Welcome and Introduction

- Acknowledgement to Country
- School performance

Dr Barbara Watterston, ACEL CEO

ACEL Welcome

The Honourable Grace Grace,
Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing

Official Opening

Prof Jioji Ravulo (Conference Host)

Setting the scene

Dr Kate De Bruin

"Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Key Lessons for Australian Leaders"

Morning Tea (Ballroom Foyer)

Prof Sandra Milligan & Dr Toshiko Kamei

"How assessment reform is being led by principles of inclusion
Assessment and recognition of learning for inclusive education"

Parent & Student Panel

"Building belonging and success with our students and parents as partners"
Facilitated by Maree Neilsen

Lunch (Ballroom Foyer)

Prof Suzanne Carrington

"Transformative Leadership for Equity & Inclusion"

Jahin Tanvir

"Improving accessibility for students starts with including diverse student lived experience"

Afternoon Tea (Ballroom Foyer)

Concurrent Sessions 1
• Carmel Ybarlucea and Diana Masci: Leading transformational change through school improvement
• Jewelann Kauppila, Jennie Nash and Judith Fenoglio: Every Student Every Day
• Dr Melanie Baak: What's "fair" in refugee education?: negotiating equity, equality and inclusion
• Dr Ronelle Hutchinson and Kris Arcaro: IncludED@OSHC: improving inclusion in school based OSHC services

Dr Dinesh Palipana

"The Greatest Enabler Worth Fighting For"

Day 1 Close

Networking Event

Welcome to Day 2 – Review/Preview

Sam Brain

"Why we need a better institutional framework for students with disability in Australia"

Expert/Stakeholder Panel

"Creating belonging through inclusive education"
Facilitated by Todd Macbeth

Richard Day (QASEL)

Leaders play a critical role in developing a sense of belonging in their organisations.

Kathy Shelton (Brisbane Catholic Education)

There is a high level of accountability and responsibility for schools, government, and community for the provision of quality education and future pathways for all students that addresses both visible and invisible underlying barriers to access and participation.

Danny Pinchas (AITSL)

What support is needed for teachers and school leaders to ensure inclusion for students with disability, and therefore meet nationally agreed standards (Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the Australian Professional Standard for Principals).

Selwyn Button (Lowitja Institute/PwC's Indigenous Consulting)

What belonging looked like in the work undertaken in QLD then draw it out – what it looks like nationally and in other fields.

Concurrent Sessions 2
• Christopher Day and Renee Crilly: Retaining Indigenous students and supporting Indigenous EAL/D learners
• Kerrie Heath and Tabatha Kellett: Beyond good intentions: the work and reward of inclusive education
• Dr Jessica Paynter: Better Together: Using a Coaching Model to Support Teachers’ use of Evidence-based Practices with Students on the Autism Spectrum
• Michelle Thompson, Bronwyn Green and Taylor Charles: Bilingual kindergarten opening doors through language and play

Morning Tea (Ballroom Foyer)

Deb Dunstone

"Belonging begins from birth"

Concurrent Sessions 3
• Prof Therese Cumming and Dr Ellen Lee: NSW Rural and Regional Schools Supporting Students with Complex Needs
• Tanya Appleby and Michelle Stokes: From Worrier to Warrior: A Community Approach to Anxiety
• Haley Tancredi and Gaenor Dixon: Student consultation and professional collaboration: Two ingredients supporting inclusive education
• Dr Gayle Hemsley: Hearing, language, literacy - Powerful collaborations transforming futures

Lunch (Ballroom Foyer)

Dr Scott Avery

"Culture is Inclusion: Converging culturally responsive and inclusive education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with disability"

Open Session

Conference close and theme summary