QLD Chapter SIG’s – Admissions, Marketing & Communications and People and Culture
Join your Advancement colleagues at this Special Interest Group taking place on 17 October 2024 in The Moreton Room, Wests Bulldogs Rugby Club.
This session starts off with all participants networking under one roof, followed by three concurrent SIG sessions in Admissions, Marketing & Communications and People & Culture.
Event details
Date: Thursday 17 October 2024
Time: 9.00 – 11.00 am
9.00am – Welcome and SIG breakout sessions
10.40am – Networking
11.00am – Finish
Costs: This is free of charge for Members and $35.00 for Non-members
Venue: The Moreton Room, Wests Bulldogs Rugby Club, 65 Sylvan Road, Toowong, 4066
Dedicated Parking: On arrival at Sylvan Road entrance, please turn an immediate right into the dedicated parking area for Educate Plus guests.
SIG Topics
Admissions: Testing, Diversity and Pre-commencement Family Engagement.
Join this Admissions Special Interest Group and share experiences on key issues facing Admissions teams. We will look at how different schools engage with the following topics:
- Pre and post enrolment testing: should you ‘trust’ reports, or do you need to conduct further testing, and what are the implications if you do.
- Holistic admissions policies and what else to consider with grades: as schools want more than just “bums on seats” how do you to identify and allow for students with diverse abilities and talents?
- Engaging with new families between enrolment and the first day: with some students finalised years before they commence at your school, how important is it to keep those students engaged and what methods can you use to do so?
We’d love to welcome you to this opportunity to meet with others in admissions teams and share and support one another.
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Marketing & Communications: How Schools Can Develop Strategic Ideas for Effective Marketing for 2025 and beyond.
In this focused session, we’ll explore how schools can craft and implement strategic marketing ideas to effectively reach their target audience.
Discover how to align your school’s values with marketing strategies, create compelling narratives, and engage your community in meaningful ways. Whether you’re looking to attract new students, engage with current families, or strengthen your school’s brand, this session will provide practical tools and insights to help you develop and execute powerful marketing strategies.
Bring your school’s challenges, annual themes, mantras, taglines, and ideas – whether you’ve been tasked to work with them or are seeking a fresh approach – and we’ll work together to find innovative solutions.
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People & Culture Stream: Privacy Issues Relevant to the Education Sector
Join this Special Interest Group session about the Federal Government’s work on proposed reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Coupled with several high-profile data breaches, the spotlight is now very much on all Australian businesses to ensure they manage personal information in accordance with the Act and the Australian Privacy Principles. This session will examine and discuss some of the possible reforms and how they will impact the education sector and People and Culture departments. Attendees will gain:
- Better understanding of privacy responsibilities.
- Insight into how reforms might affect schools.
- Encouragement to consider why and how personal data is collected, stored, and disposed of.
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