Australian Teacher Aide
Cart
Member Login
Home
About Us
Contact Us
Our Impact
Menu
Toggle Navigation
Membership
About Membership
Individual Membership
School Membership
ATAPS Partner School
RTO Membership
Connect to Your Organisation
New Member Orientation
ATA User Guide
Professional Development
PD Planner & PD Record
Additional Needs & Disability
ATAPS
Behaviour
Critical and Creative Thinking
Digital Literacy
eTAPS
Inclusive Education
Learning and Wellbeing
Literacy
Numeracy
Paraprofessional Educator Role
School Performance and Development
All Resources
Web Events
Resource Centre
Becoming a Teacher Aide
Workplace Information
Education Support Qualifications
Education Terminology
TA Toolbox
News
TA Talk Newsletter
Polo Shirts
Standards
Awards
2024 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards
2023 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards
2022 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
2021 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
2020 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
2019 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
2018 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
Job Board
FAQs
Cart
Member Login
Search
Membership
About Membership
Individual Membership
School Membership
ATAPS Partner School
RTO Membership
Connect to Your Organisation
New Member Orientation
ATA User Guide
Professional Development
PD Planner & PD Record
Additional Needs & Disability
ATAPS
Behaviour
Critical and Creative Thinking
Digital Literacy
eTAPS
Inclusive Education
Learning and Wellbeing
Literacy
Numeracy
Paraprofessional Educator Role
School Performance and Development
All Resources
Web Events
Resource Centre
Becoming a Teacher Aide
Workplace Information
Education Support Qualifications
Education Terminology
TA Toolbox
News
TA Talk Newsletter
Polo Shirts
Standards
Awards
2024 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards
2023 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards
2022 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
2021 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
2020 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
2019 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
2018 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year
Job Board
FAQs
Home
About Us
Contact Us
Our Impact
Connect
Youtube
Facebook
TA Talk Issue 102 - April 2024
×
Login Or Join
User Login
E-mail:
*
Password:
*
Create new account
Request new password
<!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" lang="en"><head><title></title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" /><!--[if mso]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch><o:AllowPNG/></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--><style> *{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none} @media (max-width:675px){.social_block.desktop_hide .social-table{display:inline-block!important}.mobile_hide{display:none}.row-content{width:100%!important}.stack .column{width:100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table!important;max-height:none!important}} </style></head><body style="background-color:#fff;margin:0;padding:0;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;text-size-adjust:none"><table class="nl-container" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row row-1" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:655px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/cvl/dkf/anq/image_banner_2.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="655" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table><table class="row row-2" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>DIRECTORS' MESSAGE</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-3" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">Welcome to the April edition of TA Talk. We hope you had an enjoyable Easter break, and are ready to tackle term 2!</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">This month our focus has been on the launch of </span><span style="font-size:14px;">the 2024 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards, which open next week, Thursday 2nd May. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">We are also leading up to facilitating the final Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS) school pilot workshop. In workshop 3, participants will review their professional learning, provide feedback on the Standards, and map their progress in the professional growth cycle. The feedback acquired throughout the pilot will enable the ATAPS industry reference group to make some final decisions about the Standards, in readiness for publication later this year. </span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">We are certain that the Standards, along with the National Teacher Workforce Action Plan, are driving a sharpened focus on the professional learning needs of education support staff, to maximise their potential and contribution to teaching and learning in Australian schools. </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Thank you to those who submitted an application for the Customer Service Consultant and Marketing Officer positions, recently. Next week, we commence interviews for these roles, and we are looking forward to welcoming two more fabulous people to our amazing team very soon.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">If you are a regular newsletter reader, you will have noticed that we are sending this issue of TA Talk one day early, as tomorrow is ANZAC Day. Like many, we will be pausing to pay our respects to the brave troops who paid the ultimate price whilst serving our country. </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Warm regards</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Stella and Mandy</p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>2024 AUSTRALIAN TEACHER AIDE OF THE YEAR AWARDS</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="left" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:158.667px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/image_awards.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="158.667" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">It's nearly awards time, again!!! Do you have some TAs at your school that deserve to be recognised through this national awards program? Put your advocacy caps on and share this news with your colleagues. More details, including a downloadable flyer, are on our Awards website page.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/australian-teacher-aide-year-awards" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#7E7D7C"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/australian-teacher-aide-year-awards" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7E7D7C;border-radius:4px;width:100%;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:undefined;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:14px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break:break-word;"><span style="line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>View Awards Information</span></span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>UPCOMING EVENT</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/working%20with%20small%20groups.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="color:#22a57c;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-size:11px;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Practical Strategies for Working with Small Groups of Students in a Classroom</span><br />Tuesday 14 May 2024 @ 3:30pm AEST</span><br /> </span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">In this webinar, ATA Facilitator, Kim Nuske, will share her expertise in working with small groups of students, including: <br /></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">* The key role of the facilitator</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">* Communication and organisation</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">* Structures and routines</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">* Teaching strategies</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">* Behaviour management</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">* Observations and records</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>This webinar will be presented at 3:30 pm AEST. Check the start time for your location, to avoid disappointment.</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/events/practical-strategies-working-small-groups-students-classroom" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#7E7D7C"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/events/practical-strategies-working-small-groups-students-classroom" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7E7D7C;border-radius:4px;width:100%;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:undefined;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:14px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break:break-word;"><span style="line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>Register Here</span></span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-8" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">NEW RESOURCE</span></span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-9" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/preview-3-ways-build-capability-teaching-assistants-and-how-schools-benefit" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/3%20Ways%20to%20Build%20the%20Capability%20of%20Teaching%20Assistants%20and%20How%20Schools%20Benefit.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="color:#22a57c;font-size:14px;">3 Ways to Build the Capability of Teaching Assistants and How Schools Benefit<br /></span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Rachel Hawkins (SLSO Coordinator) and Nathan Schubert (Assistant Principal) from Monaro High School have developed a framework to build the capacity of their SLSO team. In this webinar, they share their journey over the past 2 years that led to the implementation of an effective model for up-skilling and supporting the professional growth of SLSOs.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/preview-3-ways-build-capability-teaching-assistants-and-how-schools-benefit" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#7E7D7C"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/preview-3-ways-build-capability-teaching-assistants-and-how-schools-benefit" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7E7D7C;border-radius:4px;width:100%;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:undefined;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:14px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break:break-word;"><span style="line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>Watch the Preview Now</span></span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-10" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION IN ATA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING<br /></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr> </table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="left" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:178.5px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/image_outstanding%20PD%20activity.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="178.5" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;">This month, we celebrate the following four schools for their outstanding participation in ATA professional learning. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Newbury Primary School (VIC)</strong><br /><strong>St James College (QLD)</strong><br /><strong>Oberon High School (VIC)</strong><br /><strong>St Anthony's School, Toowoomba (QLD)</strong><br /></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/faq/how-do-i-get-certificate-professional-development-i-have-completed" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#7E7D7C"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/faq/how-do-i-get-certificate-professional-development-i-have-completed" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7E7D7C;border-radius:4px;width:100%;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:undefined;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:14px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;">How to get your PD Certificate</span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">JOB BOARD UPDATE</span></strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table><table class="row row-13" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:163.75px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/Image%20-%20Job%20Boardv4.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="163.75" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="75%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="color:#22a57c;"><strong>Positions Vacant</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Park Ridge State High School in Queensland has a <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/positions-vacant" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">position vacant for a teacher aide</a>.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Looking for staff?</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Schools with ATA membership can advertise positions vacant for education support staff on our Job Board.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Looking for work? </strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Individual ATA members can advertise positions wanted. </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/positions-vacant" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#7E7D7C"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/positions-vacant" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7E7D7C;border-radius:4px;width:100%;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:undefined;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:14px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;">View Positions Vacant</span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE SURVEY</span></strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-15" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:163.75px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/Melbourne%20Uni%20Surveys.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="163.75" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="75%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">The research team at the University of Melbourne are conducting two short online surveys to find out what Australian adults, who work and live with children, know about supporting children’s health and mental health. </span><span style="font-size:14px;">Can you help? if so, here are the survey links:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Examining Adults Knowledge of Child Mental Health:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><a href="https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3eKrlcBovNIK21w" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3eKrlcBovNIK21w</a></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">Examining How Adults Support Children’s Mental Health</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5hVrjudHTnGZhky" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:14px;">https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5hVrjudHTnGZhky</span></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-16" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>WHAT'S TRENDING ON THE ATA FACEBOOK PAGE</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-17" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="left" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><a href="Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards - Australian Teacher Aide" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/fbtrending.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#22a57c;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>2024 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year <br /><br /> </strong><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Our TAs go above and beyond, everyday!!</em> This was the recurring sentiment in the 35 comments made on this post. Thank you for sharing your appreciation on social media, but there is one more step ... and that is to formally nominate your teacher aide or TA team in this year's awards, and make your acknowledgements really count. Nominations open on Thursday 2nd May. We can't wait to hear from you!</span></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>13,824 views</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>91 reactions, 41 comments and 39 shares</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTeacherAide/" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#7E7D7C"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTeacherAide/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7E7D7C;border-radius:4px;width:100%;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:undefined;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:14px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break:break-word;"><span style="line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>Join 24,133 other happy ATA Facebook followers</span></span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-18" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr> <td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:655px"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/membership/schools" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/image-ad-mar-2024.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="655" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-19" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-20" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#555;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#7e7d7c;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="color:#ffffff;font-size:16px;">Leaders in Professional Learning for Schools</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-21" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#f0f0f0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#f0f0f0;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au" style="height:38px;width:258px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="40%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#7787c8"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7787c8;border-radius:15px;width:40%;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:undefined;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:14px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="font-size: 12px; word-break: break-word; line-height: 2; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;" data-mce-style="font-size:14px;">Visit Website</span></strong></span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table><table class="social_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table class="social-table" width="74px" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;display:inline-block"><tr><td style="padding:0 5px 0 0"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTeacheraide" target="_blank"><img src="https://app-rsrc.getbee.io/public/resources/social-networks-icon-sets/circle-color/facebook.png" width="32" height="auto" alt="Facebook" title="Facebook" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0" /></a></td><td style="padding:0 5px 0 0"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFiUGXLX6QN08FV-qwesHQQ" target="_blank"><img src="https://app-rsrc.getbee.io/public/resources/social-networks-icon-sets/circle-color/youtube@2x.png" width="32" height="auto" alt="YouTube" title="YouTube" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0" /></a></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#959595;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"><span style="font-size:11px;">This email was sent to: @{aspediacrm-person-email}</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"><span style="font-size:11px;">Sent from Australian Teacher Aide</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"><span style="font-size:11px;">PO Box 5784, Maroochydore BC QLD 4558</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"> <span style="font-size:11px;"><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: #C7702E;" href="@{mailservant-edit-comms-preferences-url}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Manage your communications preferences</a> or <a style="text-decoration: underline; color: #C7702E;" href="@{mailservant-unsubscribe-url}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unsubscribe</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table></td></tr></tbody></table><!-- End --></body></html></!doctype>
