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This webinar explores how school leaders can respond effectively to incidents of racial and cultural discrimination while fostering inclusive and equitable school environments.

In this episode, Academy Expert Teacher in Residence Michael Kollaras is joined by Gail McHardy, CEO of Parents Victoria, representing the voice of parents and carers of young people in Victorian schools.

A thought-provoking discussion on the knowledge, skills and dispositions that students need to acquire for their learning future.

Access resources from the 2025 Victorian Principals Conference, including keynotes, presentations, and school stories on leadership, wellbeing, and VTLM 2.0.

Explore professional learning programs, teaching resources, and guides to support the implementation of the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model (VTLM 2.0). Discover evidence-informed strategies for literacy, numeracy, and school improvement, with resources for teachers, leaders, and families.

Working together to create a more inclusive future for women and girls in leadership.

In this webinar, Bruce Armstrong delves into the disruption in schools and how we can navigate through this and lead during these times.

In this webinar, Dr. Ron Beghetto delves into the future of education, and supporting students' creativity in the age of artificial intelligence.

2022 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) alumni Jay Chew (Al-Taqwa College), Ben Jones (Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College) and Kendall Aglinskas (Assumption College) dive deep into their teaching journeys.

In this webinar, Dr Helen Kelly, helps us to learn about the signs, symptoms, causes and prevention strategies for teacher burnout and wellbeing.

Leadership Excellence Division 2023 Principal in Residence Greg Lacey is joined by principal Andrew Schneider and paediatrician Vanessa Gabriel to discuss the barriers disadvantaged communities face in accessing quality healthcare.

In this episode Carol Hodgson (Department of Education, regional) and 2022 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) alumni Melissa Pavey from South Street Primary School in Moe and Cathy Buchanan-Hagen from Hamlyn Banks Primary School in Geelong discuss all things literacy, education and mentor texts.

In this webinar, Kirra Pendergast delves into the implications of cyber security with emerging technologies in the classroom.

Conversations with some of the world’s biggest thought leaders in education. Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Join Professor Yong Zhao to better understand and support student engagement. Consider how students can be involved in decision-making in your school and how to best engage them for impact.

Pasi Sahlberg's 'mission possible' is fixing inequality in Australia's education system.

In this recording, Pasi illustrates how placing equity at the centre of education reform can result in the conditions that make achievement for all students more likely.

Steve Munby believes that the more we seek to become the perfect leader, the more likely we are to disempower those around us.

In this recording, Steve explores key principles to navigate leadership expectations and learn how imperfect leadership can help you balance leading with power and love.

Maintaining confidence and calm while navigating challenges and seizing opportunities during complex times can be difficult.

This recording provides practical tools and techniques to help you enhance your capacity to demonstrate empathy and positively influence the way people are thinking and feeling.

Part of our Numeracy Webinar Series, this recording provides practical steps to develop a growth mindset style of teaching and resources for effective numeracy teaching, including the Birth to Level 10 Numeracy Guide.

Emotions influence the quality of the decisions we make, behaviours that we demonstrate and our productivity.

This recording explores practical tools and techniques for leading a remote team and positively influencing their wellbeing and productivity in a crisis environment.

Dr Ryan Dunn believes that by using adaptive approaches as a response to uncertainty we build school resilience in the face of continual change.

In this recording, Ryan explores how to cultivate cohesive, empowered teams ready for change and innovation.

How do school leaders capture the hearts and minds to establish community during challenging times?

This webinar explores the models, tools and techniques to bring about constructive change and engage school communities.

How do we deepen those attributes that are most effective and leave the others behind to progress and strengthen your leadership?

In this recording, explore an appreciative inquiry process to help you reflect on how you lead others and identify how you can move forward in your career.

Mary Jean Gallagher advocates for a broader vision of education that acknowledges that education isn’t just about academic achievement.  

This recording explores how school leaders can stay focused on the thing that really matter to their school community during times of change.

Discover how to use digital tools like ArcGIS, Tableau, and ChatGPT in the classroom. Learn about the future of tech-enabled learning.

Leading school improvement is a challenging and rewarding role for educational leaders. It means disrupting aspects of business as usual, and learning more effective ways of working with students and colleagues to achieve positive results.

In this webinar, Dr Helen Street provides an opportunity to broaden understanding of student behaviour by considering context and how it relates to student motivation and actions.

In the new work order, it is predicted young people will have 17 jobs over 5 careers. Instead of focusing on a ‘dream job’, we should advise students to consider skills and capabilities that translate across a range of jobs, writes social entrepreneur Jan Owen.