Over recent months we have all been challenged by the circumstances presented to us through the COVID pandemic. The conversations I have had with both Board members and Principals in schools makes me realise that the resilience and strength in our leaders is very evident and appreciated by school communities. Keep up the great work and remember to care for yourself as we move through the second half of the year.

We held our most recent Board meeting this week, again via zoom.

Some points of interest: 

At the meeting we progressed work on our new Principal Wellbeing Portal which will be a repository of free resources and links to assist principals to manage their health and wellbeing. Stay tuned for more updates on this great initiative.

We have also now completed the final design of our new ACPPA LOGO which will be launched at our AGM on 9th November via zoom. This is a very exciting step for ACPPA and we encourgae you all to tune in at the AGM. Invites will be sent soon.

During my report I shared a number of important updates:

• the ongoing impact of COVID -19 on schools and the economy
• the school visits being undertaken by ACARA as part of the F-10 Curriculum Review
• a number of ACPPA Directors have been a part of the AITSL Roundtable discussions regarding teacher abuse, esteem of the profession and Principal wellbeing.

A word from our valued Partners at Catholic Church Insurance and WOODS Furniture

It was again great to be able to hear from our partners, Hugh Easton at CCI and Greg Barnes from WOODS Furniture, who zoomed in to give us an update on how recent events have impacted on their organisations. In these times of virtual meetings it was good to connect and touch base with our supporters.