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2025 CEDoW Employee Engagement Survey – TWO WEEKS LEFT

For: Principals and CEO Leadership Team
Due: Now
Contact: Workplace Safety and Wellbeing Team at whs@dow.catholic.edu.au
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A big thank you to everyone for actively promoting the survey within your school or service area. Your support plays a critical role in encouraging participation and reinforcing the importance of staff voice.

The feedback received from this survey will help shape future improvements in staff engagement, wellbeing, organisational culture, and overall performance.

The 2025 CEDoW Employee Engagement Survey has now been open for one week, following its launch on Monday 5 May 2025. Eligible* staff have received an email invitation and 2 reminders to complete the survey from Xref Engage.

This research and evidence-based survey was developed in collaboration with Xref Engage and takes around 20 minutes to complete. It remains open for another 2 weeks and will close on Friday 23 May 2025.

Action: KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING. The current response rate is 28%. We ask for your ongoing support in encouraging all staff to complete the survey.

Your support makes a difference. By actively promoting the survey and encouraging participation, you help ensure that every voice is heard and that the insights we gather genuinely reflect the experiences of our staff.

To help you promote participation and answer any questions, the following resources are available:

*Eligible staff: *Permanent, temporary, and eligible casual (casuals who have worked 60 days since November 2023).

If you have any questions regarding the Engagement Survey, please contact Rochelle Borg or Susan Phillipson, Workplace Safety and Wellbeing Team, at whs@dow.catholic.edu.au.

For CEDoW’s full range of workplace, safety, and wellbeing resources, please visit the Workplace Safety and Wellbeing Hub on Gateway.

Clergy and Principal Day – Thursday 29 May 2025

For: Principals and CEDoW Leadership Team
Due: Friday 16 May 2025
Contact: Tim Gilmour at gilmourt01@dow.catholic.edu.au or Jo Kenny at kennyj02@dow.catholic.edu.au
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The first Clergy and Principal Day for 2025 will be held on Thursday 29 May 2025 at the Campbelltown Catholic Club (10.00 am - 4.00 pm). Calendar invitations were shared with all principals at the end of last year.

Bishop Brian has invited Richard Rymarz, PhD, EdD, Professor of Education at the University of Notre Dame, to be the guest speaker. Professor Rymarz has a long-standing interest in how Catholic schools situate themselves in secular cultures with a particular focus on religious education.

Action: Professor Rymarz has provided two readings (available here) that clergy and principals are asked to read in preparation for the day.

Morning tea will be made available on arrival between 10.00 and 10.30 am, with registrations being open from 10.15 am. We would greatly appreciate it if all participants would sign in and be seated at the allocated table, ready to commence at 10:30 am.

It is an expectation that principals will prioritise this day and be in attendance. If you are unable to attend for a necessary reason, please contact Tim Gilmour or Jo Kenny.

Action: Please RSVP here by Friday 16 May 2025.

Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) Update

For: Secondary Principals & RECs/Leaders of Mission
Due: End of May
Contact: Matt Turner at turnerm12@dow.catholic.edu.au, or Claire Cooney at cooneyc02@dow.catholic.edu.au
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The CLEM team continues to work with Harvest Journeys to determine arrangements for a CEDoW student delegation to ACYF in Melbourne (30 November - 2 December 2025)

Action: Please see the most recent information here, which includes an update regarding the possibility of schools sending a second teacher.