From The Principal
Bonjour à tous, and Wanju
I hope that you all got out into the Djilba sunshine across the weekend to warm up a little. Today we begin our celebrations of NAIDOC. Although the weather is not what it was on the weekend, please get out into the activities this week. When engaging in our NAIDOC activities you build a more inclusive workplace, increase your knowledge of cultural identity and increase cultural safety for Aboriginal staff and students. Thank you to Kelly, Asharie, JJ and the team that have created our schedule this week.
This year’s theme keep the fire burning reminds us that we all have a part to play in building cultural awareness and responsiveness.
Thank you to all who covered for me while I was at the WASSEA conference last week. Both the Director General and Minister spoke at the conference. The minister clearly signalled that the Education Act will be reviewed to become even more inclusive. Our PIVOT program is part of our response to building the skill in teachers to be able to cater for greater diversity. My hope is that we also receive a funding model similar to NSW where imputed disabilities are equally funded as diagnosed ones. Watch that space.
The conference focused on building a strong culture for success in schools. This matches where the leadership head is at. We have a great school culture. Sustaining that requires explicit actions. We started by looking at where we thought we were on the 6-stage continuum and what we need to move further up. Where do you think we are?
The leadership team met last week to continue the work on the creation of the 2026 Year 10 timetable. Your work they presented was outstanding. It was exciting to see the collaborative manner in which they gave feedback and planning to go forward to improve the model.
Have a great week. Boorda
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