South Australian Primary Principal Association

This episode we talk with Paul Taylor from Happy Valley Primary School and Josh Anderson from McLaren Flat Primary School. Both principals share their journey, vision and plans for their youngest students joining next Term.

We need discipline... or do we? Should explicit teaching over power Investigation learning? Can we make the teaching profession attractive again?

These questions and more are answered on the Jules and Ads show take 2.

Join us in hearing from Tobias O'Connor as he provides a vital update for the 2024 school year.

Tune in to this episode where Ngari unpacks how her students now focus on the elements of learning and how she overcame struggles in leading this change.

This episode we hear from a variety of leaders and their take of the State Leaders Day for 2024.

Julie Murphy at Elizabeth Vale Primary School and Adam Wilson at Stirling North Primary School join forces to tackle some challenging questions.

Join us when Julie Murphy debates with Adam regarding some topical issues that you, the audience, want addressed.

Join the Chief Executive for the Education Department, Professor Martin Westwell as he talks about the Public Education Strategy, what is in plan for 2024 and possibilities for AI.

Join us as we speak to Helen Connolly, the Commissioner for Children and Young People. Over 60,000 postcards have been sent to Helen from children explaining what they like and what there challenges are. If we really want to involve kids in what happens, we need to listen to them... and Helen has the answers. For more see https://www.ccyp.com.au/

Join us as our new President Tobias O'Connor talks about the Public Education Strategy, an update in the IESP reform, excursions, leader wellbeing and much more.

Join Matthew Esterman from Our Lady of Mercy College in Parramatta where her unpacks what AI is and how it can be used in education.

This episode we speak with Michele Russell of Reynella Primary School as she shares her experience of a successful Literacy change process across her school.

Check out this episode where Mel Edwards, Wendy Cave and Sophie Bissel speak to Adam regarding a fantastic research paper that breaks up the role of a Primary Principal into 3 manageable chunks. The paper is called "Supporting Primary School Principals to Manage complexity in Contemporary Education Settings". You can see the paper at - http://agppa.asn.au/2023/03/29/applying-a-service-lens-to-support-primary-education-leadership/

This episode we dive into the leadership world of Commissioner Grant Stevens where he talks about the leadership that was required to overcome adversity and the challenges of the statewide black out in 2016 and the COVID pandemic. A truly remarkable leader.

Join me when I talk with Angela Falkenberg, SAPPA President, as we answer questions that have been sent in by you, our members.

In this episode John Iannunzio of Magill School talks of the challenges and rewards of overseeing a large metro school in Adelaide. 

Chris Morrison is a passionate Principal in the Lower South East. She shares her journey where she began with wellbeing as the focus and became a Principal of one of the top performing schools in the state. She talks of the positives and negatives in being a small school country Principal.

We concluded the 2022 school year with a yearly wrap up by our Education Minister where he reflected on the year that was and gave us an insight into what will happen in 2023. 

Department for Education Chief Executive Martin Westwell joins us to share the insights about what students' want and the vision for the future.

In this episode we talk with Stephen Measday, retired Principal from Stirling East Primary School and also board member of the Festival of Music. Stephen shares insights into how Principals can incorporate music into their school.

Being a primary principal can be lonely and daunting as you first embark on this professional pathway. But having mentors and professional connections makes it so much easier. Listen to 2 new principals as they battled the early challenges of the role and some strategies that helped them to flourish.

In this episode we talk to Tobias O'Connor, Principal of Bordertown Primary School, where he shares the details of the Country Education Strategy. The Country Education Strategy looks to address the challenges that country educators and students face and find ways to re-balance the equity scale.