People & Culture Webinars & Recordings
Transformational Leadership in Practice – Driving Performance Beyond Expectations | 29 April 2026
Presenter: Dr Richard Goater
In today’s independent school environment, People & Culture leaders play a critical role in shaping leadership capability, staff engagement, and organisational culture. But how do you move beyond policy and process to actively influence leadership behaviours that drive performance across your school?
This webinar introduces a practical framework for transformational leadership built on five core practices: Direction, Inspiration, Stimulation, Support, and Recognition. It explores how these elements can be embedded into leadership development, performance conversations, and everyday interactions across teaching and professional staff.
To investigate or not to investigate? Trends in Education | 13 November 2025
Presenter: Peta Nowacki
This session unpacks the complexities of workplace investigations – helping you understand when to step in, how to do it effectively, and when it’s best to take an alternative approach. Peta will guide you through best-practice investigation processes, common pitfalls, and lessons learned to ensure you’re equipped to handle these sensitive situations with confidence and care.
Key Takeaways:
– When to investigate and when not to
– How to investigate effectively
– What can go wrong and how to avoid it
Using Historical Conduct to Discipline & Out of Hours Conduct Webinar | 19 June 2024
Presenter: Ben Foley
Using historical conduct in workplace disciplinary decisions – how to get it right, and, when are employees ‘at work’ – the old workplace conduct at out of hours work functions chestnut!
Navigating EBAs, New HR Laws and Time Management: An Expert Opinion Webinar | 13 June 2024
Presenter: Steven Troeth
This is a live session recording from the VIC/TAS Chapter event where Steven Troeth, a Partner at Gadens Law Firm shares market-leading insight into EBAs, the recent HR reforms including managing time-in-lieu, developing HR trends and what the legal implications are for your institution. People and Culture/HR Managers, Business Managers, and Principals will all benefit from this valuable content.
2023 Salary & Conditions Survey Report Webinar | 21 May 2024
Presenter: Mandy McFarland
This presentation and report is based on the responses of over 500 Advancement Professionals who took part in the Advancement salary survey in late 2023.
The Salary and Conditions survey is conducted every two years and is a comprehensive analysis of the Australasian Advancement sector including remuneration, resources and working environments. Our 2023 survey offers a detailed overview of typical salaries and benefits by job category and location and delves into the impacts of Covid on the Advancement industry.
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Reforms in the Workplace: ‘Respect @ Work’ and the ‘Right to Disconnect’ – Let’s Unpack Them Webinar | 1 May 2024
Presenter: Ben Foley
Schools are a special type of business. They are largely a combination of four groups of people – academic staff, corporate staff/non academic staff, parents and students making for a frequently complex workplace environment. Of course, the bigger the school, the more complex the environment.
This complex workplace environment, unique to schools, provides an excellent ‘backdrop’ to Educate Plus’s inaugural People and Culture Webinar – unpacking the Respect @ Work and the Right to Disconnect legislative reforms to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) and the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
