Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

Off the back of working with a whole network of principals from the Outer Eastern Gippsland area, facilitator and education leader Bruce Armstrong shares some highlights of Leading School Improvement. Find out more https://lnkd.in/grTPqXnX #AcademyVIC #AcademyLeadership

Congratulations to Ellie McDougall and Cameron Kimber of Ararat College on recently completing their Harvard Data Wise Coaching Certification. 🙌 Both agreed that the program has had significant impacts personally and professionally. 'Harvard Data Wise has been the best professional learning I have engaged in throughout my career, having both a profound impact on my leadership as a principal and more broadly my passion for government education.' Ellie McDougall. 'The experience of gaining my Harvard Data Wise Coaching certification has allowed me to grow my knowledge and confidence exponentially, while improving my ability to have a direct impact on improving student learning and school operations. I have learnt an invaluable amount …I am very excited as to what further opportunities await.' Cameron Kimber. Harvard Data Wise runs every January in partnership with Harvard at the Academy. The program provides school leaders with a step-by-step process for strategically using a range of data sources to improve and accelerate learning and wellbeing outcomes for all students in our schools. We look forward to Ellie and Cam coaching and working with Harvard in 2025. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4d7uZms #Harvard #ProfessionalLearning #Education

Calling all highly skilled teachers Apply for the Teaching Excellence Program 2025 and join this exceptional community of teachers. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eAaHSN-a

Exciting times ahead for our Teaching Excellence Program teachers, who are embracing new tools such as AI. Chris Bush from The University High School joined Nick Cummins and TEP24 secondary English teachers for a rundown of what's ahead with AI in the classroom! If you're a highly skilled teacher, you can apply for the Teaching Excellence Program 2025 now. Learn more ➡ go.vic.gov.au/3YesXLm #AIinEducation #ProfessionalLearning #TEP #Education

To mark R U OK? Day today, we are sharing the wisdom of school wellbeing expert Dr Helen Kelly to maximise wellbeing in Victorian school communities. In this webinar, Dr. Helen Kelly, helps us to learn about the signs, symptoms, causes and prevention strategies for teacher burnout and wellbeing.🌱➡️ go.vic.gov.au/4dYFvO0  R U OK? Day provides the perfect opportunity to check-in with someone, take the time to connect and ask them how they are going.❤️ #RUOKDay #WellbeingMatters

Moe educators Lead Quality Conversations Our Leading Quality Conversations workshops were held recently at the Academy Moe – facilitated jointly by local well-respected Kurnai College Campus Principal, Matt Jobling, and our very own Academy Moe Regional Manager, Michelle Hibbert 21 enthusiastic educational leaders embarked on a 2-day on-site learning journey to enhance and further develop high-level communication skills required to effectively collaborate, problem solve and build trust. In a remarkable twist of fate, one of the participants, Kieran Browne, was also a former secondary school student of Matt’s. This full circle moment highlighted the impact of great educators and underscored the importance of ongoing learning and connection. #Education #ProfessionalLearning #Moe

TEP24 - Discipline Day 3 - Curiosity and Creative Thinking This week we kicked off Discipline Day 3 as part of the Teaching Excellence Program (TEP). Highly skilled teachers from across all three sectors (Government, Catholic and Independent) attended a series of workshops tied to the overarching theme of Curiosity and Creative Thinking. Our teachers experienced planned excursions to the ACMI, Melbourne Museum and National Gallery of Victoria and engaged in workshops from a range of subject matter experts to unpack how curiosity and creative thinking can manifest in myriad ways across different disciplines. The workshops ranged from tanglegramming, to using generative artificial intelligence in the classroom, to embedding First Nations perspectives meaningfully to foster deeper thinking. The Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) is a year long program that generates genuine inquiry, responsive pedagogies and evidence-informed practices by an experienced and passionate in-house team. Applications for the Academy’s 2025 Teaching Excellence Program are now open and highly skilled teachers from across Victoria are encouraged to apply.   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eAaHSN-a Lastly - spread the word! Share this post with your colleagues, or tag them in the comments.

What a packed house! The Academy Mildura was host to a 2 day professional learning workshop delivered by Positive Partnerships designed to benefit teachers working directly with students on the autism spectrum. 31 educators spent 2 days building their knowledge and understanding of autism, exploring opportunities to strengthen positive relationships between school and home, and how to create classroom and school environments that reflect the unique needs of autistic students. Workshop participants not only deepened their knowledge, but were able to do so in an environment that supported their learning, with one participant stating, ‘Academy Mildura is an absolute gem! The venue itself is stunning and perfect for any educational event.’

On National Health and Physical Education Day, we shine a light on Respectful Relationships, a core component of the newly released Victorian Curriculum 2.0, from Foundation to Year 12. Belinda Dalziel, Head of Experiential Teaching and Learning at Beaconhills College (Official) and Teaching Excellence Program Teacher, shared her insights around classroom conversations, student expectations and how the curriculum can support. Respectful Relationships in the Victorian curriculum supports teachers and school leaders to promote and model respect, positive attitudes, and behaviours within schools, and teaches students about consent. It is all about embedding a culture of respect and equality across the entire school community. Keep an eye out on our channels for regular updates and information surrounding Respectful Relationships, including upcoming resources to help teachers and leaders to assist schools to equip students with both skills and knowledge in this area for the future. #Respect #EveryoneIsEqual #Support #Education #MentalHealth Department of Education

We're looking back to Monday 29 July, when we had the pleasure of hosting over 2,700 school and system leaders from across Victoria at the annual Government Schools Principals’ Conference. The event brought together 1,330 principals, close to 1000 assistant principals, and a number of Department of Education leaders. The theme for the 2024 conference was ‘Leading Together: Inspire, learn, network.’ This year’s theme enabled participants to explore the concept of collaborative leadership, while networking with colleagues from across the state.  Highlights and presentations from this year's conference: https://lnkd.in/e4mC42Mg Ben Carroll, Marcia Devlin AM, PhD, Department of Education, Victorian Principals Association, Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM, Jenny Donovan, Dave Faulkner, Dr. Liz Branigan, PFHEA #eduvicprincipals24 #leadership