CEB Staff Newsletter #24 - 4 August 2023

Enterprise Bargaining Update

We are pleased to advise that the Fair Work Commission has approved the Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement (CEMEA) 2022, following the strong endorsement it received in the vote held at the end of Term 2.  

Many of the benefits of the CEMEA 2022, including salary increases, have applied ahead of FWC approval. The remaining provisions of the agreement yet to take affect will now come into operation on 7 August 2023.  

 We look forward to working collaboratively to facilitate a smooth and successful implementation of the CEMEA, which will bring positive benefits to school staff through improved pay and conditions.  

 Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Catholic education. 

Article submitted by Maree Baker.

Feedback from CEB Staff Meeting

Last week the responses from staff to 'In the first half of 2023, what have you noticed that is challenging for our schools?' were shared.

This week we look at staff responses to the question 'In the first half of 2023, what are the short to mid term opportunities that you can see for CEB and/or our schools?'

Stationary Ordering in Gillies St Office

To maintain efficient budget management and facilitate resource allocation, staff are asked to please follow the guidelines below.

Please note that stationery orders will be processed on the first Monday of each month.

• General Stationery Items:
  • Prior to placing an order, please check with Reception if inventory is in stock
  • If essential items are not in stock, please email Reception with a list of the required stationery items

• Non-General Stationery Items:
• • Orders for stationery items not classed as general stationery are to be approved by your Team Leader PRIOR to your request being emailed to Reception
  • The email is to include
    • the item name
    • order code
    • your Team Leaders approval
    • budget code
      

Article submitted by Reception.

SIMON Innovation Update

A New Look & Feel

SIMON is currently undergoing a major upgrade to its User Interface & Experience with a fresh design leveraging state-of-the-art navigation principles. This will progressively be applied to all features and modules within the SIMON Platform commencing end of 2023. This includes:

• Customisable SIMON Workdesk
• Portal & Quick Links
• Knowledge Management
• SIMON Smart Navigation

eAdmin Project

The development of this exciting school and student administration extension to SIMON is about to transition from development into testing. The modules encompassing Enrolments, Enquiry, Forms and all mandatory census requirements have been completed.

We have also applied the new SIMON User Interface design Principles to this development. We will connect with the SIMON community shortly to begin the testing phase.

Learning Analytics Comes Alive

Through our strategic partnership with Intellischool, the SIMON Analytics solution is currently rolling out to all schools within the Ballarat Diocese. In collaboration with our community, we have developed the most relevant insights specifically tailored for Primary and Secondary Schools.

We have also developed comprehensive "network based" dashboards for Finance, Operations and Learning & Teaching - allowing users to have a more holistic view across all schools as well as having the ability to drill down according to Region, Demographic, School Size, and many other filters. The solutions are available for our whole school community.

• Attendance Analysis
• Learning Progression
• Recommended Learning
• External Data Source Integration
• SIMON Analytics - Video Overviews

... And There's More

In the next SIMON Innovations Update there will be a more detailed look into a number of projects supporting Primary Schools, Curriculum Mapping, Google & Microsoft Integrations, SaaS Delivery Partnerships and enhanced Security and Privacy.

Article submitted by Danny Gruber.

Career Opportunities in the Diocesan Education Community

Catholic Education Ballarat Vacancies:

• Psychologist – ongoing position at 0.8 FTE (closes 14 August)
• Early Years Planning and Implementation Consultant – fixed term position at 1.0 FTE (closes 14 August)  

Article submitted by Sarah Hanley.