NSW Secondary Principals' Council Week 5| Term 1 | 2019 www.nswspc.org.au SPC Bulletin M arch President's Report Chris Presland It?s been an amazing start to the year, run at a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey. It is more than frenetic pace. I hope you are looking after yourself! I?d just ?sobering reading? ? it is something approaching like to give a special welcome to our newly appointed a crisis point for our profession and more broadly for colleagues, many of whom were welcomed at the our society. This now represents longitudinal data for recent Principal Induction Conference. There is no 8 years, across all state and territories and all sectors. better position in our system than that of a Principal. It cannot be ignored. It requires more than Beyond that, as a member of the SPC you become hand-wringing, finger pointing a couple of days of one of our ?family? and that tie will stand you in good media anguish. Despite many politicians and stead for years to come. Congratulations! bureaucrats acknowledging that the problem exists, and some signs of attempting to deal with it, the The SPC Executive, State Assembly Delegates and evidence is clear and undeniable. ?The survey found Reference Groups have all hit the ground running an overwhelming 99.7% of principals worked hours and as always are providing advice on a very wide far beyond those recom m ended for posit ive range of issues. The importance of the SPC (and the m ent al and physical healt h.? PPA) continues as a major stakeholder in terms of input into educational directions in our system, and It is worth noting some of the key recommendations we work closely with the Department and Minister in from the report. doing everything possible to do the best for Public ?Australia should adopt a whole of government Schools in NSW. To keep doing that though, we need approach to education,? Associate Professor Philip every member to be as active as possible. Keep Riley said. ?This would mean the federal government, attending your local Regional meetings, get involved states and territories combine to oversee a single in Reference Groups, read and contribute to our education budget. The funding agreement should be multiple forms of communication, attend our bipartisan and a transparent mechanism which is Professional Learning events and make sure you simple to understand.? have a network of colleagues near you. Other recommendations include: That network of colleagues and the support it provides has never been more crucial than it is now. - Employers should reduce job demands or We are seriously concerned about the increasing increase resources or do both workload intensification being experienced by - The community needs to immediately stop principals in public schools following the release of offensive and violent behavior towards 2018 data from The Australian Principal Occupational educators

1 will take significant political will, action and resourcing to really tackle this issue. Yes, it will be • Australia also needs to have adult expensive. Yes, it will require politicians of all sorts conversations about the root causes of this to work together. Yes, it will require bureaucrats to violent behavior, which is occurring in all both back offand push back on our behalf. frontline professions and in the high rates of domestic violence Or .... we can just wait it out and see what happens • School leaders should not allow their when more and more of our colleagues crumble passion for their school to dominate their under the pressure. life For our part, we will do all we can to advocate for There's a wonderful old slogan I recall (interestingly more support and to continue to provide both enough, from an ad for The Body Shop). "If you professional learning and well-being support to think education is expensive, try ignorance". I think any member who needs it. this issue re Principal workload is a bit like that. It Best wishes, Chris P

Bankstown Girls High School Suada Bilali

Canterbury Boys High School Ross Dummett

Cobar High School Shane Carter

Congratulations to Concord High School Victor Newby the following newly East Hills Boys Technology High School Paul Abboud appointed Principals Jame Ruse Agricultural High School Rachel Powell Lockhart Central School Janine Dunne

Murrumburrah High School Dale Rands

Temora High School Ian Pattingale IN THIS ISSUE (Click on the page numbers to go straight to each section) Page 3: SPC Senior Executive Reports Page 5: SPC Executive Reports Page 9: SPC Reference Group Reports Page 15: Out and About Page 19: Program Updates Page 24: Opportunities, resources and upcoming events Page 27: SPC Contacts

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Christ ine Del Gallo final report released at the end of the year. Deput y President School Excellence and Ext ernal Validat ion: Curriculum Review : NESA is Schools who volunteered to be part of the first conducting a Curriculum Review led year of School External Validation as the trial in by Dr Geoff Masters. The SPC 2015 did so on the understanding that that provided a submission to the review, Validation would be part of the 5 year cycle. How one of 2 100 that were received. Dr surprised were principals when some were Masters reports that there was much consensus informed that their school would be Externally throughout the consultation. He also noted that Validated this year. Fortunately Mark Grant has the SPC submission was highly instructive to him intervened, and the trial schools will only be part and of great value. of the External Validation this year if they choose. They have been given the option to defer to 2020. Some strong messages in the submissions and Great result. consultation were: NESA Num eracy St age 6 CEC Mat hs Pilot : - All students need to be helped to achieve The new CEC maths course for year 11 has their potential, including their social skills commenced this year. There are about 60 schools and wellbeing that are running with the course, for the least able - the maintenance of subject / discipline students in numeracy and maths. This course focus at the heart of the curriculum, with a supports students to reach the Minimum Standard breadth of curriculum in Numeracy for the HSC. - students? ability to apply knowledge and relevance are important Much work is being done by NESA and its - syllabus content is overcrowded and lacks committee to provide teaching resources for flexibility teachers, and a 2 day professional learning - compliance and accountability pressures on conference for teachers is planned for March. teachers are excessive The course will focus on the learning progressions - he HSC is highly valued, but there are issues progress, formative assessment, and students with the examinations and ATAR taking responsibility for their learning. - undervaluing of alternative vocational pathways DoE Mat hs St rat egy: The Department has developed a strategy to improve the teaching and Dr Masters will underpin his recommendations learning of Maths in schools. Some aspects of it with the submissions received, consultations, are literature research and international experience in - 100 new primary school specialist maths curriculum reform. teachers ? the questions of how, where, The draft recommendations will be published and how selected and who are being go to the government on 23 April 2019, with the formulated

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- 2020 will capture STEM graduates on St udent Wellbeing: We have been actively scholarships; the current $5 000 involved in a number of meetings and scholarships will rise to $50 000 representations as a result of Legal Issues Bulletin - Eddie Woo will be the Maths Ambassador, 59 and the new thresholds for reporting abuse of to highlight maths and make it more children. We have been successful in getting some accessible minor traction over our concerns, but we are still unhappy with the demands on colleagues and the potential negative impact on students. We will Craig Pet ersen continue working with Legal, HSD and EPAC on Deput y President this. St at e Assem bly Mot ions Mat rix: WHS: SPC representation on the SPC/PPA WHS RG The Term 1 State Assembly saw a is of serious concern. There were only 3 SPC reps massive 43 motions presented able to attend via VC for the term 1 meeting. There across a range of areas. Here is the are a significant number of initiatives currently breakdown of those that were underway, including a potentially beneficial presented in order of ?popularity?: program focused on Staff Wellbeing. It would be great to have a wider representation on this group. SAP/HR 14 NESA 2 Meetings are held on the first Friday of each term at 105 Phillip Street. VC/Skype facilities are EdConnect 5 Scout 2 available. Student 3 Legal 1 HR/ Payroll: Colleagues experiencing issues should Wellbeing Services log them with EdConnect, record the incident number and pass the details on to Greg Wilson, Aboriginal 3 Aurora 1 who is very diligent in following these up. Education SPC/ OPC MOU: We signed off a memorandum of Assets/WHS 3 Finance 1 understanding with International School Leadership SRE 2 Minimum 1 (ISL) in December. ISL is the professional learning Standards arm of the Ontario Principals? Council. SPC has HSC been discussing a possible MOU for a number of years. I was able to finalise negotiations and VET 2 Rural and 1 develop a draft MOU with Dr Joanne Robinson Remote (Director Professional Learning ISL) during my visit Education to Ontario in September 2018 as part of the LEAP Program. Finalisation of this MOU will significantly enhance the work that Fiona Walsh and Geoff As usual, the Action Log for the State Assembly Hastings are leading in building our capacity as a Motions matrix will be distributed to Executive, RG leading provider of PL. Leaders and State Assembly Delegates in the next week for them to follow up and report prior to the next State Assembly.

4 Rural Educat ion: We continue to collaborate with Aurora College is piloting a virtual OC class, which the PPA on a united approach to the issues seems to be getting positive responses from PPA, confronting R&R schools, particularly in response but there remain issues re: enrolment to the R&R HR/Staffing Strategy. This Strategy procedures/requirements and timetabling. includes a range of new or enhanced incentives to Secondary enrolments in Aurora continue to be recruit, attract and retain permanent staff in some strong. Early and frequent communication with rural & remote schools (4, 6 and 8 point incentive Aurora staff certainly helps schools to reduce schools), but there remains difficulties in securing impacts on timetabling/scheduling. temporary and casual staff. We also need to think A Rural & Rem ot e Educat ion Conference will be about seeking a review into the locality loading, held across three locations (Tamworth, Dubbo and which remains inadequate. Wagga) in July. Andrew Fuller will be the keynote. Deputy Secretary Georgina Harrison indicated at This is a variation on the previous model which the recent RREAG meeting that the Director, Rural saw two day conferences being held in either a Education position will be established and regional (Bathurst) centre or in . Local advertised in the very near future. This is a executive and teaching staff from the three massive win and something for which we have locations will have input into the program at each been advocating since Bernie Roebuck and I location to ensure that the content is assisted in developing the Rural Education Action contextualised. Please encourage colleagues to Plan, 2011. send a team. SPC Executive Reports

Denise Loft s Execut ive Report Join t he SPC Healt h Safet y Reference Group The reference group would love some new members to join us. It is a highly important reference group who provides feedback and consultation on a wider range of topics. The Directorate is always taking a very proactive approach to wellbeing and safety, we do really make a difference in the policy and procedures as presented by the directorate. Your voice is imperative. We meet Friday of Week 1 each term, which is either F2F (Parramatta) or via Skype (this is up to you) with our Colleague PPA reps and Marnie O?Brien and her team. It is a well organised and informative meeting with the directorate and provides relevant support to the reference group. If you are interested in joining please email me ([email protected]) or the Reference Group leader, Anne Vine ([email protected] Term 1 Report WHS Consult ant s Updat ed Cont act list ?It was noted that the contact list on the intranet has been updated.

5 Incident not ificat ion t o School Em ail account s and Change in syst em of report ing t o schools: HS have changed provider /format/template for notification of incidents. The reports come to generic email with detail/little detail. As it is inconsistent, lacks detail and/or too much detail. Members of HS RG gave feedback to advise that there needs to be more detail on the incident notifications that come through. - HSD confirmed this is currently being addressed with relevant teams following previous feedback. HSD advised that calls are taking slightly longer then before at the moment while staff gain a working knowledge of the system, however more information is being collated for other areas to avoid principals having to make several phone calls saving time in the long run. HSD requested that if anyone has any feedback then please do let us know and we appreciate the feedback whether positive or negative. Royal Com m ission Recom m endat ions: Rose Gerardis (Director, Health and Safety) attended the Royal Commission meeting. HSD are working on a number of the working parties in collaboration with other directorates. Project plans for each recommendation are currently being considered by the PCG. Health & Safety Directorate will keep PPA/SPC reference updated as this work progresses. HSD to provide a one page overview to the reference group each meeting of progress or action taken against recommendations the directorate is working on. Incident Not ificat ion & Response policy review : A draft version of the revised Incident notification and response policy and procedures was circulated. HSD requested feedback on the new policy and procedures and advised that these can be tailored to suit relevant audiences and to consider this when providing feedback. HSD wants the procedures to work for schools and are keen to have reference group feedback prior to consulting more broadly within the department. WHS Roadm ap: HSD advised that in October and November 2018 the Roadmap self-assessment tool was completed and a draft action plan developed and submitted to SafeWork NSW to address requirements of the strategy. We identified staff wellbeing, musculoskeletal injuries and safety leadership as areas of focus within our draft action plan. We are now required to finalise the self-assessment tool and action plan by 1 April. The finalized action plan will identify initiatives we are currently working on including the staff wellbeing program and stretch manual handling program. Chair advised Corporate safety strategy will be reviewed around late March. St aff Wellbeing: Update provided. Staff wellbeing is one of the major initiatives for the Health and Safety Directorate over the coming school year. A three-tiered model has been designed and endorsed by the Executive in December last year. The first Project Committee Meetings are currently being scheduled. Ginny nominated herself to participate in the Project Steering Committee. EAP: HSD advised the department went out to tender last year and have developed a whole new range of services for schools, new contracts have now been signed and new contracts take effect from 1st April 2019. An implementation strategy has been developed and will be rolled out leading up to the go-live date. HSD provided examples of the posters, pamphlets and other materials that have been provided by Converge (EAP provider). Members were advised that these can be tailored to better suit the department and feedback on materials was sought from PPA/SPC Members. Members raised that HSR?s need to be made aware of this being rolled out, and that discussion points and FAQs would be helpful.

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Get Healt hy at Work: This has now been running as a pilot since last year in collaboration with NSW Health and SafeWork NSW with 700-800 staff participating to date, with positive feedback received. An updated tool has been piloted during term 4 which includes a mental health and wellbeing component. HSD advised that the pilot will be rolling out to a further 40 schools in 2019 and requested feedback on the best way to promote this fantastic opportunity for schools to take part on during for example staff development days, ensuring that a varied cross section of schools are able to participate. It was decided that a random selection of schools may be most appropriate. Risk m anagem ent fram ew ork:The Framework has been developed and a gradual implementation will occur over a 6-12 month period. This will be rolled out initially across approx. 15 schools, schools will be approached by WHSC Consultants to participate but self-nominations from schools are also welcome. Term 1 South East Network Conference Illawarra South East Network Conference on Friday 22nd February was attended by 28 principals across the regions from Eden, Bombala, Queanbeyan up to Bulli. Huge thank you to Christine Del Gallo who travelled on the day to meet with us and keep us all informed of the workings and projects of the SPC. Chris, your time was appreciated.

SMH Schools Sum m it : It was excellent to see at such an event SPC well represented at all levels, both on stage, and in the audience. It was a worthwhile event with all Ministers in attendance and clear focus on authentic collaboration about the future of Education in NSW.

7 Warren Parkes Execut ive Report Technology Each year the DoE and IT crowd (Information Technology Directorate) are producing an increasing quantity of technology innovations. It is hard for the reference group to be involved and lend input to so many projects and there are quite a few coming out in some for this year. Some to look forward to include; Int ernet on t he Edge I introduced this last year but in term 1, this year, some of our larger schools are in the pilot phase. In short it is an innovative new way for schools to gain greater bandwidth or internet speeds. I am told a fivefold increase is realistic initially. As this trial progresses ITD will be monitoring these schools and examining the impact of releasing more tools for our students and staff. Market Place ITD are looking to use the expertise and the DoE buying power to source software centrally, reducing costs and ensuring functionality. Still early days, however I am looking forward to see what can be done to reduce cost in our 3rd party programs we are increasingly relying upon. ICT + This will include a suite of tools for technology leaders to better monitor what is happening in IT space in their schools. Current tool are limited and some seem to require a computer degree to operate however these new tools should be click and see. I have not seen this beyond the ideas phase however ITD have been working on it for over a year. Hope for some samples soon. St aff Port al upgrade Last year I spoke about the various principal ?apps? that are being developed. So many so, I wondered whether they all new about each other. It seems they do as some are being joined into the same app. This ?Portal app? will be for staff, students, parents and school leaders, each having a personalised functionality for the user. Apart from the obvious much needed appearance and link reduction changes, much work is going into making it mobile. The first release will be for the iPhone in semester II of this year. Other operating systems and tablet devices will follow in 2020 ? all going well. With this tool and Fiori I wonder if we can work from home? Ext ra There are other initiatives I will apprise you on in future articles however I wondered if you might find this interesting. This graph is a break down of what T4L where purchased last year.

8 Greg Wilson Execut ive Report SALM The SALM attendance anticipated release 25th March (Week 9). Until then schools will need to continue their manual upload of attendance data from their third party attendance program. SAP HR As always, we work with DoE to help improve the product. SAP HR has many good features and some that need to become more user focused. If you have issues with SAP HR please log a call with EdConnect. If need assistance with follow up contact me via email [email protected] or phone (school number 66351281) and I will follow up. Information such as any EdConnect incident numbers help expedite the matter 3PI 3PI (Third Party Integration) is the process where data is exchanged between DoE systems and third party software you may use in your school. More information is available on the 3PI intranet site https://education.nsw.gov.au/itd/projects-and-initiatives/3PI . The process for on-boarding has been streamlined and for larger vendors they are commencing the onboarding process in batches of about 100. The school needs to initiate the process. Larger vendors will contact schools when they are ready to onboard that school. As Principal if you want to onboard that vendor to 3PI you will need to complete a form, DoE will send information to you that you will when working with your vendor to complete the onboarding process. When you have connected your 3rd Party vendor to DoE via the 3PI interface you will still need to manually upload attendance data to until the SALM attendance release (mentioned above) is released to schools.

SPC Reference Group Reports

Learning Now Reference Group Shayne Player and Mike Saxon A huge thank you to those colleagues who have taken the time to give feedback on the amazing things happening in secondary schools across the state to move pedagogy, structures and professional learning well into this century. The data contained in the innovations survey is a superb example of an outstanding collegial network that is not waiting for someone else to give us answers, directions and permission to change for the better. The reference group continues to develop and create resources and approaches that will further support the work already identified in our schools. This week we have again gathered to continue our work on:

9 - Drafting a position paper - Working with School Futures ? now named School Learning Environment and Change (SLEC) to inform them of our work and how we can best work together particularly to support Principals enacting new builds or major renovations - Working with Professor John Fischetti as our critical friend who tests our discussions pushes our thinking, allowing us to explore new understandings and connections - Gathering pedagogical and assessment practices for strategies and approaches that support the various learning modes needed to develop general capabilities regardless of the shape of the classroom or the availability of funky furniture - Refine and resource a web based point of reference, housed on SPC website, that will give colleagues easy access to simple yet effective materials to lead discussion and learning around 1.Case for Change 2. Use of To the Point Resources focused on: change; change management and wellbeing; and translating learning modes into practice 3. Examples of Transformation and Practices focused on sharing evidence of successful practice and easily accessible podcasts We sincerely thank our great reference group members who give freely of their time, energy and enthusiasm for well-considered change, change management and wellbeing. They are a pleasure to work with and learn from. We are looking forward to being able to share the work of this group with our broader SPC community in the near future.

St udent Wellbeing Reference Group Melanie Meers Our first meeting of the year was jammed pack of interesting presentations from a range of people including Wellbeing in Schools Australia (WISA), Be You and the Learning and Wellbeing Directorate. Mem bers: Elizabeth Amvrazis, Simon Bartlett-Taylor, Paula Barton, Ann Caro, Yvan Chambers, Penny Colley, Chris Gregory, Simon McKinney, Mia Kumar, Jennifer Lawrence, Dianne Marshall (Executive representative), Melanie Meers (Leader), Michelle Nicholson, Simon Paterson, Donna Pearson, Jennifer Reeves, Mark Smith, Jeff Ward and Craig Wheele.

10 The year so far: The Department?s Disability Strategy has been released. Read it as an accessible pdf or on the website. I encourage you to sign up to receive the latest updates on the Strategy. A number of our reference group have been involved in consultation meetings and it is critical that we stay engaged as the strategy moves to the next steps of implementation. Key Point s from discussions - Be You https://beyou.edu.au/ promotes mental health and wellbeing, from the early years to 18, and offers educators and learning communities evidence-based online professional learning, complemented by a range of tools and resources to turn learning into action. Be You empowers educators, helping them to develop valuable mental health skills and knowledge, while also providing an effective model for implementing a whole-learning community approach to mental health and wellbeing. Be You is led by Beyond Blue with delivery partners Early Childhood Australia and headspace. - WISA https://www.wisawellbeing.com.au/ There are four key strategic areas that WISA has created to help school communities work in a planned strategic sustainable approach to addressing school wellbeing 1. Provide support and build the capacity of school leaders of wellbeing 2. Enabling school leadership and governance to effectively resource wellbeing in their school 3. Strategies for working with your most vulnerable students 4. Population based approaches to school community wellbeing - Learning and Wellbeing Directorate - School Discipline Policy - Work not final; the shift will be to a Behaviour Policy; consultation continues this term - Attendance ? currently being reviewed; draft is with various groups for feedback - Access Request ? pilot being held this term Updat es Counselling - 0.05 of every counsellor position is not factored in to the position and should not come of out of your allocation ? team meetings should not be on Monday or Fridays. - Each school counsellor/school psychologist should have a work plan (different from a professional development plan) discussed and signed by the principal of each school they work with. - 110 scholarships for school psychologist and school counsellors were offered in 2019. - There has been an increase of 55 school counsellors and/or school psychologists to the pool this year. - A Package being developed that provides sound advice about student wellbeing teacher.

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Ment al Healt h Support for St udent s Be You - ht t ps:/ / beyou.edu.au/ The Be You Programs Directory is a searchable database of external mental health and wellbeing programs offered for schools and early learning services available across Australia. There are over 200 programs in the Directory, ranging from locally run smaller programs to internationally used programs, helping you make an informed choice when selecting a program to address the needs of your learning community. Find the right program for your learning community I tested the site and was excited to see so many programs on offer for a range of topics. Please pass on to your Wellbeing staff and counselling teams.

Next st eps: The Department asked our reference group what type of professional training do schools need/want around behaviour? I am interested in collecting your responses, so please email me your ideas. TIPs Each day one of my executive sends out a positive email to keep the focus on being mentally well. The emails have a theme for each day ? Mindful Monday, Tune It In Tuesday, Walk It Out Wednesday, Think About It Thursday and Free Your Mind Friday. If you w ould like t o receive t his em ail daily and be able to send on to your staff, please send m e an em ail and I will add you to our distribution list. Currently we have over 80 schools internationally receiving our emails. A positive mindset needs to be fostered and a quick reminder each day helps keep us on track.

For more information on these topics or if you would like to join our reference group please email me.

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Geoff Hast ings, SPC Direct or of Professional Learning Fiona Walsh, SPC Professional Learning Reference Group Leader Things are winding up in the professional learning area for 2019. Following is a summary of the different areas that are a focus for the beginning of 2019. As the year rolls on these will expand. 1. Term 1 PL Day This is the PL day that has been developed by the Professional Learning Reference Group.. The Term 1 PL Day is titled: ?Leading the Adults? It is designed to be a day that brings together perspectives that have developed from the examination of successful leadership practices ?in the field?. The day has presentations from AITSL on their Australia wide research into successful leadership as well as DoE personnel on what has been found to work through departmental research projects. Already very popular is the workshop presentations by Pam Ryan on her research into successful leadership frameworks and the free tools to support them that she is making available. 2. Dubbo Wellbeing Conference We are very proud of SPC's role in supporting this initiative in the Dubbo area. The day is an initiative of the NSW Government in association with NSW Health, the Department of Education and Dubbo College to support the health and wellbeing of the teachers and young people of Dubbo. SPC has been able to provide our event organising capacity to enable this wonderful initiative to happen. Already nearly 300 people have registered. Congratulations to the drivers of this outstanding initiative. 3. Financial Leadership ? an updat e The SPC is looking at running a day that will build on our very successful professional learning Finance by the same team that worked so well last year. After extensive consultation with regional groups and the team it was decided that transport and accommodation problems were best served for country members if the one off event was held in Sydney. Watch out in share for a definite date but the team is looking at Term 2 at the moment. 4. Managing School Leadership - An Induct ion The feedback from our first iteration of this program was truly outstanding. It is a two day program designed for aspiring, relieving and newly appointed principals in regional and remote areas. We plan on repeating it this year and an idea that is being kicked around is to back it on to the Financial Leadership course. Principals in regional and remote areas are telling me that if we can?t repeat material around the state then the geographical location that gives maximum access to isolated principals is Sydney events. Transport links are easiest to manage. I am very happy to receive feedback on this ?principle? for managing events that are difficult to repeat multiple times. Just email [email protected]

13 5. Progress - Teacher Leadership Program A reminder this is the program that SPC has invested in and will belong to us. The first module has been delivered and is currently being critiqued by the reference group. From a personal standpoint the material looks to be outstanding. This is building the notion of the teacher leadership and is specifically designed for the lead teachers in our schools. A reminder that the modules are: 1. Teacher as Leader 2. Teacher Leadership in Effective Schools 3. Building Relationships 4. Teacher Leadership Project 5. Personal Qualities, Competencies and Problem Solving 6. Teacher Leadership Project Completion

The course can be taken as individual modules or as an entire entity.

6. Leadership Pedagogy: Influence and reflect ive pract ice ? an SPC part nership This program aimed at Head Teacher and Deputy level participants has had the first module delivered which is currently being integrated into the PDP process by the Professional Learning Reference group. It is a partnership with Sydney University. 7. The Professional Learning Reference group (PLRG) The creation of the Professional Learning Reference Group has been a significant step forward in the provision of professional learning by the SPC. The PLRG is currently actively reviewing approaches by professional learning providers and vetting them before allowing communication on share. They are also going through the units provided under the ?Teacher Leader? and ?Leadership Pedagogy? courses as well as setting strategic directions for PL Days. It is a highly productive group that really endeavours to develop professional learning that is relevant and important to the members of SPC. The PLRG have developed a draft Position Paper that they will present to the SPC Executive and State Assembly for endorsement semester one this year.

14 Out & About

At this time of Term many SPC Regional groups are meeting and I?ve really enjoyed being able to get to many of them across the state. They remain an absolute priority for me. I?ve also managed to squeeze in quite a few SPC Reference Group m eet ings. I?m constantly impressed by the quality of the leadership of each group and the really informative programs put together - Chris P.

It was fantastic to be present at the presentations for the 2018 HSC First in Course Aw ards. Especially pleasing was the high representation of NSW Public High Schools.

15 The Early Career Teachers Sum m er School is an excellent initiative by DoE welcoming new teachers in to the Department and was supported by both Secretary and Minister.

It was a delight to be at the opening of the Show case of 2018 HSC w orks ? this is the launch event for the various components such as Art Express etc. It was fantastic to see Canley Vale HS receive the Sir Art Foundation Award for Art education. The award is presented to the school with the best overall performance in the performing arts in the 2018 HSC. Well done to Peter Rouse and his wonderful staff!

We recently held our latest SPC Ret ired Principals' Workshop. I always enjoy this immensely and feel very humbled working with so many of our esteemed colleagues. It?s a very important part of our service to Retired Members - Chris P.

16 I recently represented the SPC at Adrian Piccoli's book launch. It was great to have assisted Adrian with some parts of this book and to see it come to fruition - Chris P.

I attended the launch of the AEU Federal Campaign re funding. This will be a major part of the Federal Election Campaign and the SPC are doing everything we can to achieve Fair Funding for Public Schools - Chris P.

Principal Induct ion Conference As always it was nice to speak with the newly appointed Principals at the dinner. It is important that the SPC welcomes them into the Profession - Chris P.

17 An evening w it h Ted Dint ersm it h at t he Gonski Inst it ut e included a book launch and forum focusing on High Tech High in America.

In addition to speaking at the PSL Conference dinner, I also sat in on some sessions highlighting new resources to assist with EV - Chris P.

18 Program Updates

St rong st art , Great t eachers (SSGT) w ebsit e SSGT is the Department?s framework for school-based induction and can support your school to deliver a quality induction program. If you are setting up a new induction program or completing a health check on your current program, refer to the 5C Assessment Tool to assist. You can also highlight SSGT to your early career teachers and they will find sharp guidance, time effective scaffolds and useful tools on: - classroom management - lesson planning - assessment - feedback and - student differentiation. Please contact the Teacher Quality team on 92445384 or [email protected] if you require further information.

WBS IO Solut ion ? Deploym ent for NSW Schools The WBS IO Solution has been designed to support the allocation of payroll costs against Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs) and Internal Orders (IOs). It offers a range of benefits and supports a consistent approach to processing of payroll costs allocated against a funding source in schools. When fully implemented, the WBSIO Solution will complement the existing suite of financial management systems and provide an accurate and timely view of schools budget to assist leaders in making informed decisions regarding the delivery of important educational programs. The past few years represent a significant change journey for schools in regard to finance and administrative systems. We learnt some valuable lessons from 2018 about the importance of high quality, face-to-face training, in supporting staff to transition to new systems. The success of this training model was realised in the positive feedback received by the department following deployment of HR Payroll to Release 4, the efficiency in approving timesheets and in the reduction in calls to EDConnect following Go Live in October 2018. That feedback has helped with the planning of the WBS IO Solution training. Modelling Release 4 all schools ae being offered opportunity to attend face-to-face training between 4 March and 10 April 2019. There will be over 5,000 places available in 297 sessions across 58 locations. As far as possible, the training venues have been selected to minimise travel time for staff attending the training.

19 In support of a smooth transition into the WBS IO implementation for all schools: - School administrative staff who will attend face-to-face training have been advised not to undertake any payroll journaling for payroll cost allocations from the start of the Term 1 2019. The training provided will include a practical workshop where attendees will be able to enter their Term 1 payroll cost allocations into the WBS IO Solution using a recommended process. - Schools who are existing users of WBS IO are asked to continue using the solution as in 2018 however, the WBS IO payroll cost allocation for Pay Period 15 in January to Pay Period 21 in April, will not be reflected in SAP Employee Level Salary Cost Reports (SAP ELSCR) and Schools Overview Reports. - When using WBS IO Solution in schools, Principals will not be required to manage an approval workflow. They will retain visibility and are advised to monitor and review the allocations entered by subdelegates. A dedicated information pack will be made available to Principals. This will be shared via DELs and available on the WBS IO Project Support Portal as a guide to the solution?s functionality and it?s reporting and monitoring capability. Staff will have access to training and support materials designed to build capability and confidence in using the WBS IO Solution via the WBS IO Project Support Portal. This includes, quick reference guides (QRGs), eLearning modules, correspondence and frequently asked questions (FAQs) There is a finite period of intensive support available through to May 2019 before the WBS IO Solution is fully deployed in schools and handed over to EDConnect.

What is t he WBS IO The WBS IO Solution is designed to support the allocation of payroll costs Solut ion? against a Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs) and Internal Orders (IOs). When the solution is used, payroll cost allocations will be reflected in your SAP Employee Level Salary Cost Report (SAP ELSCR), School Overview Report and eFPT. In combination, this provides a timely and accurate picture of your schools financial position at a point in time.

What is changing? The department no longer supports standard journaling for payroll cost allocations. Using the WBS IO Solution following a recommended process will build consistency in financial management across the department. The WBS IO Solution will allow for greater transparency and accuracy of payroll cost allocations while supporting the financial reporting needs of schools. Standard journaling for payroll cost allocations will become the exception, not the rule.

20 Why is Corporat e Finance WBS IO Solution is a progressive step, part of the bigger picture, int roducing t he WBS IO Solut ion to assist staff in managing schools finances. int o schools? The WBS IO Solution provides greater visibility of funding and expenditure at school and department level than is possible with journals. Information captured in the WBS IO solution feeds directly into eFPT which is updated at the beginning of each month to include actuals to the end of the previous month.

What are t he benefit s of using t he Im proved t ransparency WBS IO Solut ion? - IM - Supports schools and managers to have an accurate and timely view of schools financial position - Improves visibility of funding and expenditure at school level and at department level Im proved synergy - Supports a consistent approach to financial management across all NSW schools ? we are moving systems online - Aligns with other finance tools to provide greater planning detail than ever before - Contributes to workplace practices to improve timeliness and accuracy for payroll cost allocation

Who is im pact ed? All staff who currently journal payroll cost allocations or those who will be allocating payroll costs in 2019 are potentially impacted. Principals can assign subdelegate access to the WBS IO Solution via Delegation Management in MSS. Staff who have subdelegated access to the WBS IO Solution for payroll cost allocations will benefit from becoming familiar with the solution. Once trained, staff will have access to training and support materials designed to build capability and confidence in using WBS IO. There is a finite period of intensive support available through to May 2019 before the WBS IO Solution is fully deployed in schools and handed over to EDConnect.

21 Will I need t o approve w orkflow s Principals are advised to review allocations entered by for WBS IO? subdelegates via the Allocation Detailed Report; and after allocations are finalised using the Schools Overview Report. Both reports are available via SAP MSS. In the near future, Principals will receive access to a dedicated training resource that will provide further detail on how the workflows operate and how to generate the relevant reports.

Where do I access t raining and For bookings and cancellations, access the WBS IO Support bookings for m y subdelegat es? Portal: https://doechanges.det.nsw.edu.au If you are unable to register a participant in a suitable session in your location, email [email protected] If you have questions related to training, email [email protected]

Where do I find help using WBS IO? For self service support material including eLearning, QRGs and communications, access the WBS IO Project Support Portal: https://doechanges.det.nsw.edu.au For assistance using the WBS IO Solution, contact EDConnect via online enquiry or call 1300 32 32 32 Option 1.

Leadership Pat hw ays Updat es Induct ions: Leadership and High Performance?s current induction activities include semester one?s Principal Induction Conference which was held on the 20th-22nd February, and the Deputy Principal Induction Conference which is coming up on the 6th-8th March. The Head Teacher and Assistant Principal Induction Conferences will be held on the 30th-31st May. ESSA m at t ers: There are five secondary Development Officers (expert SAMs) working as coach/mentors located in Sydney, Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Tamworth. These Development Officers are currently mentoring 458 SAMs and aspiring SAMs from all school settings. A two-day coaching and mentoring conference was held on 18-19 February 2019. 82 SAMs and aspiring SAMs attended a one-day coaching and mentoring conference on 19 February 2019. Further conferences are scheduled statewide for Semester 1, 2019. Professional learning is being offered statewide for all SASS and non-teaching staff. Please refer to the calendar on the Professional learning for non-teaching staff website for courses and dates available. High Perform ance Annual Report s and SPaRO The 2018 Annual Report template is available for schools to write their annual report. All auto-populated data such as NAPLAN, HSC, finance, class size and school attendance is

22 now available. Following input from the SPC to improve design and functionality you will now notice coloured markers on the left hand menu or section list on the reports page in the School Planning and Reporting Online (SPaRO) tool to guide you. The 2018 School Excellence Framework Self-assessment Survey (SEF S-aS) is also available in SPaRO. This survey requires school leadership teams to work collaboratively to collate and reflect on evidence gathered as part of their ongoing self-assessment using the School Excellence Framework (SEF). Leadership teams provide an on-balance judgement of which stage best describes the school's practices for each element of the SEF. Special thanks to Warren Parkes and Principals involved in user-testing for their valuable contribution to the development of enhancements that improve the functionality of SPaRO. Video clips that demonstrate these enhancements are available under the ?Resources? section on the SPaRO dashboard. The annual report and SEF S-aS are required to be submitted by the end of Term 1 (12 April 2019). SPaRO is available to schools through the Department of Education staff portal. Advice on completing the annual report and SEF S-aS can be found in implementation guidelines available from the School Excellence and Accountability website. For any enquiries contact: [email protected]. Principals, School Leadership Coach Mat ching A total of 83 newly appointed first-time principals and relieving principals who commenced at the beginning of 2019 have been matched with PSLs and Principal Coach-Mentors to receive support. Local Schools, Local Decisions 2019 Approved School Budget Allocat ion Report s It is anticipated that schools will receive their 2019 Approved SBAR in PDF form via email in early April 2019 (Term 1, week 10). As in previous years, the SBAR will be forwarded to the generic school email account. The SBAR will also be made available in Scout during the following week (Term 1, week 11). A number of the 2019 SBAR allocations will also inform the calculation of the 2020 Principal Classification. Please note, not all allocations are included in the calculation and some, for example targeted funding allocations, are averaged across a three year period. Support material: - The Approved 2019 School Budget Allocation ? A guide for schools will be available on the Resource Allocation Model intranet page. - The School Planning and Reporting ? Equity Funding Support Package is available to support principals. - New school snapshots - using school funding highlight the great work that schools are doing to make a positive difference to student learning and wellbeing. Further to this there has been an increase in the number of the Local Schools, Local Decisions School Support Team from 10 to 17 this year, so that they can provide even more frontline support to principals.

23 OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES & UPCOMING EVENTS

The 2019 SPC Annual Conference - Novot el Sydney Manly Pacific June 11-13 2018 The registration details for our 2019 Annual Conference have now been sent out. This will, as always, be a massive event. We?re all under pressure in our schools, but you absolutely must take the opportunity to get your head clear of that, learn and network with colleagues, and benefit from the amazing program. Don?t make the mistake of saying, ?I can?t afford to go.? The Conference Organising Committee, led by Christine Del Gallo, and Northern Sydney Region Principals, has been working overtime and we thank them for their efforts. It will be a terrific conference.

Nom inat ions have opened for t he second annual Aust ralian Educat ion Aw ards. This was an amazing success last year and I encourage as many schools as possible to nominate. Over 500 education professionals gathered at last year?s inaugural event to celebrate the best of the best. Winning big at this event is the best way to guarantee nation-wide recognition ? a true acknowledgement that the winner is a leader in the K-12 education sector. Watch last year?s highlights here. There are 22 categories open for entry this year. The online nomination process is simple and there is no cost to enter. A full list of categories and criteria can be found here. The Australian Education Awards, supported by event partner Microsoft Education, will be held at the Dockside Sydney on 16 August 2019. For more information and to nominate visit www.educatorawards.com. e this international community support each other in the February 27 event.

24 Raising Children resources Many of you will be aware that we have had discussions with this organisation and that they spoke at our last State Assembly. What raisingchildren.net.au does. They provide up-t o-dat e, evidence-based, scient ifically validat ed inform at ion about raising children and caring for yourself as a parent or carer. They gather this information and translate it into everyday language with plenty of real-life examples. Based on the evidence, they describe and explain various parenting methods and options and let people choose for themselves, depending on what suits their circumstances. The organisation is not a commercial enterprise and is sponsored by the Australian Government. The w ebsit e has a lot of excellent advice and m at erial. Once we learned a bit about them we decided to have them provide us with fortnightly, topical snippets of information that could be easily included in your parent newsletters. I will do so at various stages in either Share Bits or the Bulletin. Here is a couple to start with. 1. Starting High School: Moving from primary to secondary school is a major transition - both for children and their parents. It can be a time of excitement and new experiences -- but it can also raise new challenges or worries. There are many things you as parents can do to make the transition easier, such as an early introduction to your child?s homeroom teacher and lots of reassurance in the early weeks! Read more on this topic here. Raisingchildren.net.au is a free online resource developed by experts for Australian parents. 2. Screen time: Screens are embedded in our children's lives these days as they use screens for schoolwork, communication and entertainment. But what does healthy screen use look like and how can you encourage it? Your child can get the most out of screen time by choosing quality media and putting healthy screen time habits into practice. And as a family you can negotiate ways to manage screen time that help you all avoid overuse of technology. Raisingchildren.net.au is a free online resource developed by experts for Australian parents.

25 Beyond Blue launches ?Be You? ?Be you? is a major new mental health initiative for schools and early learning services. At its heart, Be You is online training and resources, backed by 70 expert staff on the ground, to support busy principals, teachers and early learning professionals. One in seven young people aged between four and 17 has experienced a mental health issue in the past 12 months ? that is 560,000. Children spend around 30 hours at schools or in care each week, so educators are confronted with these issues every day. Funded by the Australian Government, Be You makes it easier for educators to nurture the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people by: - Giving them flexible training and clear information, based on solid research, that helps them recognise and respond confidently to emerging mental health issues in their early learning service or schools; - Offering tips about how to build resilience in children and young people; - Reviewing mental health-related programs and placing them in one, easy-to-use online directory; - Giving advice to educators about how they can support their own wellbeing; - Involving families and carers in their child?s education and wellbeing; and - Providing 70 consultants to guide schools and early learning services through the available resources. Educators can claim completion of Be You learning modules towards their professional development. Be You will help secondary schools know how to respond in the tragic event of a suicide, and where they can turn for support. Developed by Beyond Blue in partnership with delivery partners Early Childhood Australia and headspace, Be You is available for free to all 24,000 early learning services, primary and secondary schools in Australia. Be You brings together and builds on five evidence-based but disconnected programs ? KidsMatter Early Learning, KidsMatter Primary, MindMatters, ResponseAbility and headspace School Support. But for the first time Australia will have a single, integrated initiative that encompasses a child?s entire education, including the important transition points. Schools and educators can sign up to Be You at https://beyou.edu.au/ .

26 SPC Contacts: Executive Nam e Port folio Areas Cont act Det ails Chris Presland P r e s i d ent - ambassadorial/representational roles S t Clair High School President Political links/relationships E n d eavour Avenue Emerging issues S t C l a ir NSW 2759 LSLD T: 9670 6700 LMBR M: 0414 986 514 SPARO E:[email protected] Bump It Up GTIL Steering Committee SPC Media CVE task force National and international partnerships UTS partnership Futures Learning Implementation Advisory Group WSU partnership Sydney University Research Project PAI partnership Corporate Communications Christine Del Gallo Deputy President Northern Beaches Secondary Deputy President NESA (with an Exec member responsible for overseeing College Accreditation and Teacher Standards) Campbell Pde Teaching/Learning Manly Vale NSW 2093 Curriculum - including sport and VET T: 9949 2083 PSL IAG E:[email protected] GTIL: a) Secretary Steering Committee b b) Deputy Secretary Principals Working Group School Excellence Bump It Up Strategy LMBR assessment and reporting Board SERC/Board School Community languages State Assembly Session 1 Chair Craig Petersen Deputy President Denison College of Secondary Deputy President Repositioning Public Secondary Education Education Manager of SPC Business PO Box 494 Health & Safety Bathurst NSW 2795 Rural Education T: 6331 4544 Corporate Communication E:[email protected] Connected Communities Aboriginal Education Assets/Cleaning LMBR HR Staffing/HR The Arts Unit State Assembly Session 2 Chair

27 Andrew Turvey Deputy President & Distance Deputy President LSLD Education Centre Professional Learning Standing Committee (Chair) Donald Road Principal Standards /Credentialling Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Principal Classification T: 6298 4333 DoE Policies Committee E: [email protected] EPAC State Assembly Session 3 Chair Mark McConville Treasurer Toronto High School Treasurer Finance Field Ave Sponsorship Toronto NSW 2283 Employed Officer contracts T: 4959 1788 Annual Conference financial support E:[email protected]

Kim Chapman School Learning & Improvement Rouse Hill High School Student Learning 105 Withers Road Assessment and Reporting Rouse Hill NSW 2155 T:9836 1890

E: [email protected]

Charles Gauci Assets/Maintenance/Cleaning Cowra High School Rural and Remote Education PO Box 72 Aurora SRG Cowra NSW 2794 T:6342 1766 E: [email protected]

Denise Lofts Health and Safety U l l a d ulla High School Aboriginal Education co-leader PO Box 132 Ulladulla NSW 2539 T: 4455 1799 E: [email protected]

Dianne Marshall Student wellbeing C o f fs Harbour Senior College Senior School/Campuses Interest Group 363 Hogbin Drive Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 T: 6659 3054 E:[email protected]

28 Lindsay Paul Finance Committee M a c i n t y r e H i g h S c h o o l VET Swanbrook Road Flori PRG Inverell NSW 2360 T: 6722 1555 E: [email protected]

Sharon Parkes Principal Wellbeing Retired Principals Support 1 Myles Avenue Warners Bay NSW 2282 T: 4594 9488 E: [email protected]

Warren Parkes Technology Robert Townson High School Website development Thunderbolt Drive Business Systems Raby NSW 2566 Legal Services T: 9824 7777 Literacy and Numeracy Strategy E: [email protected]

Michael Rathborne Central Schools Uralla Central School SRE Interest Group Park Street Accreditation and Teacher Standards Uralla NSW 2358 T: 02677 84204 E: [email protected]

Narelle Vazquez Human Resources Northmead Creative and Korean Dinner Performing Arts High School 28 Campbell Steet Northmead NSW 2152 T: 9630 4116 E: [email protected] Fiona Walsh Professional Learning West Wallsend High School Leadership and High Performance 20 Appletree Road West Wallsend NSW 2286 T:4953 2111 E:[email protected]

Greg Wilson LMBR/TPI Woodenbong Central School Learning and DoE Systems Unumgar Street SIG Woodenbong NSW 2476 Aboriginal Education co-leader

T: 6635 1281 E: [email protected]

29 SPC Contacts: Reference Group/ Interest Group Leaders and Employed Officers

Reference Group Leader School

Aboriginal Education Adrian Bell Eden Marine High School Assessment and Reporting Leiza Lewis Erskine Park High School Assets Management/Cleaning Tony Fahey Narooma High School Curriculum Andrea Connell Distance Education Hilary Hughes NSW School of Languages

EPAC Susan Wyatt Mosman High School Finance and Administration Michael Smith Narrara Valley High School

Learning - Now for the Future Mike Saxon Liverpool Boys High School Shayne Player TLSC Tumbi Umbi Campus Legal Services Jann Pattinson Davidson High School Professional Learning Fiona Walsh West Wallsend High School Principal Support Sharon Parkes Warners Bay High School Professional Anna Tsoutsa Auburn Girls High School Standards/Accreditation Rural Education Gary Hunt Yanco Agricultural High School School Learning and Kim Chapman Rouse hill High School Improvement Staffing/HR Jeanne Bathgate Baulkham Hills High School Student Wellbeing Melanie Meers Anson Street School Technology Warren Parkes Robert Townson High School VET Andrew FitzSimons WHS Anne Vine Kariong Mountains High School

30 Int erest Group Nam e School Equity Nicole Hunt Nyngan High School

Exchange Student Programs TBC TBC International Students Mia Kumar Burwood Girls High School Multi Campus Colleges Craig Petersen Denison College

Multicultural Education TBC TBC

Selective Schools Megan Connors Jame Ruse Agricultural High School

Senior Schools/Campuses Dianne Marshall Coffs Harbour Senior College

Special Religious Education Michael Rathborne Uralla Central School

Sports High Schools Roger Davis Westfields Sports High School

SSP/ETU Toni Simpson Induna Education & Training Unit

SPC Employed Officers

Tanya Burns Administration Officer E: [email protected] Tom Coll Professional Officer E: [email protected] T: 0459 801 510 Geoff Hastings Director of Professional E: [email protected] Learning T: 0411 138 699 Amy McKeown Executive Officer/SPC E: [email protected] Website Manager T: 9514 9078

Paul Tracey Partnership Manager E: [email protected] T: 0402 220 456

Terry Tunkunas SPC Principal Futures E: [email protected] Website Manager T: 0419 016 316

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