The Minister has just made some announcements about the NESA Board and committees.

We have welcomed the appointment of a government primary principal to the NESA Board to help in it’s decision making. Our State Secretary, Jude Hayman, Principal of Griffith Public School, has joined the Board as a representative of government primary schools. We are confident Jude will bring her substantive experiences to the table to represent the voice of primary schools. Congratulations Jude.

As well as Jude’s appointment there is now a new chair of NESA, Prof Peter Shergold replacing Tom Alegounarias and Paul Martin has been confirmed as the new CEO. SPC President, Craig Petersen, who was the government school representative on the Board, has been replaced by Cherrybrook Technology HS principal Gary Johnson following the end of his 3 year term.

On the Curriculum Committee, our Curriculum Reference Group chairperson, Norma Petrocco has just been confirmed as the government primary school representative replacing Sally Hogan. We know Norma will be a strong advocate for our primary school issues. Congratulations Norma.