2019 CEP Rural Learning Summit Book Now or Miss Out!   Places are filling fast for the Country Education Partnership’s (CEP) biennial Rural Learning Summit, to be held in Creswick this month. The Summit will explore the growing challenge of recruiting and retaining quality educators, and education leaders, in rural…

A Great Recipe at Great Western Primary School   At Great Western Primary, in Victoria’s Wimmera region, there’s no such thing as a mid-week slump. For the school’s 29 pupils, Wednesdays have become a roaring favourite because that’s the day set aside for gardening, cooking and plenty of eating. It’s…

Rural Help for Young People Moving Away from Home   With rural VCE and VCAL students busily considering their pathways beyond school, the Country Education Partnership’s (CEP) Rural Inspire initiative has establishing a “Helping Hand Team” to better assist rural kids potentially moving away from home. Under the banner of Rural Inspire’s…

Round Two: VCE Collaboration Fund   Round Two applications for the VCE Collaboration Fund are now open, with rural and remote schools encouraged to apply promptly. The Fund has been created to support school partnerships that will broaden VCE subject choice for rural, remote and regional students, with a funding…

Code of Conduct Review   The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is currently undertaking a review of the Victorian Teaching Profession’s Code of Conduct (the Code).  The Code promotes adherence to the values teachers see as underpinning their profession; provides a set of principles to guide teachers in their everyday…

Professional Learning at Bastow The Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership, a branch of the Department of Education and Training, offers leadership professional learning for Victorian primary, secondary and early childhood education professionals. Visit the Bastow website to browse the range of professional learning available. Current opportunities include:   Bricks and…