WAPPA Updates

On behalf of the WAPPA Board and Business Centre team, I would like to welcome you all to the start of, what already looks like being, another challenging school year...

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...

WAPPA Member and Principal of Marble Bar PS, Shane Wilson, has had a double reason to celebrate recently, as his school has been named one of six finalists in the Premier’s Science Awards, whilst last week Shane was awarded a Teacher Fellowship at the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards in Sydney.

MMA, in partnership with Curtin University, has DoE approval to undertake a research project with two schools interested in starting a whole-school mindfulness program.

When Norm greeted you with a handshake he would clasp your hand with both of his and make you feel as though he was really delighted to see you.

Norm was the head man of Wooldridges – Dominee Book Stores and a passionate supporter of WAPPA.

On Wednesday, 16 March West Leederville Primary School brought together Telethon Kids Institute Researchers and WAPPA President, Niel Smith, for the live forum: Kids, Schools and COVID-19.

Each year we see a small turnover of Chapter Chairs.

This year, however, we saw two of our more experienced Chapter Chairs step down, Steve Delfs and Luke Breman both deciding to hand over the baton to another member.

WAPPA members and the ACEL community have been connecting and collaborating with colleagues and thought leaders around the world focused on current significant topics for educational leaders...

Kristen is a dynamo. No wonder she consults all over the world. She lives and breathes her message, often citing this work she is doing with her team....

When Ian Francis first decided to move to Christmas Island in 2004, he only ever imagined it would be for a short stint.

Seventeen years later and the father of four is now the Island’s longest standing high school Principal...

So says Jodi Piercey, Deputy Principal at Lake Gwelup Primary School, who in her 30 years of teaching has seen the number of anxious students rise sharply in recent years...