NSW Secondary Principals' Council Week 10| Term 2 | 2019 www.nswspc.org.au SPC Bulletin July President's Report Chris Presland It was another fantastic Annual Conference! The The job of Principalship can be lonely, but a range of speakers and workshops was diverse and supportive SPC colleague is just a phone call away. It captivating. The Masterclasses and Principal Sharing doesn?t need to be a major issue. It may just be sessions were once again valuable. The hospitality, something bugging you, or you might want to chew sponsors and networking were first class, as was the the fat on an idea. No matter how big or small the complete organisation of the event. After the issue, we?re here to help. amazing Mental as Anything in 2018, it was always going to be a hard act to follow, but The Choir Boys We are of course at the mid-point of the year and I did it! Full credit goes to Christine Del Gallo and the hope that every one of you has a chance to take a whole conference team, ably assisted by our break over the next couple of weeks, reflect on your employed officers, for a brilliant effort from which we achievements thus far this year, and come back with all benefited. batteries all charged up for the second half of the year. For me, this is my final SPC Bulletin, prior to I?d also like to thank the many people who, especially retiring on July 22. I would like to thank so many during the conference, went out of their way to pass people for the wonderful messages you?ve sent, the on their thanks for the work we do at the SPC, and gifts, the quiet words, the multiple functions and the the directions we have been taking. Just like your formal thanks. I feel blessed to have had the career teams at school, our teams really appreciate the I?ve had and to finish it in such a privileged role. As positive feedback. We have an Executive and State some of you noticed I was stunned and humbled by Assembly team that do a great job and I think they the extraordinary standing ovation at Annual deserve enormous credit for the way they work on Conference ? it was quite an emotional moment. It our behalf. We?ve also continued to receive some wasn?t expected, but it meant a lot to me. really lovely comments from our retired colleagues As I have said many times, the SPC is not about me. It who are very appreciative of the ways in which we is not about the president, nor any one person. It is are now engaging with them. The job is never done, about how we as a group continue to evolve to meet but it?s nice for our teams to know that their efforts the challenges that present themselves. I have always are appreciated. emphasised the achievements of those who have gone before ? all have done a great job in meeting As always, keep in mind that support is always close the challenges of their day. The current leadership at hand. We have an expanded team of employed team of the SPC has done likewise. My main reason officers, as well as a structure for accessing retired in making these comments is that the end of my Principals via the Principal Futures e-list and website.

1 Presidency will not be about the past, but rather I am filled with optimism and confidence in what the future. our teams have done, and will do, in the future. I congratulate Craig Petersen on being elected by Those who will follow in the years ahead will do a the Executive as the Acting President from the superb job in ensuring that the NSW Secondary start of Term 3 and to Lindsay Paul on being Principals? Council maintains its position as leaders elected as Relieving Deputy President. We also of our profession and guardians of everything that have the benefit of the incredible wisdom and encompasses the term ?the Principal Family?. experience of Christine Del Gallo and Andrew Best Wishes, Turvey, and a powerful Executive team, ensuring Chris P. that the SPC is in great hands.

IN THIS ISSUE

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2 Reports from the SPC Senior Executive

Christ ine Del Gallo has done far more than simply be a principal. Deput y President Accolades need to be heaped on this man for his contributions at the highest levels of education, Annual Conference including, but not exclusively, The SPC Annual Conference was enjoyed by 370 principals at - ACE National Director for 7 years, beautiful Manly Beach at the Novotel. It was an - ACEL State president for 3 years and event of diversified, engaging, thought provoking National Board member, and educating keynote speakers and master - Principals Australia Chair for 10 years, classes and hopefully all colleagues left the - ASPA NSW delegate, conference slightly more revitalized with a set of He has received awards a plenty with regularity, new knowledge and ideas to work with. One of the including most valuable aspects of our conference is always the networking and support and friendships - 2003 Director Generals Award for Excellent between colleagues. Some dancers on Tuesday Service to Public Education night added to the friendly ambience of the - 2004 Listed in Australia?s Smart 100 gathering as we all enjoyed and had a blast from - 2005 ACE Macarthur Outstanding Educator the past from the Choir Boys. Award - 2006 Federal Government National Get your wheels set for Albury next year. Outstanding Achievement by a Principal Chris Presland is leaving us - 2008 conferred a National Fellow for ACEL I wish to pay tribute to our President as he leaves - 2010 John Laing Professional Development us to go into retirement. This was my speech at Award from Principals Australia Institute Chris? Retirement Function this week. - 2011 Patrick Duignan Award for Leadership in NSW Chris started teaching English at Belmore Boys in - 2014 ACEL Presidential Citation 1982, then moved to Strathfield South and - 2018 SPC Bill Kennedy Medal Cambridge Park and then Dunheved as Head Teacher. In 1996 he was appointed Deputy And an Australia Day Honours Public Service Principal at Pendle Hill and five years later was Medal appointed Principal at Airds HS and then in 2008 St Chris, it has been a great honour to work closely Clair HS. Most of us would have first known of with you. You have made a significant difference to Chris Presland when he was Principal Liaison education in this country, this state, your schools Officer in the Leadership Unit with Ann McIntyre in and the SPC. You are held in high esteem and are the mid-2000s. I still remember very clearly his deeply respected. You have great respect from ?most reprehensible person? exercise he presented your colleagues, members of the Department, to a vast number of audiences, and it still NESA, PPA, national education bodies and influences me now. journalists alike. In his principal time, nearly 20 years? worth, Chris

3 You are known for your intelligence, being a Craig Pet ersen creative, abstract, complex ideas thinker. Known Deput y President for your unrelenting hard work and commitment. Farew ell Chris! You amaze me how even keeled you are, with I acknowledged the outstanding measured emotions, even in the most frustrating leadership that Chris has provided or difficult scenarios. You have a deep knowledge to the SPC in the last Bulletin, but it of education and how to make schools the best. would be remiss of me to let this last opportunity You are keenly aware of what drives you, pass without commenting upon the wonderful passionate about your beliefs and dig to the celebration of his leadership at his SPC Retirement depths of your core to have the strength and function held at Novotel Central, Chris? courage to confront the never-ending challenges home away from home on the evening of thrown at you in educational leadership. Wednesday, 3 July. You have been a really strong leader of SPC. Around 100 SPC members, past and present, Life You have been highly responsive to both Members, Past Presidents, senior members of the principals? needs, and their wisdom, and had a NSWTF and the Department of Education, very immediate and proactive response to take up executive from a wide range of our partner their issues. You have well represented the organisations and, perhaps most importantly, secondary principals of NSW, with conviction and Chris? family were in attendance to acknowledge consistency, and you are appreciated for it. his achievements over a long and illustrious career. You?ve made a difference, had great influence and are esteemed. MCs Christine Del Gallo and Paul Tracey did a wonderful job of keeping proceedings on track. I know how important your family is to you. How The Secretary, Mark Scott, the Minister for they have supported you in your work and made Education, Sarah Mitchell, PPA Vice President, you a better version of yourself. I think nearly all of Robyn Evans and I spoke about Chris? our more-than-5-line conversations have included contributions and achievements, but Chris? final your speaking warmly and proudly about ?keynote? was a highlight of the evening. Dubravka and Laurence. And you are a good man. Have a look at the Public Education Core values and they are Chris Presland personified - integrity, excellence, respect, responsibility, cooperation, participation, care, fairness and democracy. And I will add that you are kind and ethical. We?ve been really lucky to have you. To know you. To see someone, go into retirement knowing that things were left better because of you. How satisfied, content and proud can you be! Well done Prez.

4 Farew ell Sharon Parkes! portfolios and which areas of need we identify that Dr Sharon Parkes retires after an impressive will require specific attention over the next 12 contribution to public education of 47 years? months. service! As well as being a long-standing member SPC Annual Conference: of the SPC Executive, most colleagues will be Congratulations to the coordinating committee for familiar with her extensive work around PL Days an outstanding Annual Conference. As always, it is and, particularly, for her work on Principal a highlight of the year. I found it somewhat Wellbeing. Indeed, Sharon?s commitment to bizarre to be strolling along the beach in the education and the SPC is so strong that she will be pre-dawn in my shorts and t-shirt one day and presenting a workshop at the International back at Hampton rugging up against the snow the Confederation of Principals? Convention in next! Shanghai in October! Rural Educat ion Execut ive Handover The Director Rural Education & Pathways has been Whilst we farewelled Chris on Wednesday 3/7, it is announced! We welcome the appointment of business as usual, sort of, until his actual Laurie Campbell, currently D/EL Eden Monaro retirement on Day 1 Term 2, 22 July. Chris has Principals? Network, to the position. Laurie has been providing me with regular briefings during an previous leadership experience in rural extended handover process which will continue Queensland. during the holidays. I have been joining Chris at many of his meetings with the Department and Whilst it is unusual for us to welcome individual our partner associations over the last couple of directors to their portfolios, we, along with the PPA months. I feel well-prepared and confident to take have been very active in advocating for the over the reins on Tuesday 23 July, and I thank Chris establishment of this position since at least 2011, for his mentoring and support. I am excited about and it was a key recommendation that was made taking on the role of A/President of the SPC ? what in two papers that I was partly responsible for, the a huge honour! Rural & Remote Education Action Plan(2011) and Rural & Remote Education: A Blueprint for We will welcome Lindsay Paul to the senior Action(2013). executive to backfill the vacant Deputy President and the executive has seconded Di Soltau onto the Colleagues in regional, rural and remote locations team because of her extensive knowledge and will, I am sure, be keen to see the positive impact experience with Staffing/HR. This is critical at the that this appointment will have on closing the moment as both the Staffing Methodology Review achievement gap for our students.. and Human Capital Management Programs are in full swing. Sharon Parkes? impending retirement will create an additional vacancy on executive. We will decide upon her replacement at the next Executive Meeting on the 29 July. This will depend, to an extent, on the outcome of a minor reshuffling of

5 Andrew Turvey The working group is definitely focused on what Deput y President this looks like at the school level ensuring that the things being implemented are useful for schools To start this report I would like to and not process for the sake of it. The message of pass on my congratulations and crunch times is also taken in to account so that thanks to the organising committee things are not rolled out at critical times of the of this years conference. It was a year ? like during HSC exams etc. fantastic event of professional learning and had a tremendous mix of The team are also working at the development of a presentations and master classes. master schedule for schools to access so we can be abreast of changes and implementation As we wind up the first semester of 2019 I also deadlines. At the last meeting we discussed the hope that everyone can gain some time away from need to make this accessible for schools so that work to rest, relax and recover, life is busy and the we can filter for context e.g. secondary settings intensity does not slow down so we need to be can filter out primary requirements like L3 etc. looking after ourselves and not feeling guilty for taking this time to spend time with loved ones and There is also a push for it be made clear which roll friends. outs are optional implementation versus compulsory implantation so that we are not trying School Planning Mat t ers to tick all the boxes when it is not necessary. I am This working group has not met since the last still pushing for an approach to be taken by the bulletin so there is no further information to relay. DoE where things are mapped out over a period Whereas this is fairly irrelevant to report back it is (three years in line with the school plan process as important as time is running out very quickly if a suggestion) of time. We can then factor this in to there is to be any changes to the school planning our processes rather than developing our plans processes. The PPA are fairly keen to maintain the and then have them being changed because a new status quo for another cycle so a combination of priority hits the desk that a directorate feels is this and the change over process for the important and needs to be reflected in each school appointment of a new ED will most likely see the plan. This is a challenge but the concept has been school plan looking the same as it does this cycle accepted as logical and is being discussed at inclusive of the 5 P?s. higher levels. The only real change we are likely to see, and this Support for Principals is coming more from other working groups than The Support of Principals working group chaired this one, is the three year budgeting process by Kathy Powzun ? Director School Operations and where schools will have a greater level of certainty Performance has met to advance this work along over their budgets for the whole planning cycle two fronts. The work being done developing a rather than it being a year by year proposition. checklist has continued through and will hopefully, Reducing Adm inist rat ive Burden be available for use within schools during the The reducing administrative burden working group second semester. The checklist will be an evolving has met again to look at the master schedule and document as it is road tested in the field but the the roll out of new processes and procedures. A manner in which all areas of the DoE are lot of work is happening in this space with the embracing this work and attempting to develop implementation of these processes and something that is going to be supportive to procedures being front and centre of the planning. Principals is very encouraging.

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We have also put forth an example from Victoria Principal providing support and working with all that we have managed to gain from Sue Bell ? the various directorates within the department so Victorian Secondary Principals President. This is an that everyone who needs to be, is on the same example of the flying squad approach that I have page at the same time. The Principal is supported spoken about in various settings and at the through the process without having to working group. The basic premises of this that take/manage the numerous directorates with their there is a team who specialise in situations of high advice that is sometimes conflicting because the pressure for Principals where we are under attack officer is not fully aware of the situation or of the from various fronts. The team then coordinate the actions taken to date or by other directorates. It support provided taking on many aspects which will also save that annoying situation whereby we we currently are expected to take on by ourselves sometimes have to repeat the story numerous whilst at the same time continue running our time in order to get action. schools. The team will work closely with the

SPC Executive Reports Denise Loft s Execut ive Report St aff Wellbeing Fram ew ork Consult at ion is in Process. A number of our colleagues, Mark Smith, Craig Petersen, and I (I have just joined the 5th Session to assist in replace of Craig?s other duties) have been working alongside Health Safety in the development of the St aff Wellbeing Fram ew ork. What is t he St aff Wellbeing Fram ew ork consult at ion about ? Essentially it is assessment and resources to support wellbeing and fulfill the concept ?Creating and managing wellbeing, so learning outcomes remain our focus? and work alongside the overriding ?A great place to work?.The process has involved a number of consultation sessions with Principal groups. The branding of the Framework will likely be branded as Being Well and will include a number of resources under the following concepts/development strategies. - Creation of an Intranet Page to support the initiative - InTune Workplace Assessment Tool - Being Well Matrix ? with a wide variety of assisting strategies. - InControl-Informed ? Resources and supports. - A to Z Health Topics Consult at ion Process has ident ified - Risks and Im pact To the credit of the HS Directorate, they have been very careful to identify the Risks and Impact and this will be an ongoing area of consultation with PPA and SPC representatives. And solutions have been enlivened to address the risk listed.

7 1. Lack of staff knowledge on what Being Well is and how to access or use the framework 2. Impact on principal or WPM and staff workload learning about a new framework or program and how to access it 3. What are the implications if the Being Well program is not integrated or known across the department? 4. What is the impact on WH&S Consultants to provide information about the Being Well program ata school level? 5. What is the impact on Health & Safety Hotline staff when staff call through with questions regarding the Being Well Program? 6. What if the framework and intranet hub are not maintained, updated and relevant? 7. Privacy Risk 8. Resources to support framework - missing resources Consult at ion w ill cont inue on t he follow ing areas. - Continuing to add to the population of the framework ?ensure all resources captured - Finalise the population of the Intranet. - Commence building the Being Well Self-Assessment survey in the e-Safety system for testing - Sub group to meet for development of Communications and Marketing resources eg Video.

The Mindful Leader ? MSP Phot ography Fellow ship follow -up Thank you all for joining me in mindfulness practice at our Annual Conference and for those that contributed to the Survey. Your respect of the space and time was very much appreciated. My research continues in this area. I have included the Rationale and Overview. A number of colleagues requested the link to the Google Slides which can be found below. I wish you well in your own wellbeing and have a well-earned July break. I know I don?t need to say? however I will. Take care of num ero uno! Link t o google slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/155PUVXh4uno84NOSy_VfnHpL8sw2qv1_0tmK2IASn6k/edit?usp=sharing ?Mind of t he Leader ? of ?Wellbeing and Mindfulness? for principals. Rat ionale ?Overworked and Overwhelmed? are words that we hear often in Principal circles. There are only 168 hours in a week, and it often feels like we work most of them. In fact research shows that professionals with a Smartphone are directly dialed in to work around 72 hours a week, and that?s not even counting the hours we spend thinking or worrying about our work. It is true that hard work and success go hand in hand, but when does enough become too much. Or rather, what personal skills and support do we need in/for our future Principals so that they have the ability to navigate the nature of our complex role and build successful public schools.

8 The DoE have recognised the need for ?mindfulness? as indicated by the ?Roadshow 2018? and 2019 where we were presented with a mindfulness session to all attending principals based on ?One Second Ahead? Hougaard, Carter, Coutts and in 2019 The Mindful leader by Hougaard, Carter. The focus on how we deal with our crazy and complex work world full of high stress management. We as principals need a way to do more than just get through the day, we need to find a way to clear our minds to make strong, thoughtful decisions. Overview of t he Research St udy The research was to investigate a sustainable and workable model ?Mind of the Leader? of ?Wellbeing and Mindfulness? for principals. To capture creativity and innovation of wellness for DoE school leaders to embrace Principalship now and beyond. What skills of self will be necessary for school leaders to be sustainable and meet the demands of the role. What support will need to be in place to ensure this can be realised?

Greg Wilson Execut ive Report SALM The 3PI Project Team?s piloting of the automatic transfer of attendance data from third party providers to EBS has found an issue with attendance code. In particular unjustified absences. The issue does not affect the manual upload of attendance data from your third party provider. The team has worked with Tribal and Third Party providers to resolve the issue. They are currently testing this fix. This issue has also delayed the automatic on-boarding of Sentral schools to the 3PI interface. The 3PI team aims to start the automatic on-boarding of Sentral schools to 3PI in week 3 of term 3 (the proviso being a resolution to the attendance code issue). Schools will need to have their attendance data up to date before the team can onboard your school. You should receive an email from the 3PI team outlining the timeline for your school to be ob-oarded to 3PI (if your school uses Sentral). EdConnect and SAP HR We had a meeting with the Deputy Secretary and Executive Director of Shared Services to discuss issues of with EdConnect and SAP HR. As a result there will be enhanced communication with DoE Senior Executive, the SPC and PPA. If you have issues with SAP HR (including the WBS/IO tool) please log a call with EdConnect. If you would like assistance with follow up contact me via email greg.w ilson@det .nsw.edu.au or phone (school number 66351281) and I will follow up. Information such as any EdConnect incident numbers help expedite the matter

9 Out & About

SPC Life Mem bers? Dinner Once again it was a great privilege, along with our current Executive, to host our Annual Life Member?s Dinner. This is always a very special occasion at which we recognise the contribution of the legends of our organisation. It was wonderful to see a large number of Life Members present.

10 SPC Annual Conference What a terrific event. We hope you enjoy the following collage of photos from the conference.

11 12 13 14 Lots of SPC meetings lt's been a pretty hectic second half of Term 2 with a lot of meetings including Reference Groups, Executive, State Assembly and PL events.

15 Head Teacher I Assistant Principal Induction Conference It was nice to be able to speak to the latest cohort of HTs / APs to engage in the DoE Induction - future leaders of our system!

Stronger Smarter Institute training Our SPC team completed the last part of the SSI Leadership training program. It was fantastic to have been engaged in this. We are very close to signing offour MOU with them as our preferred provider for Indigenous Education PL.

16 Congratulations to our newest Life Members It was wonderful to recognise our newest Life Members at this year's Annual Conference. All have made fantastic contributions to the SPC over many years. The recipients were:

Karen Connell Tony Fahey Betty Harper Jacqueline Lyons Lindsay Paul

Chris Presland Peter Sheargold David Silcock Di Soltau

Congratulations to our Distinguished Service Congratulations to Award recipients Janeen Silcock who was awarded the 2019 Adrian Bell and Daryl Irvine have had a huge impact on the work of our SPC Aboriginal MSP Photography Education Reference Group and were Fellowship reccognised for their leadership in developing the Aboriginal Education Position Paper.

-- --- ..... Congratulations to Christine Del Gallo on being the recipient of the highly prestigious Bill Kennedy Award Christine is an outstanding talent and an outstanding asset to education. She has demonstrated excellent leadership at a whole range of levels but especially as a leader of principals in the NSW Public Education System. It is clear from the diversity of her contributions to supporting and leading so many colleagues that Christine Del Gallo is a worthy recipient of the Bill Kennedy Medal.

Congratulations to Brian Ralph who was the inaugural winner of the SPC Retired Principal Award This award is presented to a person who has been a SPC member and has, post retirement from the NSW DoE, made a significant contribution to the SPC and /or to the SPC retired principal network.

17 Program Updates

EDConnect School Engagement Team

EdConnect has listened to our feedback about principals' wanting responsive and personal learning. A dedicated team has been established to meet this need. This newly formed team has 5 principals and 7 school administrative managers. We expect to grow the team overtime. You can contact this team any time via this email address ([email protected]) We have a mix of secondary and primary school leaders within the team, selected following an EOI advertised in SchoolBiz: Megan Altenburg, Kerry Harper, Glenn Buchanan, Mark Gardiner and Natasha Eaton. In addition to EDConnect School Engagement team, we have a new EDConnect Virtual Team, to case manage and respond to complex principal queries

New operational Reports in Scout As a reminder, the reports cover three key operational areas, each under a separate app within Scout. You will be able to access these now within your usual Scout login: Finance - available via the Finance (schools) App. • PCard utilisation • Unpaid invoices • Spend analysis • Accounts receivable • Banking effectiveness Human resources - available via the Human Resources (schools) App. • Casual timesheets • Current staffprofile (improved existing report) • Leave patterns (improved existing report) EDConnect Service Management - available via the EDConnect Service Management App Support request history Open support requests The EDConnect Service Management app is new. You may need to load this onto your Scout page.Initially the reports are available to DELs, principals and deputy principals and during Term 3, EDConnect in partnership with CESE, will be supporting business managers to access Scout and the reports. Business Managers will be provided with training. In Term 4, this will be extended to school administrative managers, who will be able to access the reports relevant to their role, and training will also be provided.

18 STEMShare We?re excited to announce that from July 1 2019, the STEMShare Community project is moving to the T4L Community. As part of the move we?re changing our name to stem.T4L. Whilst the name has changed - nothing else has! You?ll still be able to access our free Learning Library and all our resources. Check out our Learning Library in the ?My learning tools? section in the Staff Portal.

We?ve also changed our email address to st em .t 4l@det .nsw.edu.au. There are still kits available to book for Term 4, 2019, and Term 1, 2020. Visit the st em .T4L booking syst em and book a free kit now! Thank you for your continuous support of this exciting project. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

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Principal, School Leadership We have finalised recruitment, and currently have a full team of Principals, School Leadership (PSL). We have also recruited the equivalent of two Small School Principals to support the leaders of small schools. There are 21 Principal Coach-Mentors (P C-M) working across the state PSLs and P C-Ms are providing significant ongoing support to principals in managing wellbeing matters. Up until the beginning of June they have provided support to over 500 principals around wellbeing matters. PSLs are currently coaching 493 Newly Appointed First-time Principals, relieving Principals as well as an increasing number of more established principals Collaborat ion and Program Delivery The PSL team has been involved in a range of co-designed and co-delivered programs. These include: - Data Skills and Use - a capacity building project with CESE; with over 93% of the respondents indicating that they found the professional learning to be highly effective - A School Excellence Leaders Project that is being trialed in Rural South and West and is a collaborative piece that includes Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers (HALTs), PSLs, Directors, Educational Leadership (DELs), and Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB) - Extended Principal Induction Program that is being coordinated by Leadership Pathways. Peer Principal Panel Training Over 780 principals have now been trained as peer principals for External Validation. This included 236 participants at the Peer Principal training this term (including 117 new peer principals). Feedback from experienced peer principals was strongly appreciative of providing a condensed follow-up package to them this year (rather than the full two-day training provided to those serving for the first time). Ext ernal Validat ion Panels These are well underway, beginning in Week 5 of this term and will run through to Week 5 of Term 4. The validation team have made every effort to match peer principals to schools similar to their contexts, and as geographically close to them as possible. Feedback to date has been very positive.

20 High Perform ance Mast ery of Teaching The Mastery of Teaching Program was designed to increase the number of Highly Accomplished (HA) teachers in the department, with a focus on improving the quality of teaching practice at the classroom and school level. The program is currently operating in 21 rural, remote and regional networks across the Rural North, Regional North and Rural South and West operational directorates. The program is structured to provide support to each identified teacher and includes robust identification, critical reflection and submission of evidence. A total of 74 teachers are now nearing the end of the first phase of robust identification. Principals and directors have made their nominations, existing HALTs have completed observation visits to schools, and nominated teachers have engaged in detailed self-reflection processes using AITSL and NESA online tools. An expert state panel, which will include primary and secondary principals, will review evidence collected for each teacher from every stage of the identification process in early Semester 2. The panel will then recommend ?HA ready? candidates to be supported by the program to achieve Highly Accomplished teacher accreditation over the next 12 months. Principals play a vital role in identifying and supporting nominated teachers and form an integral component in the successful delivery of this program. For more information about the Mastery of Teaching Program, please contact the Mastery of Teaching team at m ast eryoft eaching@det .nsw.edu.au Schools offering NESA regist ered professional developm ent courses During Term 1 and 2, 2019 there has been an increase in the number of schools offering school- based NESA registered professional development courses to their teachers. This year over 241 courses from schools have been approved, equating to an additional 1,000 hours of NESA registered professional development available for teachers in the system. Leadership and High Performance manages the department?s endorsed provider status with NESA and are able to assist schools in having their tailored, context specific professional development approved. Further details can be accessed on the Teacher Qualit y and Accredit at ion website, which provides the latest information and support materials on registered professional development. For information and advice, please contact the Teacher Quality team in the Leadership and High Performance directorate at t eacherqualit y@det .nsw.edu.au or phone 7814 3854. For information relating to the MyPL system, please contact the MyPL t eam .

21 22 OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES & UPCOMING EVENTS

My School, Your School, Our Schools - a Sociology of Educat ion Sum m it As most SPC members would know we now have proper protocols in place for what we do and don?t promote. This one fits our criteria for promotion in that it is a non-commercial event (free) and is associated with our Education Partner UTS. This one day summit will focus on broader themes associated with education wherever it is happening, including: - The purpose and repurposing of schooling, early childhood education and care, and higher education - The shifts in focus from common systems to individualised choice - The expansion of school choice - Corporatisation of education, including edu-business and private tutoring - The use/abuse of standardised testing in education - Education and social mobility and social reproduction - Equity and Inequity associated with class, race/ethnicity, gender, ableness, sexuality, geography

For details of the program go to ht t ps:/ / t asa.org.au/ event s/ social-sciences-w eek-event -m y-school-your-school-our-schools-a-sociology-of-educat ion-sum m it /

Registration is free but is required. Go to: ht t ps:/ / docs.google.com / form s/ d/ e/ 1FAIpQLSccbH8auMd38IiSNK2RsRBWLplHxMdQOkALAoQPVjfL8Ev1og/ view form

Raising Children t ips As mentioned in our last Bulletin we are now including these useful (free) resources for inclusion in your own school newsletters. Dealing w it h Cyberbullying Cyberbullying can be tough to spot. This is because many young people who are being bullied might not realise what?s happening at first. Also, they sometimes don?t want to tell teachers or parents, perhaps because they feel embarrassed. They might be scared it will get worse if an adult tries to intervene, or they might be worried about losing their computer or mobile phone privileges. There are a number of signs to watch out for that might indicate cyberbullying -- and there are steps you can take to help your child through. Read more at raisingchildren.net .au, a free online resource developed by experts for Australian parents.

23 Gam e Changer Challenge The DoE recently announced the 18 schools ? nine teams each from NSW public primary and secondary schools ? that will take part in the finals of the Game Changer Challenge, to be held in Sydney during Education Week from August 5 to 9. The finalists were selected from 100 entries across the state and were based on a 60-second video application outlining the teams' ideas on how we might humanise technology. The 18 finalists will come together for a three-day, intensive design-thinking workshop in Sydney. The workshop includes teacher training in the use of design thinking as a teaching methodology and its application for school planning. It will also include a team competition where schools will work under the guidance of industry professionals in fields as diverse as technology, creative design and ethics to answer the question: How might we humanise technology? The challenge winner will be selected after a Shark Tank-style pitch to industry and education experts. The finalists in the primary section are: - Oakhill Drive Public School - Samuel Gilbert Public School - South Coogee Public School - Kingscliff Public School - Mount Terry Public School - Alstonville Public School - Burke Ward Public School - Cudgegong Valley Public School - Yagoona Public School In the secondary section finalists are: - Northern Beaches Secondary College, - Elizabeth Macarthur High School - Lake Munmorah High School - Hurlstone Agricultural High School - Nimbin Central School and Kyogle High School - Orange High School - Fairvale High School - Armidale Secondary College - The Sydney Children?s Hospital School Congratulations and best of luck to all of these schools and to all of the other schools who applied.

24 SPC Contacts: Executive Nam e Port folio Areas Cont act Det ails Chris Presland P r e s i d ent - ambassadorial/representational roles M : 0414 986 514 President Political links/relationships E : c h [email protected] Emerging issues LSLD LMBR SPARO 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

25 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]

26 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]

27 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 Leon Weatherstone John Edmondson High School Assets Management/Cleaning Tony Fahey Narooma High School Curriculum Andrea Connell Distance Education Hilary Hughes NSW School of Languages

EPAC Susan Wyatt Finance and Administration Michael Smith

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

28 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 North Sydney Girls High School

Senior Schools/Campuses Dianne Marshall Coffs Harbour Senior College

Special Religious Education Michael Rathborne Uralla Central School

Sports High Schools TBC TBC

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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