We would like to invite you to attend the Joint Australian Special Education Principals Association (ASEPA) National Conference and the NSW Special Education Principals’ and Leaders’ Association (SEPLA) Conference 2021.
Special Education Principals' and Leaders' Association
OUR OBJECTIVES
1. To support the professional growth and leadership capacity of principals and leaders in Special Education to maximise learning outcome for students with special education needs or disabilities through
- Facilitating networking, mentoring, advocacy, welfare support, professional development and collegial networks.
- Promoting best practice and excellence in special education throughout public education.
- Providing a forum for discussion of matters of professional interest to members.
2. To give visibility to disability issues and ensure they are included in the development and implementation of all education policies, systemic changes and/or new initiatives through
- Ensuring Principals in Special Schools have an unfiltered voice and are included from the outset, in consultation and discussions along with other principals groups for all new initiatives and systemic changes that impact on students with special educational needs or disabilities and/or Special Schools.
- Representing the views of Special Education principals and leaders to the Director General, relevant interest groups and other stakeholder groups.
- Working collaboratively and consultatively with senior officers of the DEC to ensure the inclusivity of all students.
3. To acknowledge the professional leadership and expertise held by SSP principals and leaders and the unique and differing administrative structures between categories of Special School.
4. To work with other professional associations and organisations to enhance the effectiveness of learning outcome for students with special educational needs or disabilities within public education.
5. To support the affiliation with and involvement in activities of ASEPA and the ICP.
WHAT'S NEW AT SEPLA
The COVID situation continues to be a grave concern across the country but
especially for our colleagues in Victorian Special Schools who enter their 8th week
of hard lockdown. It is important that in our dealings with state and territory
associations and members we are cognisant of the very different situations and
realities that exist.
The Special Education Principals' and Leaders' Association (SEPLA) put out the call for our schools and members to tell us what the SSP Supplemental Funding has meant to our students, teachers and schools, how they are using it and what have been the outcomes so far.
We are proud to inform you that we will be producing a new eNewsletter format with Schoolzine. The purpose of moving to this new format is to engage the our SEPLA members more effectively and provide a more effective and content rich newsletter format. This new format will include videos, image galleries, online bookings, feedback forms, calendars, an app and much much more.