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Dear NEAT Member Association colleagues,   Membership of NEAT for 2026 falls due in April 2026.  The annual subscription is $100.00 per annum. Further news will be in the NEAT Facebook [Network of education associations of Tasmania] site to advise meeting dates for online information sessions and curriculum workshop.   Renewal of membership:  Please complete this form to indicate member numbers and email -  neattas@gmail.com . If you choose to use the direct deposit option, please email the form to indicate subscription and number of members to the email address.

Professional and subject teaching associations (PTAs) Committee of Management representatives have been invited to attend: NEAT General Meeting and AGM Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 9.15-10.30Pickled Pear (UTAS Club, Alan Bray Room)38 Dobson Rd, Sandy Bay.RSVP Friday 17 April - neattas@ gmail (2 representatives max) The aim of this meeting is two-fold:1. to elect the 2025-2026 NEAT Joint Council Committee at the AGM, [nomination and proxy forms sent in correspondence] President and Treasurer reports available on the date) and2. plan for a smaller representative group to convene online in May/June with DECYP Executive group to hear planning of the strategy, Education TOGETHER, [...]

Screenshot A welcome alert for all and and great news!! The Implementation Plan: Independent Review of Education in Tasmania 2025-2027, issued Nov. 2025 is now available in the public domain. See Recommendation 4. Our intention is to invite all committees to a Hobart-based meeting/and online in the new academic year for an opportunity to meet with the DECYP Deputy Secretary, Development and Support’s representatives, the ACE representatives and partners, as an Agreement by end of 2026 is prepared for all partners. As documented, NEAT’s aim is to explore the milestones cited for consultation, the aim to map and create [...]

NEAT Meeting & AGM Date: Thursday March 27 4.30 pm – 5.00 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 Members present, apologies or proxy requests Minutes and Action from the 2023 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 Download the [...]

An Independent-Education-Review-Consultation-Paper was announced by the Minister for Education, Hon Jo Palmer on Monday 24 June 2024. The review will be led by Ms Vicki Baylis, an independent, experienced and well-respected Australian educator, who will lead this Review and report directly to the Minister for Education. Find out how to get involved. Tasmania’s education system has a critical role to play in ensuring Tasmanian children and young people gain the skills they need to lead their best lives and fully contribute to our community and economic future. This review is being undertaken to provide advice to the Tasmanian Government on evidence based, [...]

Title: 2024 Webinar series features Andrew Gosbell, from Associations Forum exploring the working relationship between a committee or board and the EO. Date:  16 September 2024 7.00pm AEST Register:  2024 APTA Webinar - The working relationship between the Committee/Board and the EO (eventsair.com   (Link also on event notice on APTA LinkedIN site and NEAT Facebook post

Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association (ANZELA) Conference 2024 ANZELA 2024 promotion flier Education Law: Avoid extinction, learn from the past, and plan for the future!     www.anzela.edu.au/national-conference/ Who:         Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association Ltd When:      2-4 October 2024 nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania Where:     Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel, 1 Macquarie Street Hobart All Conference details, social events, registration fees and the list of speakers and sessions across the three days: ANZELA 2024 promotion flier    

Why it matters and how to do it? Register here 2024 APTA Webinar - Advocacy and Strategic Planning for Associations (eventsair.com)

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Membership of NEAT for 2024-2025 falls due on April 1, 2024. The subscription is reduced to $100.00 per annum. An important focus for NEAT  in early 2024 and ongoing 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. This ACT applies to all professional and subject teaching associations where children and young people are involved, e.g., conferences and events. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS Automatic membership of the Australian Professional Teaching Association (APTA). Public liability insurance at a reduced rate and access to additional cover. NEAT [...]