AISWA Professional Learning and other educational events, news and information
AISWA’s Graduate to Proficient Course for Early Career Teachers & Mentor Training
A reminder that AISWA is once again offering a five day course for early career teachers in the first (or second year) of practice. This research based course focuses on providing support, information and a network to grow a graduate teacher’s practice in their first years of teaching. It culminates in them moving from provisional registration to full registration with the TRBWA. As a part of this course we ask schools to provide a school based mentor (we also offer a day’s training for them). Three of the five days occur in term time the other two days take place during school holidays.
The dates for the Graduate to Proficient Course are: 16/2, 17/2, 16/4, 5/7, 18/10
The date for the School Based Mentor Course is: 18/2
For more information and enrolment for the Graduate to Proficient course, please click Here
For more information and enrolment for Mentoring an Early Career Teacher, please click Here
New AITSL resources for beginning teachers
AITSL is launching its first campaign for 2021, Term 1 Teaching Tips for beginning teachers.
Throughout the campaign period, they will share short video tips on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn on 8 topics relevant to beginning teachers at the start of the school year. The supporting web page houses additional content on each topic for teachers wanting more information. AISWA will be sharing the links as they become live through the Bulletin. The first, Setting up your learning space and seating plans, Preparing for your first class and Your first week of teaching are live now and we encourage you to share this with beginning teachers on your staff.
AISWA Speaker Series Part 1 - Virtual Classrooms – More Than a COVID Response
The significant challenges of 2020 - and the lessons we’ve learnt from those - have inspired significant interest in online communication, collaboration and teaching and learning. We all faced different versions of the same problems and therefore created a wide range of different solutions appropriate for our circumstances. Those schools with established models of online learning found themselves in a strong position.
In the first seminar of our 2021 ‘Speaker Series’, learn how three different Independent schools provide different models of virtual classrooms to achieve quite different goals. Each shows a conscious balance of academic and pastoral intention. The examples cover early years, upper primary and secondary levels.
For more information and to register please click Here
TRBWA Annual Fee Reminder
All registered teachers are required to pay the TRBWA annual fee of $90.50 by 31 March 2021. All registered teachers will be mailed a hardcopy invoice and will also receive an email explaining the purpose of the invoice, options and methods for payment, and penalties for a late or missed payment.
It is important to note that the TRBWA annual fee is a requirement that is distinct from other fees including the 'renewal and registration' fee. This means if a teacher's renewal of registration occurs during the annual fee collection process they will need to pay both fees.
Principals and administrators are able to check on the payment status of teachers at their school by logging on to TRBWA Online Services and selecting the TRIP tab, then reviewing the 'Annual Fee Due' column.
For more information, please click Here
Growing Up Greatness
Growing Up Greatness has a deliberate aim to identify and build intentional, transparent and research-based quality teaching in every classroom. Context-specific, strategic, whole-school review & planning to include and create opportunities for students of all learning needs and abilities in every classroom and context. Services can be customised to suit the needs and context of your school, organisation, classrooms, students, strategic goals and educational philosophy.
Please see attached flyers for PL opportunities Growing Up Greatness has on offer (so far) for 2021
Gifted in the Early Years PL 08032021 pdfEducating the GT (3 day course) - 2021.pdfLeading Gifted and Talented Education (1 day course) 16082021.pdfGrowth Coaching 2021.pdfG&T Online Professional Learning Series 2021.pdf
Constitutional Centre of Western Australia
The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia offers a range of free programs linked to the Western Australian HASS for Years 7 to Year 10 and for Years 11 and 12 Politics and Law courses. All of their programs are delivered at the Constitutional Centre located in West Perth on Havelock Street. For more information please click Here
Accidental Counsellor Training
This Workshop will introduce participants to basic listening skills to meet the immediate needs of a person in a state of crisis. This workshop is not an introductory counselling course but rather will prepare participants to respond appropriately when a person presents as distressed. Topics covered by this workshop include situational assessment, qualities of effective listeners, limit setting and boundaries, responding in a crisis, debriefing and self care. For more infomation, on this and other training courses available please click Here
UN Youth WA Events
United Nations Youth Australia is a national, youth-led organisation that aims to educate and empower young Australians on global issues. They know that young leaders have the vision and passion to create meaningful change within their communities and throughout the world, and aim to equip them with the skills and inspiration to do so. For more information please click Here
Legal Aid WA's free education program 'R U Legal?'
R U Legal? is a program of free community legal education sessions and resources for young people, parents, educators and community groups. It has been developed by Legal Aid WA to provide young people with information about the criminal justice system and the laws that affect them.
Sessions are presented by Legal Aid WA lawyers and use real-life examples to demonstrate legal consequences for young people. For more information please click on the link Here
or click on the attached Flyer
Student Wellbeing in Schools
Commissioner for Children and Young People Colin Pettit has released a webinar for educators on supporting the wellbeing of students. This resource outlines findings from a survey of 177 WA schools on the issues, systemic and individual approaches to support student wellbeing as well as the views of students themselves from his Speaking Out Survey.
The Commissioner highlights the successes, barriers and challenges identified by schools in meeting student wellbeing needs. This webinar is freely available on the Commissioner’s Student wellbeing in schools webpage. It can be shared with your teams, networks and organisations. The Commissioner encourages all schools to use this video to help shape and guide their approaches to supporting student wellbeing.
Calling all waste champions – 2021 WasteSorted Awards
The deadline for nominations for the 2021 WasteSorted Awards (formerly known as Infinity Awards) has been extended, and will now close at 5pm (WST) on Tuesday 9 February 2021. The awards celebrate Western Australia’s waste champions and recognise innovative solutions to reduce waste and improve reuse and recycling.
Full details, including criteria and entry forms, can be found on the Here
Become a Mentally Healthy School
Being active,having a sense of belonging and purpose in life all contibute to good mental health. Schools play a vital role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students, staff and wider school community. Become a Mentally Healthy School and partner the Act Belong Commit Campaign to support positive mental health. For more information please click Here
Invitation to Western Australian Independent schools to support Safer Internet Day, 9 February 2021
Every year, eSafety coordinates the global Safer Internet Day (SID) initiative in Australia. This day is to be held on 9 February 2021. This is one of the most important online safety awareness-raising events of the year. eSafety provides resources for high schools, webinars for primary schools and parents, and live events and social media materials to support the day. Last year 33,000 primary school students and 1,500 parents and carers joined our webinars over the week of 10-14 February.
For more information, please click Here