Trinity Anglican College

TRINITY ANGLICAN COLLEGE

REGIONAL SUMMIT SUCCESS

Trinity Anglican College hosted the Anglican Schools Commission’s first Regional Education Summit last month, with staff from Trinity, Cathedral College Wangaratta and Cobram Anglican Grammar School in attendance.

Mr Beckett said exposure to professional learning was important for regional staff and regional education outcomes.

“It’s an important time to be involved in regional education. There is clear evidence that students who come from rural or regional areas are often disadvantaged compared to their metropolitan counterparts,” he said.

“These challenges were exacerbated for students in border communities in 2020, with months of border closures, border permits, learning at home and hybrid teaching models.

“The encouraging news is that good schools and good teachers can make a compelling difference for students in regional areas. The Regional Education Summit brought quality educators and support staff together to learn from each other and continue to provide great outcomes for our regional students.”

Mr Beckett said the New South Wales and Victorian ASC schools hoped to replicate the Regional Education Summit each year.

Trinity Anglican College Principal Justin Beckett said the summit was organised at the Albury-based College to allow all staff from the three eastern regional schools to attend a full day conference.

“Regional schools face added expense to send large numbers of staff to capital city conferences in Sydney and Melbourne, so we designed and organised our own conference for staff close to home,” Mr Beckett said.

More than 280 staff from the NSW and Victorian ASC schools gathered to hear two keynote speakers and take part in a variety of breakout sessions.

Two keynote speakers addressed the summit, with Glen Gerreyn sharing his message of hope in ‘Wellbeing at Work’, while Michael Griffin talked on ‘Mindset: The Elephant in the Classroom’.

Staff were able to attend a broad range of breakout sessions with the keynote speakers and staff from the three schools.