Jill Abell

The Tasmanian Association for the Teaching of English (TATE), the Tasmanian Geography Teacher's Association (TGTA) and the Tasmanian History Teachers' Association (THTA) proudly invite you and your team to be a part of our State Humanities conference. View Program Flyer at Humanities+State+Conference+2023+Flyer Wendy Frost, Daniel Howard & Erin Leder | Humanities Conference Committee Registrations are now open for the State Conference 2023: Our Stories Across Time and Place on Saturday, 25 March 2023 Hobart College, Mount Nelson. “The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”- Brandon Sanderson. Stories [...]

APTA on Governance: a workshop for teachers' associations on Thursday 23 March 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm Register here: https://ptcnsw.eventsair.com/.../all-good.../Site/Register

NEAT Meeting & AGM Date: Tuesday 21 March 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm Venue: RYCT, Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay Tas 7005 Members representing member association management committees are warmly invited to the Annual General Meeting. Virtual connections for statewide participation can be available for the AGM elections if needed – RSVP neattas@gmail.com to register. AGENDA Minutes and Action from the 2021-2022 AGM President’s Report   [available to financial members via email request] Treasurer’s Report  [available to financial members via email request] Constitution Election of Office-bearers:  President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Public Officer and Executive Committee Subscription renewal form due 1 April 2023 Nomination-form for [...]

Membership of NEAT for 2023-24 falls due on April 1, 2023. The annual subscription is reduced to $100.00 per annum. An important focus for NEAT in early 2023 is to assist the NEAT member/management committees provide a Child and Youth Safe Organisation Framework (CYSOF) policy to meet the requirements of the new CYSOF legislative framework as it will apply to PTA'S where children and young people are involved, e.g., conferences and events. The CYSOF Bill will be debated when Parliament meets in March 2023 and the Independent Regulator will commence in July 2023. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS Automatic membership of the Australian Professional [...]

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APTA Social Media event_ APTA Term 3 webinar is ready for registrations!  The topic is Social Media for Teacher Associations. There are three speakers including a speaker from Associations Forum and representatives from teacher associations that are using social media well. Open the flyer to read more, or click to register The date is 13 September. Registrations close 6 September. This is a great opportunity for member associations. Please share through your committees.  

ANZELA Conference 2022 ANZELA Update: Keynote Speaker and the Symposium - Student voice Recovery in a post covid world – The three Rs of education law: Regulation, Re-engagement and Risk management Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association Ltd (ANZELA) brings together people from varying sectors with an interest in Education Law. The wide-ranging program contains sessions relevant to teachers, school administrators, lawyers, principals, and people who work in a tertiary setting.                                                           [...]

The Tasmanian Government recently provided an update about the development of a Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework for the state. The Framework will contribute to the development of child and youth safe organisations in Tasmania, which promote the safety of children and young people from all forms of harm in institutional settings. In particular, the Framework will contribute to the prevention of sexual abuse against children and young people in institutional settings. It will also improve investigation of, and responses to, child sexual abuse in institutional settings. A large range of government and non-government services, businesses, clubs and associations will [...]

Professor Martin Mills, the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Queensland University of Technology Teachers and teaching: The politics of respect Online Attendance (Zoom Webinar) -please register HERE. In interviews with teachers (and students) over many years, on many different topics, and in many different locations the word ‘respect’ comes up regularly. In this lecture I want to explore the meaning of ‘respect’ in the context of contemporary constructs of the ‘ideal teacher’. It will be argued that paying attention to ‘respect’ is central to addressing many of the issues facing teachers, including their retention in the education system. The notion [...]