AISWA Professional Learning and other educational events, news and information
| Date | Event Title | Code |
|---|---|---|
Jul 29 2020 |
Energy Smarts FREE ONLINE WEBINAR | 12682 |
Jul 29 2020 |
Wandering Wednesday Webinar #7: Green Lab HASS & Citizen Science |
12691 |
Aug 3 2020 |
Languages in ECE: online teacher network meeting |
12681 |
Aug 5 2020 |
Wandering Wednesday Webinar #8: HASS Week WA - HASS & Science GOLD |
12692 |
Aug 12 2020 |
Mental Health First Aid for Non Suicidal Self-Injury |
12677 |
Aug 19 2020 |
Small Schools Business Managers Meeting Term 3 |
12696 |
Aug 25 2020 |
ONLINE VISUAL ART NETWORK MEETING |
12698 |
Sep 1 2020 |
Mental Health First Aid for the Suicidal Person |
12678 |
Sep 3 2020 |
Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy |
12675 |
Sep 7 2020 |
Leading Innovative and Exemplary Teaching
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12690 |
Sep 17 2020 |
Productive talk: Fabulous writing |
12684 |
Sep 30 2020 |
Adolescent Engagement Through Literacy |
12683 |
National Mathematics Summer School
Suitable for current Year 11 students (Year 12 in 2021) this two week summer school at ANU in Canberra takes place in January 2021 and attracts some of the brightest maths students across Australia. More information please click HERE
Commissioner for Children and Young People Mentally Healthy Education Award
The Commissioner’s Mentally Healthy Education Award recognises education institutions such as WA primary and high schools that encourage good mental health for their students, staff and volunteers. Established in 2020, the Award is part of the WA Mental Health Awards, hosted by the Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) with the support of the Mental Health Commission. The Awards aim to celebrate outstanding contributions to mental health in WA and inspire organisations to strive for excellence. Nominations are now open and nominees have until late September to submit their applications.
2020 Middle School Olympiad now available online.
Schools from Australia and NZ will participate in an Ethics Olympiad format using breakout rooms within Zoom. Four Olympiad heats for registered schools in WA will run on Monday 9th November. One of the many benefits of running this event online is that it wll open the event to schools in remote and regional parts of the country to participate. Schools are therefore invited to register one or two teams of five students to participate in the event.
For more information, please click HERE.
Cyber Safety at Tax Time 2020
Cyber Safety at Tax Time runs from July to September as part of a national joint campaign between the ACSC and ATO.
There is a significant increase in Australians being targeted with COVID-19 scams, fraud attempts and deceptive email and SMS schemes, so this year ATO are asking everyone to complete a Cyber Safety Checklist to help improve their cyber security and protect their identity. they encourage you to review these resources
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Cyber Safety Checklist, see attached ATO Cyber Safety Check List.docx
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Creative imagery, Short videos; Stay secure online; Protect your identity; Be scam proof
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Web content with more information and resources; ato.gov.au/onlinesecurity, and Australian Cyber Security dedicated COVID-19 web content ATO Facebook post
Extension of the JobKeeper
The Government is extending the JobKeeper Payment by a further six months to March 2021. Support will be targeted to businesses and not-for-profits that continue to be significantly impacted by the Coronavirus. The payment rate will be reduced and a lower payment rate will be introduced for those who work fewer hours. Other eligibility rules remain unchanged. For more information please click HERE