Become a CEP Committee Member in 2019 The Country Education Partnership (CEP) formally invites nominations for new members to its Committee of Management in 2019. CEP Chair Mike Stephens says the organisation is eager to involve a broad range of people from rural and remote education communities, including…
Nominations Open for 2019 RYA Cohort Nominations are now open for the esteemed Rural Youth Ambassador (RYA) Program, with young leaders from rural and remote education communities urged to apply. With a focus on Year 11 pupils, RYA is a joint venture between the Country Education Partnership (CEP)…
Reflections from the Heywire Regional Youth Summit For 21 years the Heywire Regional Youth Summit in Canberra has brought together adolescents from regional, rural and remote communities to robustly discuss, challenge and unpack social issues of the day. In 2019, the participants certainly didn’t hold back, exploring issues of suicide,…
Joe the Trailblazer and He’s Far from Finished In case you missed it, our (much loved) CEP Rural Youth Ambassador Alumni, Joe Collins, has been quite busy in Canberra this month. Joe, who hails from a family farm near Woomelang in the Mallee, was nominated as a Heywire Trailblazer…
A Growing STEM between Katamatite and Yarrawonga It’s early days yet but a collaborative approach is taking shape in the Goulburn Valley. Two schools — Katamatite Primary and Sacred Heart Primary in Yarrawonga — have been steadily building a partnership in STEM learning, with hopes they’ll eventually develop a…
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. See Bastow for information on the full suite of programs, courses, professional practice and events. Current opportunities that…