update is provided below which it is hoped you will disseminate to your staff.

Information for school leaders is available at www.aitsl.edu.au/lcc .


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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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Australasian Education Directory (AED) – now available online – FREE of charge

Launched in December 2010, the new online AED was developed by librarians at Cunningham Library, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in cooperation with colleagues from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). It replaces the print version of AED, which is no longer being produced. read more...

NAPLAN 2012

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


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