WAPPA Updates

Kevin O’Keefe’s presentation of the Tony Misich Lecture was always a hard ask when following on from Friday morning’s motivational breakfast with Justin Langer, however, Kevin’s low key manner...

Following on from Adam Voigt’s highly engaging and inspiring segment on Leading School Culture, he returned to the stage as Host for the Panel session, joined by esteemed leaders in the education field: David Price, Glenn Savage, Lee Musumeci and Deborah Netolicky.

It was just what we all needed to hear - look after yourself first - it’s all about you. How well are we looking after our most important asset - ourselves? Where are we...

At last week's OSHClub WAPPA Conference, we acknowledged those members who have been with us for 10, 20 and 25 years. We at WAPPA thank you for your long term support of the association and look forward to many more years of connection with you.

Many of us first came across Louka Parry at the 2021 WAPPA Conference when he beamed in live from South Australia into the Crown Ballroom. This was the week the border closed...

Since my last update, I have done a significant amount of travel to attend meetings with members in regional areas including Bunbury and...

An excerpt from the book by Gerard Seijts

Are leaders born or made? That never-ending debate is central to this paper. But the purpose here is not to take sides since the clear answer is “Both.”

What an achievement! Bunbury Primary school was acknowledged at the 2022 Australian Education Awards in Sydney. The school won the Australian Government Primary School of the Year and received a Curriculum Excellence Award for Best Use of Technology.

In addition to our new members, WAPPA has also co-opted two Deputy Principal members onto the Board, for the remainder of the year. Six members nominated for this process and the successful nominees were...

Friday 5 August marked Australian Primary Principals Day and here in WA, we had a wide range of celebratory photos, videos and emails shared with us by our Principal and Deputy Principal members.

Having had the privilege of being WAPPA President for six months, I have put pen to paper to capture the five main aspects of the role, that bring joy to our members. These five things are...

This latest membership wave is the largest number of new members to join WAPPA, in any single period between Newsletters, this year. We are extremely grateful to those members who share...