THE WAY (Term 1 Week 8 - 15 March 2021)
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Announcements - Appointments
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Announcement - Staff Farewell
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Category C Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead (AWTL) 2021
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Census Lesson Guides
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HSC Marking Support 2021
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Digital Technologies Loan Library
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Online Portal for Proficient Teacher Application
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Parent Teacher Interviews and Conferences
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Reminder: The Green Innovations Award - Registrations due by 1 April
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ICT Scheduled Maintenance Outage - 17 March 6.00pm
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Positions Vacant
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My Learning
School Appointments
Lisa Doolan has been appointed to the role of Acting Principal at St Mary's Primary School, Bellingen for the remainder of 2021 while Claire Mellon is on leave. Carmel Dagger has been appointed to the role of Acting Assistant Principal.Catholic Schools Office Appointments
Katie Nixon has been appointed as the Administration Software Application Support Assistant. Whilst Katie has a background in Resource and Environmental Science, she is leaving her current job as the Training and Compliance Coordinator at North Coast Community College to become a Learning Services team member.
Megan Gillespie will also be joining the Learning Services team as the My Learning and NESA Administration Officer. Megan brings the experience from her work in SEACS and Payroll along with some external business interests to this role.
We congratulate Lisa, Carmel, Katie and Megan on their appointments.
Catholic Schools Office Staff Farewell
Jacqueline Cozic, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director - Finance & Operations, has announced her intention to resign from her position at the Catholic Schools Office effective 9 April 2021. Jacqui commenced at the Catholic Schools Office in October 2018.
We thank Jacqui for her commitment to Catholic education in the Diocese of Lismore.
Please refer to the attached memo regarding the process of retaining currency for leaders in Positions of Added Responsibility under the Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead in NSW, Category C Accreditation for Positions of Added Responsibility in a Catholic School.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has developed Census lesson guides, which are for anyone who wants to teach their students about the Census: what it is, why it's important, and how they can take part. Included in the lesson guides is information for teachers as well as activities that students can complete.
The activities are suitable for a range of students, including:
- students learning English, including those attending migrant English programs or adult literacy programs
- culturally and linguistically diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in upper primary and secondary schools and at TAFEs
- any context where people want to learn about Australian culture – for example at community centres, mothers’ groups and so on.
The lesson guides are divided into three themes:
- What is the Census?
- How the Census helps people.
- How do I fill in the Census form?
Teachers are encouraged to provide feedback by completing the survey through the link on page 5 of the lesson guides: https://consult.abs.gov.au/census/2021-census-lesson-guides.
Please find the following guides attached:
- ABS - Worksheet - What is the Census (Level 1)
- ABS - Worksheet - What is the Census (Level 2)
- ABS - Worksheet - What is the Census (Level 3)
- ABS - Worksheet - Learning about the Census Form (Level 1)
- ABS - Worksheet - Learning about the Census Form (Level 2)
- ABS - Worksheet - Learning about the Census Form (Level 3)
- ABS - Worksheet - How the Census helps people (Level 1)
- ABS - Worksheet - How the Census helps people (Level 2)
- ABS - Worksheet - How the Census helps people (Level 3)
- ABS - Lesson Guides
Nb, to download all attachments listed above, click here.
- Go to eTAMS and update employment and identify your school (where you have a mentor) as your main place of employment.
- Open your Proficient teacher application, confirm your workplace and click confirm (this will send an email to the principal who will then add your supervisor/mentor to your account via their Principals Dashboard).
Please note, if you are intending to finalise your Proficient submission this year, you must submit by Friday 5 November, 2021.
Please be aware that on Wednesday, 17 March commencing at 6.00pm the Catholic Schools Office (CSO) Technical Services team will conduct an emergency scheduled upgrade of the Diocesan Data Centre. The outage is expected to last for three hours.
All School and CSO office systems including authentication, phones, websites and onsite connectivity will be unavailable. Staff and students will not have access to any CSO systems during this time.
For more information, please contact CSO Technical Services Consultant, Mick Howell.
Information on employment opportunities within the Diocese of Lismore are available via Positions Vacant.
Catholic Schools Office
- Project Manager
- Recruitment Administrator
- Change Officer
- Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director, Finance & Operations
Staff are reminded to register for all professional learning courses through the My Learning site. The site has the facility to recommend courses to others. This will be potentially useful for Principals and Assistant Principals who wish to recommend staff to register for particular courses.
Staff are reminded that the closing date for courses is five working days prior to the course.
To register, please visit My Learning.
EMU Middle Years Specialist Teacher Course
- Day 3, 2021 - 21CSO-EMYSTC3
- Day 4, 2021 - 21CSO-EMYSTC2
This is Day 3 & 4 of a six day course. This course is for approved participants only who have already completed Day 1 and 2.
- 27 & 28 April - Coffs Harbour
Stage 4 & 5 Mathematics: Planning and Assessment Workshops 2021 21CSO-S45MPA
This online course is for Secondary Mathematics teachers. The Leader of Learning: Mathematics and teachers will collaboratively engage in a Moodle workshop in their own school. Schools can decide on a date to access this learning and can liaise with Jo Hall to secure in-school support if you would like it. You will need to have a confirmed date in Weeks 2 - 5 for this learning when your teams register. The learning supports collaborative planning and design of Mathematics learning and teaching with a focus on Learning Intentions, Success Criteria and Assessment.
7-12 Registration and Accreditation Term 2, 2021 21CSO-71RAAT
The Registration and Accreditation process in 2021 is for Languages and Creative Arts. During Term 2 schools will peer-review other schools curriculum and assessment documentation. In consultation with the CSO Education Officers, participants will create a report that indicates compliance and suggests possible areas for improvement.
Learning and Teaching Collaborative Day Term 2, 2021 21CSO-LATCDT
This workshop is for Leaders of Pedagogy and Assistant Principals Learning & Teaching to support professional collaboration, the development of educational leadership and the augmentation of quality practice and expertise to improve learning outcomes for students.
- North: 27 April - Lismore
- South: 29 April - Coffs Harbour