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Chairperson welcome

Catherine Misson – Former Principal, Melbourne Girls Grammar

Event Partner address

Travis Gandy – Chief Operating Officer, Compass Education

KEYNOTE: Leading your school to success

This inspiring session will draw on Steve’s experience as principal of a number of schools, from a one-teacher school through to a large metropolitan school in Queensland and an international school in Hong Kong. He will share effective teamwork and leadership strategies to drive educational excellence.

• How to create success for every child at your school
• Strategies for motivating and engaging students and teachers
• How to lead with impact and drive successful change

Steve Francis – Author & Former Principal, Kowloon Junior School and Jindalee State School

How to measure value in your school

School leaders need to manage complex budgets while overseeing long term investment plans. In this session, Travis Gandy will discuss how Principals can improve operational efficiencies in schools and use value as a measure for decision making.

• How do you measure value?
• Balancing competing requirements
• Spending money to improve your budget and operational efficiencies
• Using software to streamline your school processes and reduce administrative burdens and costs

Travis Gandy – Chief Operating Officer, Compass Education

Morning Tea

PANEL: Building positive relationships with school communities and beyond

There are many ways of principals to build positive relationships. This panel will discuss:

• How to promote active and meaningful participation from parents, students and staff
• Entrepreneurial leader – exploring ways to invest in relationships with parents and build capital with the broader community
• How are Australia’s best schools engaging parents and communities?

Panellists:

Frank Catalano – Principal, Glen Waverley Primary School

Stella Jinman – Principal, Cecil Andrews College

Loretta Piazza – Principal, Meadowglen Primary School

Moderator:

Catherine Misson – Former Principal, Melbourne Girls Grammar

CASE STUDY: Change leadership – steering your school through curriculum changes

Principals can play a key role in positively leading schools through the significant and continual process of curriculum reform. This session will highlight:

• Successfully implementing the national reform agenda in your school
• Empowering and supporting teachers through perpetual changes
• How to create an adaptive and innovative culture in your school

Liana Gooch – Deputy Principal, Korowa Anglican Girls School

Kellie Lyneham – Deputy Principal – Student Wellbeing, Korowa Anglican Girls School

Networking lunch

Effective leadership – what your school needs in order to grow

Advancing Australia’s education workforce is closely linked with the recruitment and retention processes our schools follow. Many schools report challenges in finding quality teachers, but how many schools are working towards developing these quality educators themselves?

Join Tyson Wood as he shares over 15 years of professional advice on education recruitment and learn about:

• Current recruitment trends and where schools go to find quality educators
• Fostering career progression and using technology and resources to retain your educators
• Insights from schools overseas
• Key learnings from our government’s current inquiry into the Status of the Teaching Profession

Tyson Wood – Managing Director, Smart Teachers & Tes Australia

Solving the teacher shortage: How to attract, engage and retain young teachers

It is becoming more difficult to attract and retain quality teachers in schools. This session will address how to:

• Inspire your team through effective leadership strategies
• Mentor younger teachers to replace future retirees
• Building teacher capability and professional development through strong leadership
• Attract and recruit teachers for hard-to-fill roles

Lisa Wright – Principal, Weilmoringle Public School

Afternoon tea

PANEL: The art of instructional leadership

In this thought-provoking panel, three principals from very different schools will share their varying approaches to instructional leadership.

• What does successful instructional leadership look like today?
• How do principals articulate this leadership within schools?
• Effectives leadership skills for 21st century schools
• Creating a collaborative coaching partnership with your teachers

Panelists:

Matthew Johnson – National President, Australian Special Education Principals Association

Jill Laughlin – Principal, Camberwell High School

Peter Walker – National President, Australian Association of Special Education

Lisa Wright – Principal, Weilmoringle Public School

Moderator:

Catherine Misson – Former Principal, Melbourne Girls Grammar

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