Workload and loss of autonomy continue to be the issues that most distress our members. All schools are a different type and size and located in different demographic areas, and with staff with varying skills and talents, yet we still largely have a one size fits all approach, which is problematic. While the DET has worked hard to reduce the [...]
To the APF principal community, I have been an APF member for more than 25 years. I have had the good fortune to lead both a Primary school and a P to 9 College. At times the principal role can be rather isolated and this is where the strength of membership comes into play. Fortunately I have formed strong partnerships [...]
John Handley, APF Advisor With all the external and internal expectations in our schools, establishing a mindset of teachers on productive and intrinsically rewarding practices must surely be a powerful impetus to their school year. In my experience, too much thinking on the what, and not enough on the how of teacher practice and classroom learning, is a recipe [...]
As a proud member of the APF I highly recommended and strongly encourage all Principal class officers to join this organisation. The support, advice and friendship over the years has been invaluable to me and many of my peers both personally and professionally. Over the years I have utilised the support of the APF with complex staffing issues, industrial issues, [...]
Amidst the tumult of school life in this final passage of time in the 2019 school year so often our physical, mental and emotional capabilities are stretched to the limit. It seems everybody wants something from us – the union sub-branch wants to talk about workload or consultation, the SEIL wants to meet regarding our 2020 AIP or PDP, parents [...]
Blog 14—Interviews. What are we looking for? What are you trying to say? If you're reading this you have most likely had lots of experience on both sides of the panel. Like most of you, I’ve sat through a number of panels this term. What’s struck me is I seem to be looking for the same thing whether it’s a [...]
The APF is the only fully independent industrial organization for state school leaders in Victoria and WA. We understand the work of principal class employees and care about them as individuals - their health and well being is important to us. The APF represent Principals Class employees, Principals, Assistant Principals and Acting Principals. Our membership is fully tax deductible. APF [...]
Dear Friends & Colleagues, We have planned the topic for this year’s PD based on our database of issues impacting on our members. The whole field of students with disability, severe behaviour, social and emotional challenges, mentally ill student, their advocates and their parents scares very highly in the matters we deal with and that case member the most long [...]
