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font-size: 14px;">Welcome to the July edition of TA Talk.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We hope you have had a relaxing mid-year holiday break. Whilst there is always much on the go at ATA HQ, we certainly found our days a little quieter as you were recharging your energy levels in preparation for the rest of the 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"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">However, now that term 3 has resumed, our customer service team is extraordinarily busy onboarding new school members and support staff, meeting with up to 3 schools on any given day. It is pleasing to see the majority of schools taking the opportunity to attend an orientation to learn how to maximise their membership and engage their education support teams with our extensive range of evidence-based professional learning.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Over the past few weeks, we have enjoyed reading about the achievements of education support staff nominated for this year’s Australian Teacher Aide of the Year award, and our assessors are in the midst of determining the nominees who qualify in the highly commended and finalist categories. The finalists and highly commended nominees will be announced on Thursday 15th August, and our winners will be announced during another calendar highlight, Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week, 2nd – 6th September.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">There is an enormous amount of work happening to ensure we are on track to publish the Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS) 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"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Our team is collating the last of the feedback from our pilot schools and finetuning the language used in the standards document prior to our final meeting with the industry reference group in August, where we will seek ratification of the framework.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Additionally, we have spent many productive hours in consultative meetings with AITSL, unions, and public, independent and catholic education departments. These meetings continue to provide us with valuable feedback, and enable us to create wider awareness of the standards.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We hope you will enjoy reading our latest blog (link below) which includes some reflections and feedback from some of the ATAPS pilot schools that participated in our recent action research workshops.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Warm regards</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Stella and Mandy</span></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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>AUSTRALIAN TEACHER AIDE OF THE YEAR AWARDS UPDATE</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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/bqc/ylj/cf7/Finalists%20coming%20soon.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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We are in the final stages of our awards program!</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The nominees have been published and our team will be working hard during these last few weeks to narrow down the competition until we are ready to announce our finalists and highly commended nominees on 15 August 2024.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">In the meantime, head to our website to find out who the 2024 nominees are.</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 dir="false" 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="background-color:#7E7D7C;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:undefined;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="word-break: break-word; 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font-size: 14px;"><strong>ATA IS A BUSINESS FOR GOOD</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;border-radius:0;color:#000;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: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:218.33333333333331px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/fet/usk/heu/Giving%20stories.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="218.33333333333331" 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: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;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">At Australian Teacher Aide, we make no secret of the fact that we stand for empowerment and development but, did you know that every time you, your school or your training organisation, purchase a new membership or renew an existing membership something amazing happens in the world!</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">We are extremely proud of the fact that every new and renewing membership allows Australian Teacher Aide to provide health and education support to children in Australia and around the world who would otherwise be without. So far, we have made 2793 impacts globally!</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Read more about the impact we are making together and stay tuned for more updates on our giving stories.</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="right"><!--[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/our-impact" 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 dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/our-impact" target="_blank" style="background-color:#7E7D7C;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:undefined;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="word-break: break-word; 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font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #22a57c; font-size: 14px;">Differentiation Part 2 – Strategies to Collect and Record Evidence</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:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Part 2 of our extremely popular differentiation series is in our resource library!</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="word-break: break-word; 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font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">RECOGNISING AND VALUING THE WORK OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS</span></span></strong></span></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="33.333333333333336%" 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:218.33333333333331px"> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/news/recognising-and-valuing-work-teaching-assistants" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/ra0/h1h/fu5/Workshop%203%20Sandhurst%20Primary.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="218.33333333333331" 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: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;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS) has been developed by Australian Teacher Aide, in collaboration with an industry reference group of education experts to align with the Australian Professional Teaching Standards and recognise the work of teaching assistants by providing an evidence-based supporting framework.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Over the past 6 months, a select number of schools in diverse settings were invited by ATA to participate in the ATAPS School Pilot Program. School leaders and teaching assistants from these schools, attended three workshops, to learn how to apply the ATAPS framework to their school’s performance and professional growth processes, and provide feedback.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Find out what the school leaders and teaching assistants say about the workshops.</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="right"><!--[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/news/recognising-and-valuing-work-teaching-assistants" 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 dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/news/recognising-and-valuing-work-teaching-assistants" target="_blank" style="background-color:#7E7D7C;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:undefined;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="word-break: break-word; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; font-size: 14px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>Read More</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-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:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION IN ATA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING</strong></span></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;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:198.33333333333331px"><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="198.33333333333331" 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:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">This month, we celebrate the following 4 schools for their outstanding participation in ATA professional learning. </span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Newbury Primary School (VIC)</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">NT Christian Schools (NT)</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Ilim College (VIC)</span></p> <p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Redcliffe State High School (QLD)</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 dir="false" 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="background-color:#7E7D7C;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:undefined;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="word-break: break-word; 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color: #0068A5;">position vacant for a Learning Support Assistant.</a></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Applications close 29 July 2024</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;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 dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/positions-vacant" target="_blank" style="background-color:#7E7D7C;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:undefined;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="word-break: break-word; 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