OEL: Engaging and working with the community

AGSM Building, UNSW Kensington Campus

Using technology to enhance communication

Zeina Chalich (Learning and Innovation, St Finbars Primary)

9am - 12pm

Standards: 7.4.4; 6.3.4

With the proliferation of information technologies, schools are under increasing pressure to engage and connect with their communities. In this workshop, Zeina will outline key practices that schools can adopt to effectively integrate technologies to communicate with their immediate community and those further afield.

Managing community expectations

Craig Peterson (Principal, Dennison College)

1 - 4pm

Standards: 7.3.4; 3.7.4

Creating an effective alignment between school and community expectations can be challenging, but is critical to student success. Low expectations can stifle aspiration, but unrealistically high expectations can result in disappointment and criticism. How do effective school leaders both build and manage community aspiration and expectations? How do leaders educate their communities as well as their students? How do you engage with your community beyond the P&C and the immediate parent body? And … how do you do this whilst remaining true to the core values of your school?

This workshop presented by Craig Peterson will focus on ways in which school leaders can effectively manage the expectations of their communities without compromise.