Victorian Association of State Secondary Principals (VASSP)

📢 Last chance to have your say in the Independent Review into administrative and compliance activities. 🕗 Survey closes this week - see survey link below. The more input, the better! Details of this important Review can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gt2sjQ3y Katie Roberts-Hull, Think Forward Educators #Principals #School

Congratulations to Ian Wallis on his 21 years of service with VASSP. Your retirement is more than well deserved, and we thank you on behalf of the hundreds of members you have helped over the years as a Project and Field Services expert. Hip hip, hooray! Ian Wallis

Clarify-ed, VASSP's new business partner, introduced our members to the power of Clarify-ed to assist with differentiated teaching and learning. Welcome Clarify-ed! It is fantastic to have you on board.

This year's Annual General Meeting was held at Pentridge Prison. Such an incredible venue and fascinating backdrop for our conversations today. If only the past inhabitants could see what things look like now!  

Meg Durham delivered an engaging presentation about how to take a proactive approach towards our own wellbeing. She reminds us that if we value ourselves, we must find time for ourselves.

Compass Education gave a presentation, outlining the latest updates and feature enhancements available. We think the rubric features, in particular, will be a very welcome addition for busy teachers! Compass Education

Are you looking for ways to bring the science of learning into your school? La Trobe University are inviting schools to participate in a study looking at school-wide instructional models that align with the science of learning. Participating schools will receive professional development and will visits to other schools that have successfully implimented school-wide instructional models. Click here to express interest: https://lnkd.in/gyPJaMKA Melanie Henry Melissa Barnes Tanya A. Serry, PhD Kylie Murphy Dr Nathaniel Swain

VASSP's new business partner, Atomi, spoke at our Annual General Meeting today, about the role of engagement in the development of high quality curriculum-specific content. Currently Atomi help thousands of schools across Australia, and are a leading education technology provider. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gKiz-9J3

Congratulations Dale Pearce, Principal at Bendigo Senior Secondary College, who was awarded Life Membership with VASSP today at our Annual General Meeting & Leadership Seminar.

Jordana Hunter delivered a highly informative presentation about excellence and equity in schools. She highlighted the essential role of a knowledge-rich, well sequenced, whole-school curriculum, in order to align teaching and learning with what we know about how the brain learns.