Our 2025 Paywise WAPPA Conference features a diverse selection of concurrent sessions designed to inspire and empower every school leader. Whether you’re looking to deepen your leadership impact, harness innovative tools, build inclusive cultures or support wellbeing in your school community, there’s a session for you.
Led by experienced educators, researchers and experts, these sessions offer practical strategies, fresh perspectives and real-world examples you can take back to your school. Choose the topics that resonate most with your leadership journey.
Burnout to Brilliant: Transforming Exhaustion into Inspiration
This session provides insights into recognising signs of burnout and implementing effective recovery strategies. Marny will touch on practical techniques for restoring energy, reigniting passion and achieving sustainable balances, empowering you to turn challenges into opportunities for creativity and fulfilment.
AI to the Rescue: Leading Smarter, Not Harder
Explore how AI can streamline admin, enhance communication and support decision-making. Discover practical tools that save time, reduce overwhelm and help you lead with clarity and impact—while building a strong school brand.
Maximising SAER Support in Mainstream Classrooms
Discover how Balga Primary effectively aligns teaching and support staff to foster inclusion. Learn practical strategies to standardise SAER systems, enhance collaboration and create a unified approach to supporting students with additional needs.
Shining a Light on Early Childhood Leadership: The Power of a Network
Explore how the Capes Early Years Network empowered early childhood educators across ten schools through a collaborative, cross-sector leadership initiative. Learn how shared funding, expert partnerships and a co-designed program led to scalable professional learning, leadership development and improved outcomes for young learners. A powerful model for collective school improvement.
Explore the neuroscience of cognitive load and emotional intelligence in this dynamic session on cognitive empathy. Learn practical strategies to reduce stress, enhance connection and lead with greater clarity, resilience and impact in high-performance school environments
Leading the Way and Shining a Light on Reconciliation and First Nations Truth-telling in your school
This session explores why leading Reconciliation matters now more than ever. Dive into key building blocks including truth-telling, community voice, culturally responsive curriculum, policy planning and resourcing anti-racist schools.
How to Grow and sustain a Powerful Feedback Culture:
Moving Beyond Beige level Bul@#$T.
This leadership masterclass will explore themes with practical strategies to implement around understanding the difference between leadership, Management and Command and how to stop having a difficult conversation by growing a 4-way feedback culture.
Inclusive practices in a primary school setting
Discover evidence-based strategies to support students with diverse needs in inclusive settings. This session will explore the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC), sensory planning, easy-to-use data tools for IEPs and behaviour plans and a practical system for tracking interventions within a multi-tiered support model.
Hands on Learning WA pilot program experience
Discover the impact of the 54 Reasons Hands on Learning Program—a strengths-based approach that re-engages students through practical, meaningful work. Learn how creating a sense of belonging builds confidence, improves behaviour and boosts classroom engagement across all tiers of learners, while developing essential life skills like collaboration and resilience.
Empowering People, Enhancing Practice, Elevating Technology
This interactive session supports leaders in strengthening their influence while ensuring technology enhances, rather than distracts from, high-impact teaching and learning. Reflect, connect and grow your leadership impact in an evolving educational landscape.
From Data to Direction: School Improvement through Target Setting
Explore effective business planning practices in WA public primary schools. Learn how data-informed leadership, SMART goals, and streamlined processes can drive targeted interventions, enhance student outcomes and strengthen community accountability—without overloading school leaders.
Useful tools for managing Psychosocial safety and well-being
Designed for leaders who’ve completed DoE’s mandatory training, this session explores additional resources and toolkits to support your ongoing psychosocial safety and wellbeing journey. Gain practical tools to lead with confidence and care.
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