Managing Risks in Schools

• School Sport: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
• Workplace Stress and Burnout in Schools
• Stop Right Now Thank You Very Much: Reviewing Contracts and Policies post-Brindabella
• Managing Complaints and Resolving Disputes in Schools

Taking Care of Business

• Privacy, Confidentiality and Information Sharing in Schools
• Good Governance and Adjacent Entities in Schools
• Beware the Forbidden Fruit: Prohibited Financial Arrangements and Independent Schools

Wellbeing and Child Safety in Schools

• Not So Social: Managing Behaviour of Students Outside the Classroom
• Responding to Child Safety Concerns and Allegations Against Staff
• The interplay between Family Law, Family Violence and Child Safety for Schools

Diversity and Inclusivity in Schools

• Accommodating Disability in Schools
• We’re all in this Together: Gender Identity, Sexual Preferences and Inclusivity in Faith-based Schools

David Ford, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers, Sydney

Paul O’Halloran, Partner, Dentons Australia Limited, Melbourne

Annie Smeaton, Partner, Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers, Brisbane

Alistair Macpherson, Managing Director, Corney & Lind Lawyers, and Executive Director (Public Policy and Advocacy) for Associated Christian Schools, Brisbane

Leah Mooney, Director, KPMG, Brisbane

Elizabeth Shalders, Special Counsel, Lewis Holdway Lawyers, Melbourne

Cecelia Irvine-So, Practice Leader, Moores, Melbourne

Sonya Parsons, Partner, Mills Oakley, Sydney

Ben Tallboys, Principal, Russell Kennedy Lawyers; Legal Consultant to the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, Melbourne

Fiona Manderson, Director of Compliance and Risk, and Inhouse Counsel, Hillcrest Christian College, Gold Coast

Trent Forno, Partner, MinterEllison, Brisbane

Jennifer Parkes, Partner, Hicksons Lawyers, Newcastle