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Make Music Day and the Jubilee Year of Hope

Make Music Day (21 June 2025) is a vibrant, global invitation for everyone to step into the world of sound. Imagine streets and parks coming alive with spontaneous tunes, where voices and instruments freely mix. This day celebrates the sheer joy of making music, forging unexpected connections and lifting spirits.

It's in these shared melodies that we discover music's incredible power to bring us together, harmonising hearts across every culture and elevating our collective human spirit.

This profound unity, born from shared song, echoes deeply with the Jubilee Year of Hope. As pilgrims, we're called not just to walk a path, but to truly embody and radiate hope. Music, especially when sung together, becomes a powerful vessel for this aspiration.

It strengthens our resolve, deepens our bonds, and infuses our communities with the very hope the Jubilee year seeks to ignite, reminding us that no one journeys alone.

To further explore the role of song in our spiritual pilgrimage, see "We Sing As We Go" (p. 13) and "Singing Jubilee - Songs for the Jubilee Year" (pp. 14-15) in the CEDoW Guidebook for the Celebration for the Year of Jubilee.

DLST Network Meeting #4 - 12/06/2025

Please find the link to the slide presentation from the DLST Network Meeting held on Friday 13 June 2025.

The following topics were discussed:

PPSD Updates and Information
Supporting Students with Healthcare Needs in Schools
Storing PPs on COMPASS
NCCD Peak Time
Next steps for schools
Post Enumeration Reflection
Evidence of assessed need
Supported Enrolments
Case Collaboration Procedure
Resourcing
CEDoW Marketing Support
Blended Online Course Semester 2

Tweens and Teens: Free Parent Webinars – Council of Catholic School Parents

The Council of Catholic School Parents is hosting two free webinars for parents and carers of tweens and teens. The sessions will be presented by esteemed author, speaker and educator, Michelle Mitchell.

Please share with your school community as appropriate.

Parenting Tweens: What Kids Need Now, Before the Teen Years
For parents and carers of primary school students aged 8+
Presented by Michelle Mitchell
Tuesday 24 June 2025
7.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Click here to register.

Parenting Teens: Staying Connected Through the Teen Years
For parents and carers of high school students aged 12+
Presented by Michelle Mitchell
Wednesday 25 June 2025
7.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Click here to register.

Google Classroom Analytics

See how your students are interacting with Classroom.

Teachers can view students' engagement data via an “Analytics” tab on their class pages.

In addition, teachers will be able to see relevant insights on the class analytics page that alert them on how students are progressing and where they may need additional support.

Here are a few examples:

2 students haven't visited your class page in the last week
3 students' grades increased over 25% since last month
1 student turned in over half their assignments late in the last month class analytics

If you need support with getting the most out of Google or other technologies for learning, you can contact Ben Woods at benjamin.woods@dow.catholic.edu.au, Mark Woolley at mark.woolley@dow.catholic.edu.au, or Russ Flannery at russell.flannery@dow.catholic.edu.au.

Australian Early Development Census 2024 Data Release

The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) 2024 data collection outcomes are now available.

This census is an Australian Government initiative, with data collected every three years. Data is reported at the national, state, community, and school levels. Reports detail the number and percentage of children considered developmentally vulnerable, at risk, or on track in each of the five AEDC domains, such as language and cognitive skills. You can also compare data across different years.

Principals of primary schools with six or more Kindergarten students who took part in the data collection are receiving a copy of the full AEDC School Profile Addendum. This addendum includes trend data for all collections in which the school participated, as well as state, territory, and national results to enable comparison.

The AEDC supports data-driven planning. Reflecting on your local context ensures planning is responsive and inclusive of children’s experiences. Knowing the early childhood development trends can help identify community strengths, challenges, and opportunities.

How to access the data:

AEDC National Report 2024
AEDC Community Data Explorer
A detailed report highlighting the key findings from the AEDC NSW data will be available on the AEDC reports page soon.

How to use the data:

Watch the ‘About the AEDC’ explainer video
Professional learning and resources
Register for the AEDC NSW Research Symposium live stream on Wednesday 18 June 2025, where you can learn about ways to engage with the data.
Attend one of the AEDC NSW 2024 Data Release drop-in sessions, designed to support various stakeholders to engage and ask questions about the AEDC 2024 data.

Contact:

The AEDC NSW team within the Department of Education welcomes the opportunity to meet with you. Contact aedc@det.nsw.edu.au or mary.taiwo@det.nsw.edu.au (02 7814 3083) to set up a meeting.

CEDoW Library – Resource of the Week

ACEN eBook

This week’s Sora eBook edition is Living Your Best Life.

Use the link here to explore the eBook titles for primary, secondary, and staff through the Australian Catholic Education Network (ACEN). To sign in to Sora, select "ACEN" as your school.

ClickView Highlight

This week’s ClickView highlight is Life Skills with Bluey and Character Strengths. Access the series using the link here.

If you have any questions, please contact Jim Gallagher, Library Services Manager, at gallagherj01@dow.catholic.edu.au.

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Review of CEDoW's Instructional Coaching – Survey

The Improvement, Learning and Wellbeing (ILW) service area of CEDoW has announced an evaluation of its current model of instructional coaching within its primary, secondary and K-12 schools.

CEDoW recognises the dedicated efforts of Instructional Coaches (ICs) and remains committed to the methodology of contextualised peer-coaching in pedagogy. It is envisaged that feedback resulting from our evaluation will provide further strength and purpose to the role of the IC and their continued support.

The review of the instructional coaching model will commence in the final weeks of Term 4, 2024, and conclude at the end of Term 2, 2025, to capture the feedback of past and present ICs and broader CEDoW personnel.

All stakeholders now have an opportunity to contribute to our inquiry through a range of processes, including this survey.

In an effort to establish a thorough understanding of our model of instructional coaching, we welcome honest and transparent feedback. For this reason, we are not collecting respondents' email addresses.

Contact: Sharon Gilbert, K-12 Instructional Coach Lead at gilberts02@dow.catholic.edu.au.

2025 National Excellence in Teaching Awards

Attention: Principals, school leaders and teachers

The 2025 National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) are now open for nominations. The National Excellence in Teaching Awards is a community-centred awards program, started by NEiTA Foundation in 1994. Supported by Futurity Investment Group, the awards honour exemplary teaching in Australia and New Zealand.

Parents, students, principals and teachers are encouraged to nominate CEDoW’s exceptional educators who are deserving of this recognition – see award categories below. Schools are encouraged to share this information with their school community and promote the awards program.

How do I nominate? Use the link to register and to complete the nomination form—it only takes 3–4 minutes. Nominations close next week on 27 June 2025.

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