2026 Online Webinar Series: Belonging – Building Middle Years Communities that Thrive

Registration

• MEMBER PRICE - Session 1 - Creating a Middle School Culture and Climate Where Kids Belong and Become | Laurie Barron – $55.00
  Date: 22nd July AM
  Presenter: Laurie Barron
  Title: Creating a Middle School Culture and Climate Where Kids Belong and Become
  Abstract: If you reduce down what’s known about quality middle level education, belonging and becoming rise to the top. Schools must create a place where students feel they belong and are respected and valued and develop places where students can become, where their academic and personal potential is recognised and nurtured. This session will share practical strategies to ensure your school is a place where students can belong and become (based on AMLE Book The Successful Middle School: A Place to Belong and Become).
• MEMBER PRICE - Session 2 - Building Authentic Student Leadership: A Practical Framework for Whole-School Implementation | Luke McKenna – $55.00
  Date: 5th August AM
  Presenter: Luke McKenna
  Title: Building Authentic Student Leadership: A Practical Framework for Whole-School Implementation
  Abstract: In this practical and thought-provoking session, educator and leadership specialist Luke McKenna, Director of Unleashing Personal Potential, will share a clear, evidence-informed framework for building authentic student leadership cultures across both primary and secondary school settings.
  Drawing on years of experience working alongside school leadership teams across Australia, Luke will unpack a practical 10-step process that helps schools move beyond tokenistic approaches and toward leadership programs that are meaningful, sustainable, and deeply embedded in school culture.
  
  Participants will explore how to:
  
  create leadership pathways for all students, not just those in formal roles
  strengthen nomination and selection processes
  build leadership capability before and after appointments
  clarify student leadership expectations and responsibilities
  develop student voice, service, and contribution across the school community
  create ongoing mentoring, coaching, and reflection opportunities for young leaders
  Through practical examples, school-based case studies, and interactive discussion, attendees will leave with clear ideas, tools, and strategies they can immediately apply within their own context.
  
  This session is ideal for principals, deputy principals, student leadership coordinators, wellbeing leaders, and educators seeking to create a leadership development process that helps students — and that schools can proudly stand behind.
• MEMBER PRICE - Session 3 - Title TBA | Amanda Bourgeois – $55.00
  Date: 9th September PM
  Presenter: Amanda Bourgeois
  Title: TBC
  Abstract: TBC
• Member Price: 2026 Webinar Series Full Pass – $300.00
  Pass to all 6 Webinar events in the 2026 Series
• Non Member Price: 2026 Webinar Series Full Pass – $390.00
  Pass to all 6 Webinar events in the 2026 Series
• NON-MEMBER PRICE - Session 1 - Creating a Middle School Culture and Climate Where Kids Belong and Become | Laurie Barron – $70.00
  Date: 22nd July AM
  Presenter: Laurie Barron
  Title: Creating a Middle School Culture and Climate Where Kids Belong and Become
  Abstract: If you reduce down what’s known about quality middle level education, belonging and becoming rise to the top. Schools must create a place where students feel they belong and are respected and valued and develop places where students can become, where their academic and personal potential is recognized and nurtured. This session will share practical strategies to ensure your school is a place where students can belong and become (based on AMLE Book The Successful Middle School: A Place to Belong and Become).
• NON-MEMBER PRICE - Session 2 - Building Authentic Student Leadership: A Practical Framework for Whole-School Implementation | Luke McKenna – $70.00
  Date: 5th August AM
  Presenter: Luke McKenna
  Title: Building Authentic Student Leadership: A Practical Framework for Whole-School Implementation
  Abstract: In this practical and thought-provoking session, educator and leadership specialist Luke McKenna, Director of Unleashing Personal Potential, will share a clear, evidence-informed framework for building authentic student leadership cultures across both primary and secondary school settings.
  Drawing on years of experience working alongside school leadership teams across Australia, Luke will unpack a practical 10-step process that helps schools move beyond tokenistic approaches and toward leadership programs that are meaningful, sustainable, and deeply embedded in school culture.
  
  Participants will explore how to:
  
  create leadership pathways for all students, not just those in formal roles
  strengthen nomination and selection processes
  build leadership capability before and after appointments
  clarify student leadership expectations and responsibilities
  develop student voice, service, and contribution across the school community
  create ongoing mentoring, coaching, and reflection opportunities for young leaders
  Through practical examples, school-based case studies, and interactive discussion, attendees will leave with clear ideas, tools, and strategies they can immediately apply within their own context.
  
  This session is ideal for principals, deputy principals, student leadership coordinators, wellbeing leaders, and educators seeking to create a leadership development process that helps students — and that schools can proudly stand behind.
• NON-MEMBER PRICE - Session 3 - Title TBA | Amanda Bourgeois – $70.00
  Date: 9th September PM
  Presenter: Amanda Bourgeois
  Title: TBC
  Abstract: TBC