Date and time

Sunday 21 November 2021 2.00 pm to Monday 22 November 2021 3.30 pm

Delivery mode

In person at ISV, Park Hyat

1 Parliament Square, off Parliament Place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3002

Audience 

This learning event is right for you if you are a new Principal who is in your first two years of Principalship. You may be completely new to the role or transitioning from another school or state.

Description                                      

A dynamic residential leadership development program, PEN has been running for 15 years and has been developed in partnership with current Principals, recently retired Principals and respected education professionals. Principals will be sharing ideas about their school contexts and exploring current trends and challenges for school improvement.

Principalship requires knowledge and know-how in an almost unprecedented range of disciplines – from compliance, pedagogy and data analysis to literacy, procurement and counselling. This residential program supports principals through their leadership development and provides practical resources to support them through this exciting journey.

This learning event supports creating best practice toward meeting the following VRQA standard(s):

• School governance – Governance
• Staff Employment – Teachers’ requirements

Key takeaways                

Building Prinicipals' leadership toolboxes and strategies for building wellbeing and resilience. The residential will incorporate various speakers with information on current trends and stories of challenges and opportunities for schools.

Presenter information

Aynur Simsirel                                 

Aynur Simsirel is Principal Consultant for Independent Schools Victoria. She supports schools in a variety of contexts, ranging from compliance, policy development, curriculum and student well being initiatives as well as school performance, strategic planning and governance. Aynur has significant experience in school leadership. She has worked in middle leadership roles, as a Deputy Principal and Executive Principal overseeing the growth of a multi campus Independent school. She has over 20 years’ experience as an educator.

Evelyn Sayers

A former Foundation Principal of two Prep – Year 12 Independent schools. Evelyn's portfolio includes supporting new and emerging principals in the complexity of school leadership and providing capacity building in the dimension of what a principal’s role entails.