Deputy Principal (Kelly Anderson)
Staff Wellbeing
I wanted to remind everyone, especially since we have quite a few new staff, that staff wellbeing is really important. The Department of Education also recognises this and is offering free webinars to support staff physical and mental health (see the link).
We also have a Staff Wellbeing Committee - this is lead by our School Psychologist, Lauren Dragon. If you are interested in joining the committee, please get in touch with her. There is an action plan in place for this year, which is attached below.
In our Teacher Resource Library (in the Library) there are also a range of texts that have been purchase over the past couple of years that are focused on wellbeing. These are available for staff to borrow.
And finally, we know that workload issues can add to increased stress for staff. Please use the Workload Advisory process which is detailed further down in this newsletter, to submit any concerns you may have.
Please look after yourselves, especially during the flu season!
Professional Learning Opportunity
UK-based James Nottingham will be coming to WA in the beginning of August. James is an experienced educator and leader who developed ‘The Learning Pit’ concept to capture the cognitive challenge journey that children go through when they learn. ACEL hosted James for a very successful workshop in Perth last year and this year he is coming back to run two workshops , one in Perth (on the 3rd of August) and one in Busselton (on the 4th of August). These workshops will be beneficial for leaders and teachers, focusing on how we can create whole school cultures of learning. James also agreed, bravely, to run demonstration lessons in each of the two locations, with a group of primary and a group of secondary students, to demonstrate how to translate the theory into action.
To find out more or register, please go to the ACEL website.