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- Commission Meeting
- RI PJP Principals Meeting
- Research Partner Schools Program Showcase
- Evaluation of Capital Processes
- Celebrating our Teachers
- Indigenous Education Conference
- Crucial time for EB9 negotiations
- Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher Certification Workshops
- Non State Schools Transport Assistance Scheme
- National Children's Week
- 2020 National Catholic Education Conference
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- Circulars 2019
I would like to thank Dr Pat Coughlan and staff from the Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office for hosting the Commission meeting last week.
Members of the Commission thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality provided by Toowoomba Catholic Schools office staff and the opportunity to visit St Saviour's Catholic Primary School and St Saviour's College.
Staff and students of the two schools made Commission members very welcome and provided great insights into their enriching educational programs.
Important items on the agenda for discussion by the Commission included the 2020 Capital Program Guidelines and the Non-Government Reform Support Fund (NGRSF) 2020 Workplan.
The Commission will meet again in November.
The Research Partner Schools Program Showcase held by QCEC on Friday was well attended.
Led by Senior Education Officer John Percy, the showcase addressed three themes: literacy and self-regulation, engagement and wellbeing, and collaboration in Year 7 mathematics.
Throughout 2019, teachers and school leaders from 13 Catholic schools across Queensland partnered with researchers from the University of Queensland’s Science of Learning Research Centre and SVA Evidence for Learning as part of the Advancing Teaching and Learning Initiative.
The schools investigated the selected themes and reported on the outcomes of their research at the showcase.
The presentations were excellent and provided an overview of each of the research projects undertaken by the schools.
The commitment, energy and expertise of the staff involved was evident throughout the day.
To register expressions of interest for next year’s Advancing Teaching and Learning projects please email Senior Education Officer John Clarke at johnc@qcec.catholic.edu.au.
QCEC has made a number of changes to the processes around the distribution of capital funding to Catholic School Authorities.
In order to ensure that our processes and governance are achieving best practice, QCEC has commissioned Dr Lyn Alderman from the Evaluator’s Collective to undertake an evaluation of our capital processes.
The evaluation will begin in November and Catholic School Authorities are invited to express their interest in participating via email to lyn@theevaluatorscollective.com.au by 31 October.
Dr Alderman will then arrange interviews with all respondents.
More information on the review can be found in Circular 2019/106. 
Photo caption: Dr Lee-Anne Perry, Executive Director, QCEC and Dr Lyn Alderman from the Evaluator’s Collective
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Thank you to schools who have already started celebrating their teachers in the lead up to World Teachers’ Day on Friday (pictured below is morning tea for the staff at St Eugene College, Burpengary).
Many schools are busy preparing to thank teachers for the important role they play in our schools drawing on the theme for the day: at the heart of learning.
With more than 11,500 Catholic school teachers in Queensland supporting over 149,000 students, I would like to thank all teachers for the outstanding contributions they have made to ensure our students thrive in their learning environments.
You can help promote World Teachers’ Day (#WTDQLD) by using the social media graphics, photo frames, certificates, thank you cards, screensavers and A4 posters available for download from the website.
Almost 200 delegates attended the 2019 Queensland Catholic Indigenous Education Conference in Townsville last week.
Supported by QCEC and hosted by Townsville Catholic Education, the Wisdom and Courage Driving Change conference introduced and showcased Australia’s dynamic leaders and best practice initiatives.
The aim of the conference was to discuss the improvement of educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.
It was great to see many photos of the activities on offer at the conference filtering through social media channels throughout the week.
Photo source: Townsville Catholic Education Facebook
A further negotiation meeting took place on Wednesday 16 October.
You can read Staff Update #10 to find out more about on the employer’s offer.
For more information visit the EB website.
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In-depth workshops for teachers who intend to apply for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher Certification in 2020 will begin in Brisbane next week.
The workshops will travel across the dioceses throughout October and November.
To view the details of these events and register click here.
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