President's Message

Dear Colleagues

I hope you are surviving and thriving during this challenging time for all schools during the pandemic -  COVID-19. I hope that you are also coping with the mixture of messages from different levels of government. Most importantly though, I trust that you are remaining well and those in your community are staying safe and healthy.

For many of you I know that there has hardly been a break since the beginning of the year when the Bushfire crisis hit Australia. The coronavirus has then further complicated the demands on your time and your staff's time. Please continue to be the people of hope and care for your staff and students.

Since the last newsletter it has been a pleasure to work with the other three Peak Principal Associations to draft a letter to the Education Ministers around Australia. The letter is included in this newsletter and was written to support collaboration with Principals and Teachers to develop workable strategies related to COVID-19. The letter caught the attention of The Project (Channel 10) and was invited to an interview with the television team last week. It was heartening to know our combined message was being promoted by the media. The interview can be viewed through these links:

https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectTV/videos/710309276395025/

https://twitter.com/theprojecttv/status/1255061679752261632?s=20

My very best wishes to you for Term 2 and please take care of yourself during this unprecedented and demanding time.

Loretta Wholley

President