From the Field

On the 16th of December 2022, Cooloongup Primary School was awarded the Association for Physical Education (afPE) Quality Mark. Cooloongup Primary school is the first ...

January 20 saw the first big event for the year, with a WAPPA Board Meeting followed by an Alumni catch up and Welcome Sundowner. The venue was set at the Melbourne Hotel’s Aurora Rooftop Bar and although the weather...

A lack of harmony continues to exist in the relationships between some schools and their respective Aboriginal communities. Previously, Australian school systems have developed policy frameworks to assist educational institutions to plan...

I have long championed inquiry learning as a way to grow inquiring minds, foster creativity and spark curiosity. As a teacher, I personally found that inquiry learning was a great way to foster engagement and give students a reason to learn the ‘basics’...

At this year’s State Assembly, we concluded Day 1 with our AGM, Awards presentation and Sundowner...

Board members and Chapter Chairs met for two days last week, at WAPPA’s State Assembly. We tried a new venue for this end of year event...

Monday 17 October saw the annual Life Members’ Lunch held at Ambrose Estate, Wembley. Vice President, Dean Finlay was MC for the event and conducted a lovely...

This year’s 2022 OSHClub WAPPA Conference was a monumental success with huge numbers of attendees, including first-time delegates, reaping the rewards of the collegiality and world class professional learning. The conference theme Leaders as Learners was interwoven throughout the keynotes and presentations across the three days...

“I share my story, not to share the pain, but to share hope for anyone that is struggling.”

Kendall Whyte, Founder and CEO of The Blue Tree Project, shared her incredibly moving story of losing her brother Jayden to suicide in 2018...

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...