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SASSLA President supports Jay Weatherill maintaining his Education Minister portfolio
16 October 2011
EDUCATION stakeholders want premier-in-waiting Jay Weatherill to keep his portfolio as Education Minister.
SASSLA support Sue Burtenshaw V DECS
6 October 2011
School principal Sue Burtenshaw, the South Australian State School Leaders Association (SASSLA) and Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers have welcomed today's findings from the Teachers Appeal Board.
President's Report to Members July 2011
5 July 2011
Dear Colleagues
Term 2 has nearly finished and for most of us there will be a couple of weeks' holidays to enjoy and re-energise.
Increasing Membership Numbers
5 July 2011
Our membership continues to grow as more and more school and pre school leaders learn about our association and the work we do on behalf of members. SASSLA is now the second largest professional association of school leaders in the state.
Preparation for the 2012 Enterprise Bargaining Negotiations
5 July 2011
The next round of EB negotiations is set down to begin in March / April 2012. SASSLA has been working with our legal and industrial advisers to plan our approach to these negotiations. We are totally committed to ensuring that leaders' issues are presented and heard in these proceedings.
President's Release Continuing
5 July 2011
I mentioned in May that the SASSLA Board passed a motion to continue the one day a week release for the President to work on behalf of the association.
Meeting with our New CE
5 July 2011
Recently Marion Coady (Deputy President, SASSLA) and I met with our new Chief Executive Keith Bartley.
Working for our Members
5 July 2011
Due to the confidential and private nature of most of the specific members' issues that are followed up and supported by SASSLA it is often difficult to advertise our successes and what a difference our help has made to people.
A WIN FOR SASSLA - PCO4 DEPUTY PRINCIPALS IN PCO9 SCHOOLS
16 May 2011
SASSLA requested clarification on behalf of members, and has now received a letter dated 27/4/11 from the Acting Chief Executive, Gino De Gennaro re Schedule 7 of the recent Arbitrated Enterprise Bargaining Award 2010 set out transition arrangements for Deputy Principals in PCO9 sites (refer Schedule 7) of the Award
PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO MEMBERS, MAY 2011
5 May 2011
The second half of last term has been and gone and I hope you had the opportunity to have a great holiday break and re-charge the batteries for the new term.
Industrial matters
5 May 2011
Since the survey on the Step 9 process we have followed the issue of PCO4/5 classification...
Liaison with other Associations
5 May 2011
We are actively contacting the other Leaders' Associations with the aim of promoting the services of SASSLA
Bulletproof?
5 May 2011
Amazing how many people think they are - that bad events only happen to others.
Letter from the President
25th March 2011
It is my intention to provide you with an update of my work twice each term. My one day a week release this term has enabled me to work very closely with our Executive Officer and other members of the Board in pursuing the following priorities...
Step 9 survey
25th March 2011
Thanks for your responses to the Step 9 Survey at the end of last year...
Draft Teacher Recruitment Policy
25th March 2011
You will know that the DECS Draft Teacher Recruitment Policy 2011 is now available for consultation...
