CaSPA Activities Update
- The Conference committee has been finalising the details and program for the CaSPA Perth Conference in July. The CaSPA Board has expressed its sincere gratitude to all the Western Australian Principals and Committee Members for their amazing work over the year.
- CaSPA has been involved with the AMA and other Associations to support the proposed legislation to ban vaping in Australia
- CaSPA is delighted to have the Notre dame University sponsor the Awards Dinner at the Conference.
- CaSPA met with NCEC, ACPPA and CSPA online as a part of the Catholic Education Stakeholders Forum (CESF) recently. Ther were a number of issues discussed in relation to the new funding agreement processes and the 2025 Federal election.
- CaSPA continues to investigate ways that it can continue to collaborate with ACPPA – recently ACPPA President and Executive Officer have been invited to attend the CaSPA Combined Meeting in Perth.
- Dr Stephen Kennaugh attended the Quarterly Meeting with Federal Department of Education Chair: Meg Brighton Updates included: Recent Education Ministers Meeting 26/4/24 in Perth; National Teacher Workforce Action Plan; Mobile Phones / Vaping; Initial Teacher Education Board Quality Assurance; Higher Education – improvements to governance; HECS Debt Relief; Supporting paid practicum placement for Teachers / Nurses to be up and running from 1 July 2025 $300 + a week; Wellbeing of Principals and School Leaders presentation to Education Ministers.
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