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Board Member Nominations Now Open

A strong and committed Board is crucial for SASSLA’s operation. This is your chance to be actively involved as a Board Member in shaping the strategic direction of YOUR Association and contributing to growing our strong leadership voice in representing the interests of all SA public school leaders to government and the department. Being a […]

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Rethinking and Redesigning the Role of the Principal – Available Now!

SASSLA and SASPA have recently released their joint paper on Rethinking and Redesigning the role of the principal – the case for change. This work is the culmination of 18 months of work that began from a conversation between the former Chief Executive of SASPA, Jayne Heath, and the Chief Executive of SASSLA, Phil O’Loughlin, regarding the

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Should you Lodge a Workers Compensation Claim or use Accrued Sick Leave?

In today’s cost of living crisis, many people are concerned about the best way to continue receiving income while dealing with a work-related injury. If you’re in this situation, you might wonder whether to continue using any sick leave you may have accrued or if you should lodge a workers compensation claim. Key Considerations: 1. Using your

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SASSLA Launches our School and Preschool Leadership Employment Priorities until 2025

Today SASSLA launches our updated School and Preschool Leadership Employment Priorities which outlines our objectives for members’ employment interests until 2025. Our focus is to bring the important employment related issues facing school and preschool leaders to the attention of the Department and Government. We have done the hard work of developing clear and persuasive

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The Importance of SASSLA Representation in Disciplinary Matters

Unfortunately there are times when SASSLA members might find themselves the subject of a misconduct disciplinary investigation. This could relate to the specific alleged actions of the member – for example employing a family member/close friend without due process. It could also relate to matters involving others, over which the site leader has responsibility –

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SASSLA’s New Business Model

OUR PHILOSOPHY AND APPROACH SASSLA represents individual member interests, and the collective interests of Band A and Band B members. We are guided by the following principles in working with and representing individual members: We promptly respond to members’ requests and identify the most effective way to achieve a satisfactory outcome for the member. We

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The Ethical Leader

by Phil O’Loughlin, SASSLA Chief Executive – a resource supplied to members at the 2021 SASSLA State Conference In the 20 plus years working as a human resources executive in government and more recently in my role as the Chief Executive of SASSLA, I have seen and experienced significant changes in the standards governing ethical

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Leadership Policy Paper

Leadership Policy Paper The SASSLA Board is excited to share our Leadership Policy Paper. Our aim is to represent the interests of our members by developing well-grounded policy positions on school and preschool leadership and advocating for a high quality public education system. The policy paper highlights the crucial role that school and preschool leaders

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