Zart Update

We’re excited to announce lower delivery rates in Tasmania and share the benefits you received as a TPA member. 

TPA Member Discount:

10% off every order – use promo code TPA10 at checkout
5% rebate for TPA – your purchases help give back annually

For support on orders and quotes, please reach out to our Business Relationships Manager, Lyn Rogers 0410 602 238 or lrogers@zartart.com.au

Travel Report - International Seminar for School Principals, Shanghai - Libby Robinson

As an affiliate of ICP (International Confederation of Principals) through ASPA (Australian Secondary Principals Association), TPA were invited to send a representative to present at the 2nd International Seminar for School Principals, Shanghai 2-5 July 2025. This invitation was extended to Libby Robinson, principal of Hobart College, who agreed to represent TPA and Tasmanian Government Schools at that seminar. Here is her report:

If you are ever provided with the opportunity to travel for your work and listen to the experiences of our international colleagues, I fully encourage you to grasp the moment. So it was that in the 38 °C heat of Shanghai’s summer, I found myself listening to theories of practice related to the use of innovative technologies for teacher evaluation and feedback, namely AI. As you might imagine, this very premise confronts a variety of socio-cultural expectations where teacher evaluation itself is very much grounded in how we see our profession as educators. The use of technology immediately raises questions about who or what has the capacity to observe, evaluate, provide feedback, and support improvement in teacher practice and by extension, student learning outcomes and hopefully wellbeing.

Over the course of the seminar, it was apparent that China’s current education platform, aimed at guaranteeing teaching quality across a vast and immensely populated country, is seeking not just an agenda of massive infrastructure development, but also teacher evaluation. At scale, it is politically and economically understandable that the use of AI has reached the forefront of application in China’s strategic thinking on quality teaching. Big questions come to mind at the notion of a teacher using VR to teach a class of virtual students, whose avatars sat in single desk rows, whilst AI evaluates the teacher’s progress through a lesson. I presume at this stage of advancement, AI will only measure what we ask of it, that is what we already know to be best practice. And there are good questions about teacher professionalism and learning beyond performance and compliance (Diamond and Bulfin 2025). By the end of the seminar, a humanistic view had come back into focus, concluding that certainly AI has a place, but only in the service of human relationships and educational endeavours where we make decisions that are adaptable to the myriad of students’ needs.

Perhaps MyCareer and our PDPs have some way to travel before our practice as principals is evaluated by AI, or perhaps it might as well be here already.

Libby Robinson

2nd International Seminar for School Principals, Shanghai

Professional Learning

Intentional Leadership Professional Wellness Program - Lee Crockett

This program offers school leaders a powerful, year-long experience focused on sustaining clarity, purpose, and professional wellness. 

Professional Wellness Workshop - LEAD WELL. LIVE WELL.

In this FREE 60-minute workshop, you will learn a proven framework for sustainable, high-impact leadership, built on our own 6 Dimensions of Professional Wellness.

Instruction to Leadership Coaching

The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) is bringing PD4HPE to you on Tasmania's pupil-free days, and we'd like you to send your HPE teachers along!

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President's Report

Dear TPA Members & Supporters,

Welcome to our New Members

A warm welcome to Lynette Knibbe, Jenna Squire, Tim Elliott, Jill Bosua, Eve Marcus and Amanda Maree. We are delighted that you have made the decision to join an Association focused on supporting and building the capacity of our profession.

Celebrating Growth in Tasmanian Education

When I began teaching almost 25 years ago, thankfully, one outdated classroom practice had already been abandoned—the public display of children’s individual test scores on the wall. For generations, this was seen as acceptable, yet I have never heard anyone from that era speak of the positive impact it had on their learning or self-confidence. For some, it may have provided a momentary push, but for many, it created shame, fear, and disconnection.

What hasn’t changed is this: every learner is on a unique journey. Students don’t start from the same line. Some face obstacles from day one, and many need targeted adjustments and support to achieve the growth they deserve across their education.

For decades, governments have recognised that the greatest predictor of student achievement is parental level of education, captured in the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA). This measure informs how schools are resourced nationwide, now delivered through the Better Fairer Schools Agreement, regardless of whether they are government, Catholic, or independent.

While we know that no standardised test can capture every child’s passions, strengths, or potential, we also recognise the value of systematic literacy and numeracy checks. These provide essential data that shape programs, policies, and practices at the school, state, and national levels.

What is less helpful, however, is how these results have been presented in the media. Each year we see headlines such as “Tasmania lagging behind” or “Latest NAPLAN results worrying.” This approach echoes those classroom walls of years past—comparing without context. If ICSEA remains the strongest predictor of outcomes, then it should surprise no one that Tasmania begins behind six other jurisdictions before they step up to the starting line!

The real story and the one too often overlooked is about growth. And here Tasmania is excelling.

• In Year 5 reading, Tasmania has recorded the highest growth in the nation.
• In Year 5 numeracy, Tasmania has achieved the second-highest growth, just behind Victoria.

There are multiple other data sets that we could show that validate the growth of our young people as a direct result of the quality of education they receive.

These results, spanning across all school sectors, demonstrate the collective strength of our profession. They reflect the daily commitment of Tasmanian educators to meet learners where they are and help them move forward. This is not about cherry-picking data—it is about telling the fuller story. Our challenge is to encourage the public to look beyond the headlines and celebrate the genuine progress happening in Tasmanian classrooms.

CBCA Book Week

Book Week is a memorable time of the year in most schools and is up there with Christmas for some people! The level of creativity (and craft) on show from principals in the past week has been nothing short of entertaining! Reading has been and always will be a simple experience that can be life changing – it helps us to connect and make sense of our own experiences, with other people and with the world around us. Book Week is much more than dressing up, though. It provides a platform to expose young (and older people to quality Australian literature. We are fortunate in Australia that there is a strong appreciation for literature and some outstanding authors who create texts that engage and inspire our young people. Congratulations to our schools that provided really carefully considered approaches for engagement in every context that go beyond dressing as a literary character, and thank you to colleagues that gave some great insights into their patch.

Book Week

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National Principals Occupational Health, Wellbeing & Safety Survey

Make a Difference: Take the 2025 Australian School Leader Health & Wellbeing Survey

The Australian Principal Health & Wellbeing Survey is confidential and independent of all employer groups, professional associations and unions. This research informs state departments, evaluates existing policies, and drives new initiatives. Participants receive an individualised report on their job-related health and wellbeing upon completion. Global results provide a holistic, system-level picture of principal health and wellbeing, with recommendations for action.

APPA

APPA has released its latest position papers, covering:

1. Raising the Profile
2. Reducing Red Tape
3. Professional Learning
4. Full and Fair Funding
5. Professional Supervision

Learning First Survey

Learning First is conducting a short, anonymous survey on how teachers, curriculum leaders and principals of government schools are implementing the Australian Curriculum. This year’s survey includes questions on how AI is being used in schools to support curriculum implementation. Your feedback will help shape how the DECYP supports schools and teachers. The survey closes on September 18.

2026 Tasmanian Educational Leaders Conference

Please mark your calendars and save the date to join us to connect, learn, and be inspired alongside educational leaders from across Tasmania.

More details, including program highlights and registration information, will follow soon.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards

Mat 

Professional Learning

Intentional Leadership Professional Wellness Program - Lee Crockett

This program offers school leaders a powerful, year-long experience focused on sustaining clarity, purpose, and professional wellness. 

Professional Wellness Workshop - LEAD WELL. LIVE WELL.

In this FREE 60-minute workshop, you will learn a proven framework for sustainable, high-impact leadership, built on our own 6 Dimensions of Professional Wellness.

• 9th July
• 6th August

The People Leader Program - Simon Breakspear 

Learn the essential skills every team leader needs.

All workshops are streamed live using Zoom between 10 AM - 12 PM (AEST / AEDT)
MODULE 1: Tuesday, 12 August
MODULE 2: Tuesday, 16 September
MODULE 3: Thursday, 30 October

Type TPA30 into the comment section for your discount.

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President’s Report

Dear TPA Members & Supporters,

With this Friday marking Primary Principals Day, it prompted me to give some thought to my own primary school principal from the early 1980’s. I still have clear images in my mind of most of my teachers, but with the principal being a constant from my first day of kinder, through to my last day of grade 6, memories of my principal are particularly vivid! Lining up for a morning assembly address on the asphalt, kicking the brown plastic footballs with us grade 3’s at lunch, his walkthroughs, asking about our learning, or just checking in because he cared, all still stick with me. Right through to his reassuring presence and caring smile when dealing with playground injuries, through to helping the whole school navigate the mixed emotions, apprehension and excitement of our school site ‘closing down’ and moving to a new campus.

Curiosity got the better of me this week, and a quick Google led me to an ABC radio interview with Helen Shield from earlier this year A tale of two teachers - ABC listen; the sound of Nigel Bentley’s distinctive voice immediately took me back to that time! As Nigel says during his interview, school wasn’t always a happy place for everyone when he entered the profession, but he absolutely made it his mission to shift that. From my perspective, I can honestly say it was mission achieved in a way that no test or assessment would have shown.

So whether it’s a handwritten card from a year one, a smile of thanks from a year 6, or a young adult going out of their way to say hi and share some exciting personal news because they remember you care, we’d all have plenty of moments like these that really fill our cup, and remind us of the joy that we can draw from these connections in what really is, as Nigel said, one of the best professions!

Whilst we mark Australian Primary Principal’s Day, it’s a perfect opportunity to acknowledge and show gratitude for the role that ALL of our school leaders play in communities around Tasmania.

On behalf of our state executive (pictured here with Tim Bullard, CEO AITSL and TPA Member guests), thank you for the work that you do, the connections you foster, and your commitment to public education and the profession in our state.

National Association

ASPA and AGPPA co-convened a meeting in Adelaide last week to discuss a range of topics that are relevant and timely to principals across Australia.

Joint Statement by ASPA and AGPPA July 21, 2025

Monday 21 July marked a historic occasion as the Australian Secondary Principals’ Association (ASPA) and the Australian Government Primary Principals’ Association (AGPPA), the two national peak bodies representing all public school leaders across Australia, convened for the first time. United by our shared commitment to equity and excellence, we developed a common vision: to support the learning and wellbeing of every Australian child.

There is a full joint statement focused on 6 key objectives:

• Principal Wellbeing
• Occupational violence
• National Education Policy Reform
• Policy Co-Design and Collaboration
• Leadership support and development
• Student Wellbeing

Other key items covered at the ASPA Board meeting concentrated on key presentations and discussions with Blair Boyer, Minister for Education SA, and Martin Westwell, CEO, SA Education and Dr Sally Larsen with her paper ‘Are Australian students’ academic skills declining?’

All states and territories are actively engaging in advocacy for school leaders based on supporting key wellbeing issues. As one state HR executive framed it, "There is no point in continuing to put healthy fish into a sick pond and expect everything to improve. We need to fix the pond."

Kind regards

Mat

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Introducing Our New Partner Consultants

BFX Furniture

We’re pleased to introduce Andrew Gordon as the new Sales and Project Consultant for BFX Furniture in Tasmania, taking over from Steve Milekovic. Steve has returned to the mainland to spend more quality time with his family, and we thank him for his dedication and contribution.

Andrew brings more than 30 years of experience in sales, account management, and project delivery. A proud Tasmanian—born and raised—he believes that strong local relationships are key to lasting partnerships. With over 15 years of experience working on the mainland, Andrew offers a unique blend of local insight and national expertise to support your school’s furniture needs.

Whether you're refreshing a classroom, fitting out a new space, or simply seeking tailored advice, Andrew is ready to assist. He brings big island experience with local know-how, and a commitment to go the extra mile.

Contact Andrew - Sales and Project Consultant

M: 0459 592 130 E: Andrew.gordon@bfx.com.au
Customer Support: 1300 866 522  
www.bfx.com.au 

Smart 

Smart is thrilled to welcome Tassie local Angela Donovan to the team as a Customer Education Specialist. Angela brings over 30 years of experience in the finance industry, with a strong background in banking and mortgage broking. Now, she’s applying that expertise to support educators in understanding the benefits of novated leasing, one of the most tax-effective ways to own a vehicle.

As part of the Smartgroup family, Smart is a leading provider of employee benefit services in Australia. Through novated leasing, employees can use their pre-tax income to cover the cost of a car, including finance, registration, insurance, fuel, and maintenance, potentially saving thousands of dollars in tax. Smart makes the process simple and seamless, offering access to a wide range of vehicles, expert support, and exclusive deals. 

Based in Lenah Valley, Angela enjoys life on acreage with her two dogs: a lively 14-month-old Labradoodle (possibly a Groodle!) and a 13-year-old rescue pup. Horses have been a part of her life since she was eight, and her love for animals runs deep. 

Contact Angela - Customer Education Specialist

M: 0477 138 856  E: angela.donovan@smartgroup.com.au  

Professional Learning

Franklin Covey - Multipliers - Wednesday 30  July 2025 

Intentional Leadership Professional Wellness Program - Lee Crockett

This program offers school leaders a powerful, year-long experience focused on sustaining clarity, purpose, and professional wellness. 

Professional Wellness Workshop - LEAD WELL. LIVE WELL.

In this FREE 60-minute workshop, you will learn a proven framework for sustainable, high-impact leadership, built on our own 6 Dimensions of Professional Wellness.

• 9th July
• 6th August

The People Leader Program - Simon Breakspear 

Learn the essential skills every team leader needs.

All workshops are streamed live using Zoom between 10 AM - 12 PM (AEST / AEDT)
MODULE 1: Tuesday, 12 August
MODULE 2: Tuesday, 16 September
MODULE 3: Thursday, 30 October

Type TPA30 into the comment section for your discount.

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President’s Report

Dear TPA Members & Supporters,

How often have we heard, or even said ourselves, that schools are essentially a reflection of the broader community, a microcosm of society? In the past few weeks, TPA have continued our involvement in roundtables and working groups – most recently, the LGBTIQ+ Working Group. Forums like these are effective when they have a cross section of system, school and community leaders and representatives, and most importantly, our young people. Reflecting on June also being celebrated as Pride Month, I have spoken with young people who proudly made reference to the inclusive practice in schools and colleges. They highlighted the positive experience of their school providing pride support groups and how they feel genuinely excited about the move to college, where they know the same inclusive supports are in place. They feel safe, supported, connected and empowered. Listening to these reflections and others has been a great step that has led to societal change in our state. It’s also a reminder that schools are powerful places to lead the change that we want to see in our society. If we can have our young people driving and designing, then I am sure we can flip it so instead society becomes a reflection of the best practice already happening in our schools.

With the Winter Solstice behind us, we can enjoy an increasingly ‘little bit’ more daylight at each end of the school day. The daily walk, drive or ride into school can offer the perfect opportunity to prepare ourselves in that transition time between work and home, but only if we can consciously use this time in an intentional and effective way. Many members would be familiar with the work of Dr Adam Fraser on the ‘Third Space’, and recently, colleagues have been sharing how they consciously transition between activities, tasks or different environments. For many, the midyear break may be a timely reminder to revisit Adam’s work, or for those who aren’t familiar, to explore it for the first time.

The Third Space® — Dr Adam Fraser

Professional Learning

Please view and share the upcoming professional learning opportunities with your teams. Multiply your team's natural genius and unlock their full contribution with the Multipliers PL. Join Simon Breakspear in The People Leader Program or Intentional Leadership Professional Wellness Program by Lee Crockett. 

New Members

A warm welcome to our new member, Sarah Geale, Acting Principal of Campania District School, who has recently joined our association. We look forward to your engagement with your Association for many years to come!

Thank you for your engagement with the Association across Term 2. Absolute best wishes for the coming weeks for those that have scheduled holidays, and equally for those that will be working across this time

Warm regards, Mat

Intentional Leadership Professional Wellness Program

We are pleased to partner with Lee Crocket and provide the opportunity for members to access the  Intentional Leadership Professional Wellness Program, a powerful, year-long experience focused on sustaining clarity, purpose, and professional wellness. This program is a proven way to equip leaders with the tools, community, and support they need to thrive.

• $1995 per participant
• 12-month journey (approx. 3 hours/month)
• Delivered in our private Excellence Network community
• Structured around 4 arcs with 3 professional drivers in each
• School leaders from across Australia learning and growing together

Upcoming free workshop dates to learn more:

• June 11
• June 26
• July 9
• August 6

Teachers Health Fund Awarded - Private Health Insurer of the Year

As the health fund for the education community, we’re checking in ahead of your (hard-earned) winter break! Read on to discover marvelous member savings – or for those still to join, an inviting introductory offer.  

But first, a ’proud health fund moment’... 

Your (double) award-winning fund 
Positive feedback is truly meaningful when it comes from those, you’re most invested in. For you, that may be a student, parent or mentor. For us, it’s our members. 

So, it was great to be recognised, not once but twice, as Roy Morgan’s Private Health Insurer of the Year and Not-for-Profit/Restricted Private Health Insurer of the Year.  

Based on feedback from over 60,000 Australians, these awards reflect our commitment to those who dedicate themselves to others. A good report isn’t grounds for complacency though, so let’s get back to you!   

Cashback for members 
Teachers Health members who join our Member Rewards program can earn cashback shopping at selected retailers. Shivering through recess? Try 5% back at Kathmandu. Sinking into a hot bath? Earn 5% on Sheridan towels or ECOYA candles. Set-and-forget cashback is one of many ways your membership can work as hard as you do.   

Haven’t joined yet? 
Get 6 weeks free when you join with Hospital & Extras cover by 30 June and skip the 2 & 6-month waits on popular Extras*. Get an online quote or call us on 1300 900 301 for more info.  

*Offer ends 30 June 2025, eligibility and T&Cs apply.

National Associations

Thank You to Our Valued Conference Supporters

On behalf of the Tasmanian Principals Association, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our partners and supporters for your generous contribution to the success of the 2025 Tasmanian Educational Leaders Conference.

Your commitment plays a pivotal role in helping us create a meaningful and impactful event for school leaders across the state. Whether through your presence as an exhibitor, your engagement in sessions and conversations, or your ongoing partnership throughout the year, your support enhances the experience for our members and helps strengthen connections between schools and the wider education community.

We appreciate your continued support and look forward to working together throughout the year.

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Multipliers

Don’t miss this opportunity to invest in your leadership growth and connect with colleagues across the state. Register for the Multipliers leadership program from FranklinCovey.

To ensure the sessions go ahead, we need a minimum of 15 participants, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

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President’s Report

Dear Members and Supporters of our Association,

I can honestly say that it brought us so much joy to see delegates at our conference engaging deeply in the conference program and making the most of the opportunity to quarantine two full days dedicated to your learning and wellbeing. With our 2025 Tasmanian Educational Leaders Conference at Wrest Point wrapped up, we'd like to provide a recap courtesy of our Association & conference Platinum Partners; MSP Photography, BFX Furniture,  Hart Sport, ZartArt, Easy Turf, Smart Group our conference sponsors Amplify, Caresuper, Moreton Group Medical Services, Growth Coaching, TheirCare and as well as all of our trade exhibitors.

Thank you to our MC Robyn Evans for her generosity of spirit, who so expertly ensured that the conference flowed as smoothly and professionally as it did. We were grateful for the Acknowledgement of Country from Corey Mundy & Ted Barrance, and the address from our Minister for Education, Jo Palmer MLC. The talent, passion and joy from students; Lollie year 6 student from Taroona Primary, Charlotte year 10 from Taroona High and Willa, a year 12 student from Hobart College completely captured the room. I’m sure it’s not the last we’ll see of these three performers!

What a lineup of keynote speakers that treated us with their unique interpretation of the conference theme! Dan Gregory, Tracey Ezard, Tom Brundzell, Rana Hussein, Richard Gerver and Julie Cross each captivated us and left us with some deep reflecting in the time that followed. Finally, we had a great time using our voice (and feet) rocking with The Kick Ons for our conference dinner.
We can’t put on a program of this magnitude without the support of the Conference Planners who were brilliant in pulling everything together to create a seamless experience for us all. TPA thank you all for your support and we look forward to us all coming together again for something special in 2026 in Launceston!

Thank you to delegates who have already completed the post-conference survey. It remains open until Thursday the 12^th of June, we encourage all members and school leaders, whether you attended or not to complete the survey. We’ll be drawing out one survey participant to win a complimentary Full Registration and 2 Nights of Accommodation for the 2026 Conference. https://forms.office.com/r/qCau8u1RKu

TPA Critical Incidents Research Update

In 2024, TPA partnered with the Australian Catholic University (ACU) to undertake a key piece of research in an area that will impact many of us across our careers – ‘Understanding the psycho-social impact on principals leading school communities through critical incidents’. Across recent weeks, we have had opportunities to revisit the finalised report which was published in November. Along with our research partners Dr HeeRa Ko and Dr Theresa Dicke from the ACU, we walked the Principals Australia Research Fund (PARF) Board through the research process, findings, recommendations, and most importantly, the early impact that we have seen as a result of the nationwide research. Across the past fortnight, East Derwent Primary Principal Ted Barrance and I have also presented to the Australian Education Union and the national team at Headspace. We see tremendous opportunities for significant and real policy and practice action at the school, state and national level. 

Secondary Trauma Stress Research

Since our last newsletter, a report was released about the impact and management of secondary trauma in educators. The research behind The Silent Cost, co-produced by Deakin University and The Energy Factory, was initiated by the Australian Special Education Principals Association (ASEPA) and then supported by the Australian Government Primary Principals Association. I’d like to acknowledge TPA members Lisa Wright, Sarah-Jane Murphy, Simon Ellaby and their ASEPA Colleagues for driving this, Dr Adam Fraser and the Energy Factory as project leads, and my West Australian colleague Melissa Gillett for the artful summary.   
The findings make for interesting – if not uncomfortable – reading.  Here are a few of the key findings:

Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is higher for:

• School leaders, closely followed by teachers
• Educators working in Education Support within a Mainstream School score significantly worse than those working in Education Support Schools/Centres, with both scoring worse than those working in Mainstream Schools.
• Rural and remote schools
• Educators with 16 years or more of experience

Educators experience more STS than other professions in Australia:

• 21% higher than Psychologists
• 23% higher than Mental Health Nurses
• 34% higher than Paramedics

So, what is Secondary Traumatic Stress, and it is the same as Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout?

There are some similarities between each of these, but also some key differences:

• Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is the emotional stress that results when an individual hears about or witnesses the first-hand trauma of another person. Secondary Trauma is the development of PTSD-like symptoms without directly witnessing or being involved in a traumatic event. STS can occur unexpectedly and suddenly (i.e. not over time)
• Vicarious Trauma occurs from repeated exposure to other peoples’ trauma. It builds up over time, with those affected beginning to mirror the bio-psychosocial effects shown by victims of trauma
• Burnout is a work-related stress, causing emotional and psychological exhaustion. It is (generally) not a form of trauma.
• Compassion Fatigue is caused by the emotional residue of working with those who have experienced trauma. It may cause emotional exhaustion and a lack of empathy towards victims of trauma. Some consider Compassion Fatigue to be a combination of STS and Burnout.

Will everyone be affected in the same way?

The short answer is no. The research found there are some people who report low levels of STS, despite having high levels of exposure. They used multiple strategies (usually three or more) to minimise the impact, categorised as:

Is this all that is needed?

No. Relying on the individual as a prime strategy to prevent, reduce and mitigate STS will not work. It needs a multi-pronged response from Governments, Education Departments and School Leaders including:

• Formal recognition of STS as a professional risk
• Introduction of STS as a concern in all undergraduate teaching degrees
• Provision of highly effective evidence-based self-care training to mitigate STS and Burnout
• Provision of trauma-informed practice training at a school level for better student outcomes
• Access to professional supervision for educators
• Increased funding and resourcing to child and health care services and systems – mental health care services, department of Child Services to meet the levels of mandatory reporting
• Better coordination between schools and community services in regions
• Timely and effective responses from mandatory reporting systems
• Supervisor support for School Principals as they provide supervisor support to their teachers

New Members

A warm welcome to our new members who have joined our association in recent weeks. We look forward to your engagement with your Association for many years to come!

• Megan Bennell – Brighton High School
• Megan Hills  – Forest Primary School
  

Farewell

For those not already aware, following 43 years of service to public education in our state, Maureen McKeown has decided to retire. Echoing Trudy Pearce’s comments about Maureen’s character, impact and accomplishments, Maureen is also fiercely proud of the profession, and what it represents. This goes beyond her leadership contributions as Principal – of Snug Primary School, Principal Network Leader, Assistant General Manager, Director of School Improvement and Director Improvement Partnerships, and continuing as a member of our Principals Association for more than 20 years.

Maureen was due to head to family in Canada the next day, so we were just delighted that she joined TPA Vice President Monique Carter, Ali Lacey and I so we could present Maureen with an original framed piece of student artwork from one of our immensely talented year 12 students, as a small token of our appreciation.

Warm regards

Mat