• CMEA Implementation Workshops
• Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue
• Employee Value Proposition (EVP) Workshops
• People Leader Forums
• PeopleBench Workplace Resilience Tracker
• Emergency Management Planning
Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue is a two-day workshop, backed by 30 years of social science. Crucial Conversations skills represent the standard in effective communication and the marker of high-performing individuals and schools/ organisations.
”In our work communication is gold.
The more we are able to clearly communicate our thoughts, direction and work effort the greater alignment with our vision for Catholic Education in Sandhurst.
This program provided me with a clear directon on how to achieve an open communication relationship with stakeholders.”
Dr Chris HayesTo date we have had 21 schools send someone to the workshop and feedback has been very positive. We will be offering workshops again in 2024 across the three deaneries. Workshops will be in the calendar and advertised via Communication Matters.
If you would like to receive an email once the dates are confirmed, please email the People and Culture mailbox.
The People & Culture Team have continued the People Leader Forums this year. Recent forums included Parental Leave, International Recruitment and OHS Consultation.
The recordings and supporting resources from previous sessions are available on the Schools Portal
Future sessions will be advertised via Comms Matters and registrations will be via OPL
Chief Catholic Mission. Learning and Teaching Officer CES LtdThe HR & Recruitment Team have commenced defining Catholic Education Sandhurst’s Employee Value Proposition (EVP).
A well-defined EVP is extremely important as it tells us why we are a great place to work and why candidates apply for job vacancies with us.
Workshops held so far have highlighted the following reasons people work with CES Ltd Schools.
WE INSPIRE
Individual spiritual journeys
Link to First Nations people
Catholic Identity
Flourish/Reach full potential
Time for reflection and discernment to ensure impact
Students to be the best version of themselves
WE ACT
Main Purpose - Learning and Teaching
Respond to need/social justice
Wellbeing Support
Caring for others/salutogenic approach
Inclusivity and Diversity/All children deserve an education
Display respect/human dignity
WE INVEST
Professional Development
Early Career Teaching
Attractive workplaces and resources
Support from CES Ltd Office
Mentoring Programs
Partnerships with Universities
WE GATHER
Building communities of Faith centred on Jesus
Community/Connection/Belonging
School celebrations/productions/music
Liturgy/Eucharist
Symbols, candles, words, pictures, art, connection to life
To professionally develop together
Sharing stories/life of Christ/Gospel
If you have a one-hour school-based workshop, you will receive a summary for your individual school, as well as contribute to the overall CES Ltd EVP which will be used for social media and recruitment advertising to build our reputation as an employer of choice. Email the People & Culture Mailbox to find out more
Earlier this year six CES Ltd Schools participated in the Pilot of the PeopleBench Platform, that we had access to as part of our Workforce Strategy Partnership.
The PeopleBench platform allows schools to track and take action on workforce resilience (defined as sustainable wellbeing + sustainable performance at work). This is an easy to use survey which is backed by academic rigor based on the Resilience@Work psychometric scale (McEwan 2011) which is used worldwide.
265 staff completed the Resilience Tracker survey in May. The Resilience Score from those surveys showed that their overall resilience is at benchmark within education as well as the average working person.
The pilot school data tells us that, out of the seven factors that make up overall resilience, our top three strengths are:
Living Authentically, Knowing and holding onto your personal values, deploying your strengths, and having a good level of emotional awareness and regulation.
Finding Your Calling, Having work that offers purpose and a sense of belonging. Aligning work with your core values and beliefs.
Building Networks, Developing and maintaining the personal and professional support networks you need at home and at work in order to perform well in your job.
If you would like to find out more about Resilience Tracker and how we can support your school with workforce wellbeing and resilience, please email the People and Culture Mailbox.
CES Ltd are obliged to report to the CECV in Week 1 of each term on the following information:
• Total number of emergency drills completed per school for that term
• Total number of emergency management plans
• Total number of reviewed emergency management plans
To support schools with this process, the OHS Team recently launched an Assurance CompliSpace form for reporting. This information is an important part of our ongoing governance reporting.
Next week, a new form will be launched to support schools to upload their EMPs to CompliSpace for Term 4.
An email will be sent to each emergency management contact at School in Week 9.