THE WAY (Term 2 Week 7 - 31 May 2021)
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Good News Story
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Media Release: 200 years of Catholic education
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200 Years of Catholic education: Creative Arts and Practical Arts Virtual Gallery
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Giving kids the skills to cope by Dr Justin Coulson
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NCCD Information
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Working with Children Check
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CSNSW 2021 DISruptABILITY Conference: Expression of Interest
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New dates added: Online CSNSW Sector NCCD Moderation Live Webinar Series
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Update on 2021 CSSA Trial HSC Examinations
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Positions Vacant
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My Learning
200 years of Catholic education - Diocese of Lismore Celebration
Catholic students from across the country have joined together in a video performance of the national song ‘Faith in the Future’, to celebrate 200 years of Catholic education in Australia, which marks the anniversary of the first official Catholic school opened in Parramatta in October 1820.
The ‘Faith in the Future Australian Catholic Schools Version’ features 370 students from 29 Catholic schools across Australia including remote, regional and rural communities such as: Our Lady Sacred Heart School Waiben (Thursday Island), St John's Catholic School Richmond in Tasmania, Sacred Heart College Sorrento in Western Australia, and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
See attached Media Release for more information.
Watch the video via the website www.200years.catholic.edu.au or click here.
A Creative and Practical Arts Virtual Gallery will mark 200 Years of Catholic Education in Australia for the Lismore Diocese. The theme is Faith in the Future with entries invited from staff, students, parents and parishioners of every school and parish community across the diocese.
The launch of this event was during Catholic Schools Week in Term 2 with entries to be submitted by Week 8, 11 June. Schools will select four entries to be included on their nominated school page in the virtual gallery, Catholic Schools Office CAPA publication.
For more information and details on how to complete the Submission Form, please refer to the below attachment.
Dr Justin Coulson discusses how to enable kids to cope with the challenges that life throws at them.
Originally presented to school chaplains this webinar is now available to all staff for a limited time – expires 16 June, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG66VneFm4U
Hosted by CSNSW. Sponsored by the National School Chaplaincy Program
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There are approximately 45,000 students, comprising 19% of all students in NSW Catholic schools, with some degree of disability. Catholic schools provide for the needs of these students in a range of settings, including: mainstream schools, special schools, special assistance schools and satellite classes.
The two-day DISruptABILITY conference will be grounded in internationally recognised best-practice evidence. It will be an opportunity to engage critically with the disruptive trends in education and inspire in our Catholic school educators and leaders a continuing commitment to excellence which ensures every child achieves their potential in every classroom, every day.
The conference will be open to all school and system staff. The conference seeks to be inclusive of all those who provide educational support and care for students with a disability in our schools.
Schools are encouraged to bring teams comprising members of the school leadership team, learning support and/or diverse learning teachers, pastoral care and wellbeing coordinators, leaders of learning and/or pedagogy, classroom teachers and teachers’ aides. Schools may even wish to bring a parent and/or their parish priest as part of a school team.
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST:
To stay in touch and receive updates on our planning, express your interest here.
CELEBRATE – ENGAGE – SHARE: Be part of the Conference
We are inviting our NSW Catholic Education Community to share your stories, images, student talent and innovative practices to contribute to our state-wide celebration of Catholic education.
- Do you have any current (or past) students that could share their voice on a panel, enrich our liturgy, Mass or welcoming ceremony or showcase their talent?
- Can you share innovative practices and/or action-research that your setting or diocese has been involved in?
- Do you have videos, images, posters, social media collateral or other material that could be used to narrate and showcase our Catholic Education story?
New dates have been added for the CSNSW NCCD live moderation training webinars. The training webinars provide baseline moderation activities and cross moderation opportunities for participants who may register for multiple sessions.
The webinars are open to staff from systemic and non-systemic Catholic schools and offices across NSW including: teachers, school counsellors and middle leaders.
Autism Focus
- Tuesday 18 May, 8.30–10.00am
- Tuesday 18 May, 3.00–4.30pm
Mental Health
- Wednesday 19 May, 3.00–4.30pm
Cognitive Focus
- Thursday 20 May, 8.30–10.00am
- Thursday 20 May, 3.00–4.30pm
Sensory
- Monday 24 May, 3.00–4.30pm
How to register:
- Activate your account or sign-in to the CSNSW Professional Learning Dashboard.
- Once you have signed in, follow this link to access the list of webinars.
- If you experience any initial sign-on issues contact service@csnsw.catholic.edu.au
- If you experience any issues relating to joining a webinar contact cathie.renfrew@csnsw.catholic.edu.au
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Online ordering for the 2021 CSSA Trial HSC Examinations has now closed.
- The dates for the 2021 Trial HSC Examinations are Monday 26 July to Monday 9 August. The Final CSSA Trial HSC Examinations Timetable is available on the CSSA website: https://www.cssa.com.au
- The Security Period for the 2021 CSSA Trial HSC Examination is up to, and inclusive of, Wednesday 11 August 2021. Examinations, related examination materials and student scripts are not to be returned to students until Thursday 12 August 2021.
- Please note the process for invoicing has been updated. This information has been noted on the CSSA website Notice Board for all registered schools.
- Principals are reminded to ensure the CSSA Terms and Conditions are followed by all teachers and other staff members. Principals are reminded to also read the Security Breaches Policy and Procedures for CSSA Trial HSC Examinations. Both documents are located on the CSSA website and were included in the 2021 Principal Information Package.
- Having completed online ordering, Principals are required to certify in writing their acceptance of the CSSA Terms and Conditions via the 2021 Principal Certification Form. This form must be returned to the CSSA.
- First Round Deliveries – Schools that have ordered per cohort and using the 2021 CSSA Trial HSC Examination Timetable. These orders will be delivered to schools from Tuesday 13 July to Friday 16 July (Week 1, Term 3).
- Second Round Deliveries – Schools that have purchased a minimum order of examinations (5 copies per subject). These orders will be delivered to schools from Monday 16 August 2021 (Week 6, Term 3).
For further information please contact CSSA on 02 9287 1559 or email trial.exams@cssa.catholic.edu.au.
Information on employment opportunities within the Diocese of Lismore are available via Positions Vacant.
Catholic Schools Office
- Technology Officer
Schools
- Assistant Principal – Mission (St Francis Xavier Primary School, Woolgoolga)
- Assistant Principal – Learning and Teaching (St Francis Xavier Primary School, Woolgoolga)
Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes
In the interest of supporting Catholic schools in Western NSW we would like to bring to your attention the following positions:
- Principal (St Patrick's Parish School, Trundle)
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.
HSC Legal Assessment 21CSO-HLA
Participants undertake an assessment moderation workshop aligned to the Stage 6 Legal Studies core units on Human Rights and Crime. It is intended that teachers will bring student responses to the set task to assist in the process.
- 14 July 2021 - McAuley Catholic College Grafton