The Bulletin 6 October 2022 Term 4 - Issue 1

Kate Mullin Educator Award Flyer

The Kate Mullin Award has been created in memory of Kate Mullin, a passionate and visionary EALD consultant who made significant improvements in the teaching of Indigenous literacy in Western Australia.  This award aims to recognise and celebrate educators who demonstrate excellence in the teaching of English to Aboriginal students, whose first language may be Aboriginal English, an Aboriginal Language or a creole such as the Kimberley Kriol.  The educator can self-nominate or be nominated by a line-manager, colleague, student or community member. For more information, please click Here 

Safer Technologies for Schools (ST4S) – Access to digital content evaluations

All AISWA schools received an email (5 October) outlining the option of requesting access to NEW Australian digital content evaluation reports being generated for software and services commonly used in Australian schools. Interested schools were asked to provide AISWA with the details of a contact person.
Please click Here  for more details about ST4S, an outline of the access process and AISWA contact details for queries.
The deadline for school contact opt-in nominations is 21st October, 2022.

Writing WA

On 21 October Writing WA will be hosting a series of events as part of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival Perth – a partner event with the main festival in Bali.  The program will consist of four sessions which are available to both the general public and to schools. For schools, the events are free of charge.  To book and receive the free tickets, schools should use the discount code SCHOOLDAYS when they reach the checkout.
Also as part of Ubud Writers & Readers Festival Perth respected Ukrainian poets and academics Max Rosochinsky and Oksana Maksymchuk will be available on Monday 24 Oct to schools who might be interested in hosting them. They would be happy to speak about the recent emergence of poetry in the Ukraine that both, directly and indirectly, engages with the events and experiences of war.

The Power of Story Sundowner

You are invited to join AISWA and Reading Australia for a Power of Story Sundowner on October 27th at the Tradewinds Fremantle.
Reading Australia develop units of work designed to help teachers navigate Australian texts within the framework of the Australian Curriculum. They include curriculum codes, sample classroom and assessment activities and links to other relevant online resources to assist with teaching and engaging students across a suggested time frame. Reading Australia champions Australia’s rich literary history and presents thoughtful, stimulating, challenging and sometimes provocative literary works. These reflect the stories we tell as a nation and connect teachers with diverse and robust voices. Reading Australia will showcase their resources that will turbo charge children and young people into engaged and powerful readers. Please see attached flyer for more info. RSVP by October 14th at the link: Here 

Update: Proposed changes to Working with Children legislation

Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Amendment Bill 2022 passed through the Legislative Assembly on 20 September 2022, and was introduced into the Legislative Council on 21 September 2022. For more information, please click here Overview of WWC Bill 2022.pdf 
For Frequently asked questions, please click Here 

Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS)

The Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS) is a new, simplified and nationally consistent Fire Danger Rating System. It launched across Australia on 1 September 2022 and forecasts fire danger using the latest science, bushfire knowledge and a better reflection of Australian fuel types than ever before. This enhances the accuracy behind fire danger predictions and improves how fire danger is communicated. For more information, please click Here

ATWD Teacher Survey - closing Friday, 14 October 2022

If you are a registered teacher, the ATWD Teacher Survey is still open for your participation.Access is via Teacher Login on the TRBWA website, trb.wa.gov.au. Once you have logged in, you can access the survey in the ATWD Teacher Survey tab. The ATWD wants to hear from teachers to gain real insight into the modern teaching experience, including contemporary challenges and other important characteristics of the workforce. To find out more about the ATWD Teacher Survey, visit, www.aitsl.edu.au/atwd/atwd-teacher-survey.

2023 Career Taster Program Launch  

North Metropolitan TAFE (NMTAFE) invites you to join them for breakfast to launch the 2023 Career Taster Program.
The new Year 9 Career Taster Program aims to inspire year nine school students to become ‘career curious’ about further study opportunities and potential careers.
Come along to see first-hand some of the activities on offer, hear the aims and benefits of the program and how your school can get involved with this exciting new initiative.
RSVP before 14 October by clicking on the form: Here 
For more information please click Here 

ACEL event - Creating Cultures of Deep Learning

Come and join leaders from across the education community to participate in a workshop led by James Nottingham – a former school leader and now owner & director of six companies – who will share the best strategies he has discovered for creating a culture of learning through the wise reshaping of mental models. He will pay particular attention to common mental models about challenge, progress and grades, behaviour, and collective efficacy.  Developing the leadership, collaboration, and visioning skills of all staff is vital for building capacity and achieving a learning culture that impacts learning.   When leaders amplify healthy mental models and design out the problematic ones, then everyone – staff, students, and community – gain significantly. The problem is, those mental models often lie hidden from everyday view and can be resistant to change even when they are uncovered
Here is the website link Here