Monthly Archives: April 2012

The honour of presenting at Harvard

Posted on April 28, 2012 by mwalker

A few weeks ago we were asked to present our work on changing a school culture whilst engaging with the ‘Data Wise’ inquiry process at Harvard. It’s an honour to be invited for it acknowledges our work and commitment to … Continue reading →

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Industrial Agreements for Principals

Posted on April 20, 2012 by mwalker

This week I attended a meeting for members of the Australian Federation of Principals (APF) where we heard about the progress on a log of claims to form a new industrial workplace agreement for principals across Victoria. Not wanting to … Continue reading →

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Selecting schools is not like shopping!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by mwalker

In writing my last post on community I’ve come to reflect on a phrase I used on school tours “please shop around before considering this school”. I’m wondering whether I contributed to a consumerist way of looking at education or schooling.  In saying … Continue reading →

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A school dragon is born.

Posted on April 7, 2012 by mwalker

  Late last year I was remiss in not sharing news about a project two teachers imagined – a school dragon to use when we celebrate Chinese festivals and events. The Mandarin teacher, Bec had the original idea and then another … Continue reading →

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Community Project – a school orchard

Posted on April 5, 2012 by mwalker

Last month my school community led by a dedicated group of parents came together to construct a school orchard. This project has been in the planning phase for over 12 months as the committee rasied funds, involved some university students in the … Continue reading →

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Meeting the Minister

Posted on April 4, 2012 by mwalker

Recently I, along with 2 colleagues, were nominated by our network of schools to meet with the Minister of Education to chat over a few concerns our colleagues wanted us to raise. We raised a number of points that he … Continue reading →

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Leadership and Relational Learning

Posted on April 3, 2012 by mwalker

Last month we held our 3rd curriculum day on one of our strategic improvement strategies – the implementation of a relational learning framework in teaching and learning and to engage with the parent and wider community   (school are entitled to hold 4 … Continue reading →

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Having fun “joining in” – playing with the image of principal.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by mwalker

Over the past few weeks there have 2 work occassions where I felt a need to “join in”. As a general rule I don’t like dressing up in fancy dress. It’s not that I feel I have a  conservative  image of a principal … Continue reading →

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