Principal Protection: A Survival Guide for School Leaders Workshop
🚨 ESSENTIAL WORKSHOP FOR SCHOOL LEADERS 🚨
Principal Protection: A Survival Guide for School Leaders
Real Stories. Practical Solutions. Shared Wisdom.
9 September 2025 1pm – 4.30pm
Every school leader faces them. Those heart-stopping moments when everything changes in an instant. The parent who crosses the line. The incident that tests every policy you know. The FOI request that lands on your desk at the worst possible time.
What separates confident leaders from those who struggle? Preparation, insight, and learning from those who’ve been there before.
🎯 Why You Can’t Miss This Session
This isn’t another theoretical workshop. You’ll hear stories from the field — the successes, the challenges, and the hard-won lessons that only experience can teach. More importantly, you’ll leave with practical insights and strategies you can implement immediately.
💡 Your Survival Toolkit
- Incident Management (Investigations)
Common challenges leaders face and how to navigate them effectively - Independent Support Through SASSLA
Hear from staff at the SA State School Leaders Association (SASSLA) on some of the topics where leaders seek independent support and lessons we can learn - Critical Incident Navigation
- What works (and what doesn’t) when crisis hits
- How to access support when you need it most
- Leveraging your Education Director effectively
- Understanding how Conditions for Learning tracks and supports incidents
- Challenging Parent Behaviour
- De-escalating physical or threatening conduct
- Managing online abuse and excessive communication
- Setting boundaries with unreasonable demands
- Updated barring notice procedures
🤝 Interactive Experience
This is your conversation. Share challenges at your table. Learn from colleagues who’ve faced similar situations. Benefit from expert facilitators AND each other’s wisdom in a supportive, judgment-free environment.
Who’s Leading This Power Session?
- Incident Management Division experts (Ashley Grant)
- SASSLA leadership (Phil O’Loughlin & Mardi Barry)
- Conditions for Learning team (Caroline Fishpool & specialists)
📍 VENUE:
Education Development Centre
4 Milner Street, Hindmarsh
ROOM 1.11AB
9 September 2025
⏰ 1:00-4:30pm
Spaces are limited. Your future self will thank you for attending.
Register now — because when the unexpected happens, you’ll be ready.
https://events.humanitix.com/principal-protection-a-survival-guide-for-school-leaders
