THE WAY (Term 3 Week 8 - 7 September 2020)
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Announcement
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Religious Education Leadership Conference 2020
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Action Plan for the Education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2020
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Clarification of the use of Indoor Sporting Facilities for Sport
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Shark Tank eSchool program
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Munch & Move
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Reminder: Online TeachMeet
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Child Safe Standards - Survey
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Social Justice Trends newsletter
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Positions Vacant
Staff Farewell
Mr Eric Littler, Capital Consultant with the Catholic Schools Office has announced his retirement effective 3 December 2020 bringing to an end 34 years of service with the Lismore Diocese.
Eric has held the position of Capital Consultant at the CSO since October 2016. Prior to this appointment Eric held the position of Principal at three Colleges in the Lismore Diocese, St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour (then John Paul College), Xavier Catholic College, Ballina (Foundation Principal) and St Joseph’s College, Banora Point.
We thank Eric for his commitment and service to Catholic education in the Lismore Diocese and wish him well in his retirement.
The Religious Education Leadership Conference 2020 will be a one-day conference for school-based Assistant Principals – Mission, Leaders of Catechesis and Leaders of School Evangelisation in the Diocese of Lismore. In 2020, our conference focus is on visioning the future of our Catholic schools, Proclaim 2021 and RENEW.
Date: 14 October by ZOOM. Registration via MyLearning.
The Action Plan was developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school staff and communities, working alongside non Aboriginal staff in our schools. The Action Plan was reviewed by the Diocesan Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Advisory Committee and widely consulted across networks interested in the advancement of Reconciliation.
In order to clarify some confusion around the use of indoor venues for school sports, please note the following:
Indoor school sports activities are permitted, conditional on the advice from Catholic Schools NSW 13 August 2020:
- School group must have exclusive use, or part thereof, of the venue;
- Maximum 100 participants per venue, including staff;
- Students participating in an activity must be in the same cohort. A cohort means class, year group or stage;
- No parents or spectators;
- Ensure physical distancing and good hygiene including the cleaning of equipment; and
- Use of change rooms to be avoided.
Shark Tank eSchool (STeS) is an educational program designed to immerse young people into “the doing” of entrepreneurship and innovation. Innovation and entrepreneurship are increasingly considered key drivers to solve real-world problems. The knowledge, skill, and application activities within the Shark Tank eSchool program incorporates the core general capabilities of the Australian Curriculum and key concepts of creativity, innovation, teamwork, and entrepreneurial thinking skills – into developing our entrepreneurial leaders of tomorrow.
Shark Tank eSchool program is an action-learning, project-based program. Students start by forming teams, and these teams are required to identify or generate a business idea. These ideas are typically born in response to existing problems (or anticipated future challenges), and students are given the opportunity to develop a solution (in the form of a product, service, or user experience), which addresses the identified problem or need. This opportunity is presented via a sales pitch at the end of the program.
For more information please click here.
Munch & Move is a NSW Health initiative that supports the healthy development of children birth to 5 years by promoting physical activity, healthy eating and reduced small screen time (eg. watching TV or DVDs, playing on computers and small hand-held games devices).
Munch & Move offers training and resources to educators working in NSW early childhood education and care services. The training aims to assist educators to implement a fun, play-based approach to supporting healthy eating and physical activity habits in young children. The Munch & Move program fits within the new National Quality Framework and the Early Years Learning Framework.
For more information please click here.
Discerning the 'New Normal' Post COVID-19, 2020 20CSO-OTDTN
Educators from across the diocese are warmly invited to participate in a series of online TeachMeets which will provide the opportunity to share their reflections on the Voices in the Field Report.
Session times:
- Weeks 7, 8 and 9 each Tuesday and Thursday
- 3 x 45 minute sessions per day (8.00-8.45am, 11.00-11.45am and 3.30-4.15pm)
Please register on MyLearning.
The Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG) is committed to making organisations safer for children and to support organisations implement the Child Safe Standards.
To support this work, the OCG have designed a short survey to prompt reflection on what organisations consider their strengths, and where there are opportunities for improvement. Organisations can use it to reflect on their child safe practices to consider whether they are providing the best quality service to keep children safe from harm. Responses to the survey will also give the OCG some insight into the cultures and practices in organisations so they can better target their capability building and support work.
The survey is available here. It will take about five minutes to complete. The survey can be completed by anyone who works in, or has a child that attends, an organisation that provides services to children in NSW. The questions should be answered honestly and critically. All responses are anonymous.
Please contact policyteam@kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about the survey or the data being collected.
Please see the link below for the latest newsletter from the Office for Social Justice (OSJ). The OSJ is an agency of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
Information on employment opportunities within the Diocese of Lismore are available via Positions Vacant.
SCHOOLS
- Principal – Xavier Catholic College, Ballina (Re-advertised)
- Principal – MacKillop College, Port Macquarie
- Assistant Principal – Learning & Teaching – St Paul’s College, Kempsey
- Assistant Principal – Learning & Teaching – St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville
- Assistant Principal – Learning & Teaching – St Mary’s Primary School, Casino
- Assistant Principal – Mount St John Primary School, Dorrigo
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE
- Executive Assistant to the Assistant Director - School Evangelisation & Catechetical Services (SEACS)
- Injury Management Coordinator - School Resources Services