NSW Secondary Deputy Principals Association Inc.
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Shooting to the stars
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Christine Cawsey is the principal of Rooty Hill High School, a highly successful, cosmopolitan, comprehensive 7 – 12 school in the western suburbs of Sydney. In 2007, she was a winner in the National Awards for Quality Schooling for Excellence by a Principal and in April 2008, her book, Learning for Leadership, written with Michelle Anderson from ACER was published. She is Deputy President of the NSW Secondary Principals’ Council and a delegate to ASPA. From 2005 to 2007 she convened the NSW SPC Sustaining Quality Schools Project and in 2003-2004 she coordinated the Role of the Principal Project. |
Christine Cawsey |
In 2008 she is leading a joint project for the public primary and secondary principal organisations in NSW on principal authority and accountability.
She has a Masters degree in educational administration and has lectured in the Masters program at UWS. She is a qualified mentor and professional coach with training in NLP and CTRT.
Christine’s teaching career has been spent in western Sydney, giving her a strong perspective on the needs of educationally disadvantaged students.
Her academic interests include school culture, communication, leadership development and quality teaching. She regularly presents to student and adult audiences on a range of themes and has a reputation for engaging, humorous and challenging presentations.
Shooting to the stars
This session will be interactive. It combines theory and practice that supports good teaching and learning principles.
It demonstrates how sound
practice and humour can develop good relationships with students, greater
engagement with the curriculum and better and ultimately better learning
and higher achievement by students.
Page last updated July 2008
