Charlotte Verity Professional Learning (School Based)

Focus on c entering the needs of the individual, i.e. ask them what they want and need, how they wish to be referred to etc. Presentation Covered: LGBT+ is the term for gender diversity, and includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersexual, asexual, transgender and more Takatāpui is te reo for someone who identifies as LGBT + Heteronormativity: the concept that people fall into distinct genders and gender roles, and that everyone is heterosexual.  Gender Binary: the only to genders that are acknowledged as men and women.  This line of thinking leads to disconnection! Proposed new line of thought: Gender Spectrum: A range of gender identities and between and outside of male and female. How can I recognise and address my unconscious bias and use my position  to support all others? How can I be an ally for our students / staff around gender questions?  Let your actions speak for you - stand up for inclusion, address any targeting or bullying Use inclusi...

Positive Education Conference  Charlie Scudamore, VP, Geelong Grammar Positive Education Institute The Institute is based on the concept of FLOURISHING = "Feeling good and doing good" The needs and strategies used for positive education  will constantly change and evolve.  Ongoing evolution allows us to accommodate  the changing student dynamics and communities. The Lessons Lesson 1: Measure well - use your data and revisit it. Lesson 2: Do Wellbeing WITH students not TO them. Lesson 3: Wellbeing MUST involve staff - TRAIN them but don't over-train. Keep it varied and rich. A good wellbeing programme will cover LOTS of things...healthy eating, character strengths, emotions, physical fitness etc Lesson 4: Teachers matter - keep them passionate with new information and training. Lesson 5:  Educate parents and get them passionate about the subject e.g. parent info sessions Lesson 6: Positive Education is not just about being happy or looking...

Focus: To open up communication across the whole school in regards to collaboration between staff members and establishing goals for moving forward. What is going well and what do we need to move away from? Time Agenda Item Minutes Actions 10 mins Activity: What does an effective meeting look like? Question will be written up on the door as staff enter along with instructions on how to answer it. Staff will write their answers on post-it-notes and organise them in categories on a piece paper placed on the wall. We will then select the majority and make this our focus for our meeting. There were three main trends identified: Time management and keeping to the agenda Everyone having a voice Having a system in place to work through important conversations Time management was our focus for this meeting. 5 mins Explain the Grid to Understanding Communication and Behaviour (give examples) are our two foci in regards to staff relationships, rather th...