ACEL President's welcome, Dr Briony Scott

25/01/23

Welcome to ACEL ’23 and a very happy new year to everyone! Whilst tempted to use ChatGPT to construct my welcome, I’m very confident that no ‘bot’ can truly replace the heartfelt acknowledgement needed for the work undertaken by our profession, particularly in recent years. As we begin a new year, I would like to encourage you to be kind to yourself and kind to each other. Whatever ‘noise’ comes down the pipeline in the months ahead, remain focused on the important work that is being undertaken in schools across this country, encourage each other as you work to understand and improve on best practice, and enjoy your own personal learning journey, even as you encourage your students to do likewise. Thank you for all you do, and all the very best for 2023!

NEW Sponsorship Prospectus for Inclusion and Disability Conference is now available

24/01/23

Sponsorship is now open for the ACEL 2023 National Inclusion and Disability Conference. View the sponsorship prospectus to view our platinum, gold and silver packages.

NEW Monograph #62 is now available

24/01/23

ACEL are delighted to present the 62nd edition of our Monograph publication for 2023 titled ‘The William Walker Oration 2022: Inspiring hope through evidence-based pedagogy’ written by Jenny Gore. This edition explores last year’s conference theme ‘Inspiring hope and Leading our Future’ and greatly expands on this topic.

NEW Workshop Event with Ron Ritchhart

18/01/23

'Leading and Coaching a Culture of Thinking' is 2-day workshop is aimed at laying the groundwork for this type of development shift by exploring ways participants might build on and extend the professional learning culture that currently exists at their schools. We will examine tools, frameworks, protocols, and practices that the Worldwide Cultures of Thinking Project has developed to support the development of cultures of thinking at the school-wide level.

AEL Vol 44, Issue 4 “Mentoring and coaching for leading and learning” Now Available

22/11/22

ACEL are delighted to present the fourth edition of the Australian Educational Leader (AEL) for 2022 titled ‘Mentoring and coaching for leading and learning’.  Our lead articles have been written by Professor Fenwick W. English and Professor Viviane Robinson, Jacqui Patuawa. Other sections include an AEL spotlight interview with Andrew Smith, success stories and book reviews.

NEW Online Program Leadership for Middle Leaders 2023

31/10/22

The program is designed for teachers and middle leaders who are ready to take the next stretch in their leadership. Whether they aspire to a Deputy Principal role or are ready to further develop their skills in their current role, the program provides a closer exploration of the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead and develop others for effective leadership of school communities.

ACEL 2022 National Conference Gallery available to view online

7/10/22

ACEL’s National Conference held at the Hilton, Sydney last week, turned out to be a vibrant, engaging and stimulating three-days of learning, networking and fun. View everything that went on, in the event gallery now available to view online.

2021/22 ACEL Annual and Financial Reports Released - A Message from ACEL President

5/10/22

On behalf of the ACEL Board, I present our 2021/22 Annual Report to our valued members and the broader educational leadership community.

ACEL remains the foremost membership based educational leadership organisation in Australia. It has once again been a massive year for ACEL continuing our commitment to serve our members in the context of 2021/22 presenting unprecedented challenges for educators nationally and internationally as well as for our organisation itself.

In this financial year, our first full financial year with Dr Watterston, as our ACEL Chief Executive Officer, it has been inspiring to observe the team as they have renewed their focus on the membership and the services that continue to support world leading education in our nation. We have continued to adapt our services and offerings to meet the explicit needs of the education profession who themselves have played a pivotal role in ensuring essential education services continued amidst highly challenging circumstances....READ MORE

~ Stephen Gniel
ACEL President

Announcing ACEL’s Mentoring and Coaching Program

12/07/22

ACEL is delighted to launch its new program, “ACEL Mentoring and Coaching.” Previously called, “Elevate,” ACEL Mentoring and Coaching is broader in scope and presents over 25 mentors/coaches from different levels and sectors of education. All of the mentors/coaches in ACEL’s new program are committed professionals who have recently undertaken mentor training to help prepare them to mentor/coach their respective partners (i.e. mentees/coachees).

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Future Focused Learning: The Global Professional Learning Network

26/05/22

ACEL and Future Focused Learning are proud to present "Future Focused Learning: The Global Professional Learning Network". Now more than ever, principals are required to manage competing priorities. Our Executive Coaching will guide you to balance priorities with wellness while accelerating the achievement of your goals.

Through one-to-one sessions with Lee Crockett, this exclusive coaching opportunity is personalised to achieve your leadership and strategic goals while establishing a culture of wellbeing and holistic growth.

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