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The VACPSP Inc continues to grow & expand and our work is informed and enriched by the growing collaboration between the city and country dioceses.
In March this year we came together at Cumberland Lorne·for our biennial conference "Leading Learning - Wise·Navigation in a Sea of Change". This was a fantastic opportunity for the 200 delegates to pause, learn and reflect.·The conference really achieved its aims in providing a wide variety of speakers who guided us in holding our course, being clear about our destination and knowing what to do to stay afloat in the turbulence that is the educational sea of change!
The VACPSP Executive Committee are currently working through many issues as raised by members, some of these are:
1. MySchool website & Naplan- Member feedback was sought and passed on to key educational stakeholders in the political spheres·of State & Federal Government. The VACPSP, whilst supporting some of the aims of the initiative, sought to ensure that·future testing corrects some of the flaws highlighted in your feedback.
2. National Curriculum-Members of Executive Committee have attended and continue to attend the ACARA forums held over recent months and a formal response to the draft 130 page document has been provided.
3. National Teacher Standards-The VACPSP Inc provided comment on the proposed standards which in short look quite sound and a positive initiative by MCEECTYA.
4. Mental Health Plan for Schools-Draft documents were presented including a description of mental health, what supports mental health in Victoria and what role schools have to play. We also contributed to their ideas on the website design. The document will be used as an adjunct to existing documents, its real value will be in linking all available resources through its website
5. NALSSP- The VACPSP Inc continues to provide feedback and attend regular meetings on the National Asian Languages & Studies Program including grant allocation.
6. Funding For Schools - Once again VACPSP Inc will work along-side the CEO's to ensure that funding levels for our Victorian Catholic school students·schools have long term secure funding so that our systems and our schools can plan confidently for the future. We will work to ensure that we receive a fair proportional slice of the State &Ffederal educational budget and we are in the process of submitting a paper to the current inquiry into Federal funding for Non-Government schools.
7. Principal's Award Negotiation - Our "Award Matters-Guiding Principles" have been documented by a sub committee and presented to the VIEU to support their work as our industrial representatives.
We are always ready to welcome new members so if you want to belong to a collegiate organization founded to serve your professional needs, come and join us! Contact us either by email
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, or via your·area rep, you can find the full list of reps under the "about us" tab.
Good luck for the remainder of the year and don't forget to take time for yourself.
With Faith & Hope
Kind Regards
Christine Ash
Chairperson
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