CHANGE

Specialist settings are being recognised more than ever before as a valued part of the suite of provisions that support the complexity and variety of student needs in NSW.

So many changes are occurring such as restrictive practices policies and guidelines, student and parent experience initiatives, disability advocacy by external agencies, funding, covid ILSP and so much more. Mapping change and being able to make sense of so many interlocking initiatives work in our schools will require all of us to develop smarter and more sustainable ways of managing change. We aim to have keynotes and workshops that look at change management in a holistic and practical way to support us all at this time.

CHALLENGE

CHOICE

Choice can mean many things, from command decisions, which can only be made by you, delegated decisions, which may be made by anyone, avoided decisions, where the outcome could be so bad that the choice should not be made, and simple decisions that are a given.

As we know, much of what happens to us in our schools and settings is beyond our choosing, but how we choose to react and integrate these external forces into our work and to make this achievable and sustainable is heavily dependent on our choices.

The conference aims to have speakers talk about choice, how we make choices and how we can become more effective and intuitive choices in our work and lives generally.