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The **//Illawarra and South East Regional Principals' Conference 2012//** is focused on the theme //Succession Planning – Supporting Vibrant Educational Leadership into the Future// and is scheduled for **15-16 March** at the [|Novotel Wollongong Northbeach](2-14 Cliff Road, North Wollongong).

Conference registrations will be open on Wednesday 14 March 4:30 - 6:30pm and Thursday 15 March 7:30 - 8:30am.

A number of highly recommended presenters will be leading the Keynotes and Concurrent Sessions. Download the following Concurrent Session Information for further information and abstracts.


 * As numbers in some //Concurrent Sessions// are limited, you are encouraged to pre-register for three sessions by following the link to the [|Concurrent Session Pre-selection] site.**

Illawarra and South East Region acknowledges the skills and commitment of our current school leaders. They have skills to share in a period of significant change in regional leadership over the next five and more years. Our current leaders, regardless of the length of leadership ahead for each individual, have an important role in helping to create respected and strong leaders for the future.

This conference offers participants the opportunity to hear about the task ahead, to build on their own skills in identifying, mentoring and coaching talented people and also to gain some insights into the future of education that will have to be considered by future leaders. The changes to education in the past ten years give an inkling of the changes to be faced in the next ten.

In particular, we will be investigating:
 * ways to grow and retain talented educators with a view to future leadership
 * coaching and support to help younger staff bridge gaps in maturity and experience
 * gaining an appreciation of the ways the new cohort’s leadership demands may differ from current practice
 * coaching and practice to have open and honest conversations to help assess potential and/or help talented staff deal with issues that may derail their credibility as leaders
 * strengthening interpersonal skills – critical to all leaders and especially those in education
 * career planning to provide a broad range of experiences.

The National Professional Standard for Principalswill also be a point of reference throughout the Conference. If you would like further information, the //Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership// (AITSL) is currently facilitating its first online discussion at @http://clearinghouse.aitsl.edu.au/Forums


 * Conference Documents **