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2021 8.45am-5.30pm, Thursday 9th September 2021 - Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland - CES
2021
 8.45am-5.30pm, Thursday 9th September 2021
Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland
2021 8.45am-5.30pm, Thursday 9th September 2021 - Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland - CES
ASC WORKSHOPS 2021

                                 REGISTRATION                                       MORNING TEA                                        SMS: MUSAC Edge administration –
                                 8.00am-8.45am                                      10.00am-10.30am                                    tips and tricks
                                                                                                                                       Phil Simms: MUSAC
                                                                                                                                       This workshop will cover the core administration
                                 INTRODUCTION
                                 8.45am-9.00am
                                                                                    Workshops                                          functions in Edge Student Manager, including:
                                                                                                                                       • enrolments / leavers / caregivers / staff;

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                                                                                                                                       • calendar;
                                 Welcome to Delegates                                     10.30am-11.45am                              • classes and groups;
                                 and Housekeeping                                         Session One                                  • list printing;
                                 Wayne Jamieson:                                                                                       • notifications;
                                 CES General Manager                                                                                   • finances and the Edge app.
                                                                                    Xero: tips and tricks
                                                                                    Yasmin Sellars: Finance Manager, CES
                                 KEYNOTE SPEAKER                                    An in-depth look at Xero and how you can save      MoE ENROL: 101 and beyond
                                 9.00am-9.50am                                      time by using the system to its full potential.    Jacqui Smith: Ministry of Education
                                                                                    Please email any questions or topics you           This is your opportunity to meet a leader from
                                “Wake up your WOW!”                                 would like to be covered in the workshop to:       the data and knowledge team at ENROL:.
                                 Cath Vincent                                       yasmin@cessl.org.nz before 2nd September.          Content will include:
                                 Learn how to operate at maximum energy,                                                               • new features in ENROL;
                                 confidence and motivation, no matter what                                                              • upcoming changes to ENROL;
                                 challenges you face ...                            The audit and financial reporting                  • user feedback.
                                 Humans are creatures of habit. We do the same      Brendon Foy: Associate Director Audit, RSM
                                 things and we get the same results. Cath will      A look at the school audit process, procedures ,
                                 reveal how you can do things differently so you    timing, problems and issues that are commonly      Google add-ons and extensions
                                 work less but achieve more. Her unique 6-layer     found when auditing school accounts .Brendon       Jacqui Sharp: Sharp, Kinane Ltd
                                 model for change will wake up your WOW!            will also look at financial reporting from an       Learn about add-ons and extensions which make
                                 Cath will help you to discover:                    auditor’s perspective.                             Google Workspace such a powerful and useful
                                 • what impacts on your personal WOW;                                                                  administration tool. There are grammar checks,
                                 • micro-changes that you can make straight                                                            inserting diagrams, adding signatures, coloured
                                                                                    Communicating with other cultures                  tables; merging documents, inserting icons,
                                    away to get more of what you want;              Mariska Mannes: Deliquo Communication
                                 • how to change your habits for greater success.                                                      making QR codes, splitting screens, condensed
                                                                                    In this workshop you will learn how to:            tabs, adding avatars, inserting royalty free
                                                                                    • identify kiwi culture, your family’s culture,    images and inserting macrons.
                                                                                        the culture in your school, other cultures –   Time will be allocated for questions.
                                                                                        and how they collide;
                                                                                    • develop self-awareness and build skills that
                                                      PROFILE                           will allow you to communicate and interact     Appraising administration staff
                                                                                        more effectively with other people;            Kerry Mitchell: The Education Group
                                                      Cath Vincent                  • respect other people’s values and                This workshop is aimed at support staff who want
                                                       Motivational                     beliefs while respecting your own.             to better understand how performance
                                                       Speaker                                                                         management works, including job descriptions,
                                      Cath was a business consultant for                                                               appraisals, job, professional development and
                                      over 20 years. She has worked on              SMS: KAMAR – tips and tricks                       goal setting. This workshop will be interactive
                                      multi-million dollar infrastructure           Kent Lendrum: e-Learning Specialist                and will aim to answer your questions about
                                      projects and launched businesses in           Learn about the latest version of KAMAR and all    performance management.
                                      the UK, Australia and New Zealand –           the updates and shortcuts that you need to know.
                                      including a software start-up which
                                      won a DTI award for innovation.                                                                  Getting the best from yourself
                                                                                    SMS: Assembly – tips and tricks                    and others in the workplace
                                      Yet despite her corporate success,
                                                                                    Leanne Flack: Relationship Manager, Assembly
                                      Cath remained unfulfilled until she                                                              Penny Harrison: Leadership Coach and
                                                                                    Maximise the tools within Assembly Student         Facilitator, Communicate Consultants
                                      decided to 'Wake up her WOW!'
                                                                                    Management System to help you work smarter.        • understanding your motivators and those of
                                      She emigrated to New Zealand and
                                                                                    Leanne will share tips to save you time, and to       your colleagues (what we need to be effective);
                                      began a new career as a motivational
                                                                                    ensure you are getting the most out of the         • knowing how others like to work – how you
                                      speaker. Cath quickly gained
                                                                                    system. Time will be allocated for questions          can flex to get the best from others;
                                      international recognition, and within
                                                                                    and sharing tips and tricks.                       • understanding your strengths and priorities;
                                      only three years she had won the
                                      National Speakers’ Association                                                                   • working with others successfully – why we get
                                      Brightstar award. Cath is also host of        SMS: eTAP – tips and tricks                           it wrong about each other;
                                      the uplifting ‘The Cath Vincent Show’                                                            • effective communication in the workplace –
                                                                                    Phil Hardie: eTAP
                                                                                                                                          guiding principles and useful strategies;
                                      which airs on Sky TV.                         Useful tips and tricks to help you get the most
                                                                                                                                       • managing workloads – getting important
                                                                                    from eTAP school management software.
                                                                                                                                          things done and juggling competing demands.

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2021 8.45am-5.30pm, Thursday 9th September 2021 - Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland - CES
ASC WORKSHOPS 2021
Dealing with difficult people                       Google Drive – managing files and                      Handling confrontation and
Marie Posa: Innovative Training Services            folders, Google Chrome                                 de-escalation management
School staff have to deal with more and more        Jacqui Sharp: e-Learning Innovator                     Phil Thompson: Self Protection Expert
stressful situations involving parents and          Learn how to organise folders, share files and          De-escalation and confrontation management
caregivers who are under pressure. Marie will       keep track of files others have shared with you in      taught in a fun way! Content includes:
offer practical tips and techniques which will      Google Drive. Google Docs’ powerful                    • strategies for controlling confrontation;
assist you when dealing with tricky situations.     collaboration tools include revision history, the      • the ‘golden rules’ of de-escalation;
                                                    comment and chat features and the ‘suggest’            • maintaining personal safety while managing

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                                                    tool for tracking and automatically generating            agitated people;
       11.45am-1.00pm
                                                    suggestions as you type.                               • verbal ‘ninja tricks’ to calm people down;
       Session Two                                  Time will be allocated for questions.                  • dispelling the myths of de-escalation and
                                                                                                              negotiation developed over 20 years of
                                                                                                              experience and research.
The “dark art” of banked staffing                   Productivity tips with
Wayne Facer: Education Enterprises                  Microsoft Office
Learn how to exploit loopholes to gain the          David Jackson: Microsoft Specialist                    Resilience: staying well in
greatest benefit for your school. Wayne will give    Learn lots of new tips and time-saving tricks          times of adversity
examples of how to interpret banked staffing         which make using MS Office more productive.             Hannah Airey: Workplace Wellbeing
reports and spreadsheets, and how to manage         Everyone will receive hand-outs to share with          Life presents us with challenges, but challenges
banked staffing over a changeable year.              your team. Content will include:                       also provide an opportunity to change ourselves.
BONUS: Additional resources which make              • managing and sorting your email;                     How we react to these challenges is dependent
banked staffing easier to understand will be         • controlling your calendar;                           on our inner resources. This experiential
forwarded to each delegate after the conference.    • quickly formatting a Word document;                  workshop will provide evidence-based
                                                    • data analysis made easy with Excel.                  information and tools which you can put into
Financial management in schools                                                                            practice at work and in your personal life.
Carmel Riordan: Financial Advisor,                  How to run a busy school office
Ministry of Education – Northern Region             Carlene Callinan: School Secretary                     BUFFET LUNCH
A look at topical financial issues.                  Meadowbank School
                                                    Doing the simple things once and doing them            1.00pm-1.45pm
                                                    right makes a running school office a smooth
Working in a culturally
                                                    operation. Carlene will share practical advice and
diverse team                                        wisdom from her years of experience.
Mariska Mannes: Deliquo Communication
Sometimes we need to stand in another’s shoes
to understand a different perspective. Mariska      Confident and clear
will show how to encourage diversity while          communication at its best
retaining the group norms that engender             Penny Harrison: Leadership Coach and
harmony. You will learn the skills needed to be     Facilitator, Communicate Consultants
adaptable when working in a diverse team.           Get your message across clearly by following
                                                    these guiding principles and key skills to effective
                                                    communication:
Working effectively with refugee
                                                    • using confident body language to motivate
and migrant cultures                                   yourself (and others);
Saniya Surani and Amanda Aye:
                                                    • keep it simple;
Refugee and Migrant Education Support,
                                                    • making the most of available communication
Ministry of Education.
                                                       channels;
Expand your cultural awareness of students and
                                                    • thinking about choice – keeping yourself and
families from diverse cultural and linguistic
                                                       others “above the line”;
backgrounds. Gain an understanding of the
                                                    • tips on managing other peoples’ expectations;
barriers to communication and learn how to
                                                    • conversations with purpose and outcomes.
overcome them. You will be directed to the
resources provided by the Ministry of Education
to support these students.                          The Privacy Act: what the
                                                    new Act means for schools
Toolkit: optimising payroll                         Jasmine Harding:
                                                    Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Kristine Donahoe: Toolkit
                                                    Learn how to collect, handle and store personal
Toolkit regularly hears administrators don’t have
                                                    information in accordance with the Information
time to learn how to automate and minimise
                                                    Privacy Principles of the Privacy Act 2020.
manual processes. But using shortcuts saves
                                                    Jasmine will also cover the principles which
time and allows you to work smarter, not harder.
                                                    govern how your school can use and disclose
Kristine will show you how to establish a more
                                                    personal information.
manageable, streamlined workload:
• discover what’s new and how you can
    enhance the options you already use;
• utilise school data setup and staff profiles;
• how to establish best practice processes.
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ASC WORKSHOPS 2021

                                                                                 1.45pm-3.00pm                                Google Sheets: spreadsheets
                                                                                 Session Three                                and beyond ...
                                                                                                                              Jacqui Sharp, e-Learning Specialist
                                                                                                                              If you know how to use Excel then you’ll feel at
                                                                          The dos and don’ts of                               home in Google Sheets. In this workshop you will
                                                                          school expenditure                                  learn how to enter data, create charts and pivot
                                                                          Lynley Ross & Emily Willers: CES                    tables, use autofill and add formulas to make
                                                                          Topics will cover frequently asked questions:       working with large sets of numbers easy.
                                                                          • should principals and staff be paid BOT fees?     Sheets can also be used in combination with
                                                                          • BOT fees were introduced to reimburse costs –     Google Forms and the autoCrat plug-in to
                                                                             does that include loss of income too?            generate invoices and many other automated
                                                                          • must allowances paid to staff be approved by      functions to speed up your workflow.
                                                                             MOE and Novopay?                                 Time will be allocated to ask questions.
                                                                          • appropriate vs inappropriate gifts/payments/
                                     Visiting Auckland?                      reimbursements;
                                                                                                                              Modern ways of working
                                     We’ve arranged a                     • can you pay staff for additional services?
                                                                                                                              with Office 365
                                                                             e.g., a caretaker undertaking building work;
                                     special room rate                    • what is income in advance – when is it allowed?   David Jackson: Ripped Orange
                                     for out-of-town                      • a reminder of the 10% borrowing limit and         Learn how you can use Office 365 to collaborate
                                                                             why it is relevant to all schools                and digitise processes. Topics will cover:
                                     delegates                                                                                • sharing and collaborating with documents;
                                     ASC have negotiated a special                                                            • using Microsoft Teams;
                                     room rate with Waipuna Hotel for     Cultural awareness                                  • creating forms with Microsoft Forms;
                                     our out-of-town delegates –          in the workplace                                    • creating newsletters with Microsoft Sway
                                     $207 per night (GST included).       Mariska Mannes: Deliquo Communication
                                     Book directly through Waipuna        The journey from cultural avoidance to
                                                                          acceptance is full of misunderstandings. What       School administrators’ open
                                     Hotel, phone free
                                     0800 WAIPUNA (0800 924 786),         gets in the way? We don’t know what we don’t        forum – bring a topic
                                                                          know – discover practical ways to respect others’   Lianne Taylor: Office Manager
                                     and quote the promo code                                                                 Royal Road School
                                     ADMIN0921 to ensure you              values and beliefs without losing your own.
                                                                                                                              An open workshop to discuss topics of mutual
                                     obtain the ASC discount.                                                                 interest focusing on the school administration
                                                                          Te reo: the good manners of                         environment. Bring your own topic and join the
                                                                          correct pronunciation                               conversation.
                                                                          T. J. (“Haggis”) Henderson:
                                                                          Whangarei Boys’ High School
                                                                          Being unable to correctly pronounce words that
                                                                                                                              Attendance and truancy
                                                                          are used daily diminishes both our literacy and     Julie Spedding: MOE Relationship Co-ordinator
                                                                                                                              Lisa Chandler: Attendance Advisor (ACES)
                                                                          our good manners. This workshop will not make
                                                                                                                              A look at the factors contributing to a student’s
                                                                          you fluent enough to hold a conversation in
                                                                                                                              absence or non-enrolment and which social
                                                                          te reo. But it will give you the fundamentals of
                                                                                                                              support services are required to improve and
                                                                          pronunciation so listeners can appreciate hearing
                                      Out-of-towners                      the names of people and places (such as our
                                                                                                                              maintain attendance. Topics will include:
                                                                                                                              • the Attendance Services’ role within schools;
                                      are invited to a                    schools) pronounced correctly. There will be lots
                                                                                                                              • effective attendance administration;
                                                                          of “see and say” moments – and laughter too.
                                     ‘Meet and Greet’,                                                                        • attendance codes;
                                                                                                                              • working with ASA;
                                      5.30pm-6.30pm                       EdPay: making payroll easier                        • making referrals to the Attendance Service.
                                      8th September                       Clare Fulbrook: Manager, Sector Capability and
                                      We’ve also arranged a social hour   Service Design, Education Payroll
                                                                          The team from EPL will be demonstrating the
                                                                                                                              Hail: go beyond newsletters and
                                      for our out-of-town delegates on
                                      the Wednesday evening before        latest enhancements and new functionality in        create beautiful publications
                                                                          EdPay.                                              Stuart Dillon-Roberts: Technology Specialist
                                      the event. Join us and your
                                                                                                                              Hail is a school communications service that is
                                      colleagues in Waipuna Hotel’s
                                      Regent Room for complimentary                                                           loved by thousands of users in hundreds of
                                      drinks and nibbles.                                                                     schools all around New Zealand. Discover how
                                      Please confirm your                                                                     you can use Hail to create:
                                      attendance by replying to:                                                              • enrolment packs;
                                      wayne@cessl.org.nz before                                                               • Information A-Z guides for new parents;
                                      Wednesday, 1st September.                                                               • notices and blogs;
                                                                                                                              • BOT minutes.
                                                                                                                              Stuart will demonstrate how Hail works and how
                                                                                                                              easy it is to create, update and share your
                                                                                                                              publications.

     4               ASC21 — The Conference for Every School Administrator
2021 8.45am-5.30pm, Thursday 9th September 2021 - Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland - CES
ASC PRESENTERS 2021
Keeping out of harm’s way -                                                                               CONCLUSION
staying one step ahead                                                                                    3.50pm-5.30pm
Phil Thompson: Protect Self Defence
Phil will share his strategies to assist in the
                                                                                                          Prizes drawn,
recognition of the early signs of violence.                                                               complimentary drinks
Presented in a relaxed, light-heartened manner,                                                           and nibbles
content will include self-defence strategies to
help you to identify danger and stay safe:
• understanding the power of intuition to
   increase personal safety;
• increase your confidence without
                                                                                                          Presenters
   unwarranted fear or worry;                                                                             Yasmin Sellars
• the ‘golden rules’ of self-protection and                                                               Client Finance Manager, CES
   personal safety;                                                                                       Yasmin has been a senior accountant for 17
• understanding how criminals select targets                                                              years with a blend of corporate and public
                                                                                                          practice experience.

How to say “No!”                                                                                          Brendon Foy
Camelia Petrus: Emotional Intelligence                                                                    Audit Partner, RSM
Assessor and Trainer, Lynch & Associates               KEYNOTE SPEAKER                                    Brendan is a specialist in auditing state schools.
Many of us find it difficult to say “no” to a request.   3.00pm-3.50pm                                      He has over 15 years experience in public
By understanding our resistance and practising                                                            practice assisting commercial and not-for profit
listening to our bodies, we will become skilled in     “Going up is easy”                                 organisations, including the state sector.
expressing and dealing with our emotions. This          Lydia Bradey
workshop is packed with individual and group           Despite being the worst at sports at school,       Mariska Mannes
exercises that will give you the skills and            Lydia now excels at a profession based on          Consultant, Deliquo Communication
confidence to say “no”. Participants are invited to     extreme physicality. Learn how she overcame        Mariska refers to herself as “a facilitator of lost
share real-life situations where they didn’t feel      her fears and discomfort to achieve success        knowledge”. She is a Master of Marketing
comfortable saying “no”, and said “yes” instead.       and personal satisfaction as a mountaineer.        majoring in management which blends her
                                                       Her speech will be delivered with lively           business expertise with personal experience of
                                                       humour and inspiring anecdotes which               cross-cultural communication.
Five ways to well-being
                                                       everyone can relate to. Her message will focus
Hannah Airey: Workplace Wellbeing                                                                         Kent Lendrum
                                                       on owning your decisions and applying grit
You can’t change your circumstances, but by                                                               KAMAR Student Management System
                                                       and resilience to get ahead in life – whether it
building new ways of thinking you can feel better.                                                        When Kent was a computer studies teacher, he
                                                       is in the office or on the side of a mountain!
Hannah will introduce the ‘Five Ways to                                                                   built a simple database to help run his classes.
Wellbeing’ and the ‘Whole Brain Thinking‘                                                                 He subsequently developed it into a successful
models. These identify the thought processes of                                                           software system which is now used by over 300
people who are under stress or frustrated.                                                                schools throughout New Zealand.
You will come away from this workshop with a list
of simple activities proven by scientific research           Profile                                       Leanne Flack
                                                                                                          RelationshipManager, Assembly SMS
to improve wellbeing.
                                                            Lydia Bradey                                  Leanne joined Assembly in 2016 after being an
                                                            The first woman to climb                      office manager at a Catholic school for 7½ years.
                                                            Mt Everest without oxygen                     Her understanding of the pressures and
                                                            In 1988 Lydia became the first                requirements of an administrator’s role helps
                                                            woman to climb Mt Everest without             her to ensure users maximise the benefits of
         “... a great                                       supplementary oxygen. She has
                                                            climbed Everest six times – the only
                                                                                                          Assembly.

           platform                                         New Zealand woman to have                     Phil Hardie
                                                            climbed Everest more than once.               eTAP Student Management System
          for school                                        Lydia is an IFMGA International               Find out why over 1000 New Zealand schools
                                                                                                          trust eTap to manage their student data.
        administrators                                      Mountain and Ski Guide. She
                                                            specialises in guiding and climbing
                                                                                                          Phil Simms
           to get to                                        in the world's most remote and
                                                                                                          MUSAC Student Management System
                                                            hostile environments.
                                                                                                          Phil joined MUSAC in 2001 after teaching for 17
           together                                         Lydia holds a BHSc (Physiotherapy),
                                                                                                          years. He is now MUSAC’s account management
                                                            and post-grad certificate in
         to network ...”                                    Acupuncture. She has a professional
                                                                                                          and national sales manager.

                                                            interest in the physiology of
                 Janet Glover                               climbing at high altitude and how
          Cornwall Park District School                     to maximise performance.
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ASC PRESENTERS 2021

                                  Jacqui Smith                                       Carlene Callinan
                                  Team Leader, ENROL                                 School Secretary, Meadowbank School
                                  Jacqui has worked at the Ministry of Education     Carlene has worked in a large decile 10 school
                                  for 16 years. She was an IT business analyst       for 20 years. She believes the success of running
                                  before joining the data team where she is          a busy school office is getting the simple things    COVID-19 and
                                  responsible for leading improvements to the        right the first time and the rest "should" follow.   CES response
                                  ENROL system.
                                                                                     Jasmine Harding                                     CES is a member of the New Zealand
                                  Jacqui Sharp                                       Office of the Privacy Commissioner                  Events Association and is committed to
                                                                                                                                         The Event Sector Voluntary Code.
                                  Sharp, Kinane Ltd
                                  Jacqui is an MoE accredited centrally funded       Phil Thompson                                       This means that we are:
                                                                                                                                         • Enabling contact tracing
                                  facilitator for PLD, DT/HM and PaCT contracts.     Protect Self Defence
                                                                                                                                         • Enabling good hygiene practices
                                  In 2017 she joined forces with David Kinane to     Phil has empowered thousands of people with         • Encouraging a culture of best
                                  create Sharp, Kinane Limited to provide support    the skills and confidence to protect themselves          practice around COVID-19
                                  to schools over a wider area of the country.       and their loved ones. He is a member of the         To see the Code head to
                                                                                     International Law Enforcement Educators and         www.majorevents.govt.nz/the code

                                  Kerry Mitchell                                     Trainers Association.                               The NZ COVID Tracer QR code will be
                                  Director, The Education Group                                                                          accessible throughout ASC – we
                                  Kerry is a former school principal, university     Hannah Airey                                        expect all delegates to scan the
                                                                                     Director, Workplace Wellbeing                       QR code or to sign in manually.
                                  consultant and researcher. Over the past 30
                                  year she has worked in schools across all          Hannah works with organisations to transform        Best Practise
                                  deciles and with communities, boards of            and inspire workplace culture. She has a            Check the Ministry of Health website to
                                  trustees, senior leaders, team leaders and         Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology, and is           see the most up-to-date advice to follow.

                                  teachers.                                          founder and chair of Lotus Community                The Ministry of Health suggests people:
                                                                                     Wellbeing Trust.                                    Stay at home if you are unwell and call
                                                                                                                                         Healthline (for free) on 0800 358 5453
                                  Penny Harrison
                                  Director, Communicate Consultants                  Lynley Ross/Emily Willers                           or your health care provider if you
                                                                                                                                         think you have symptoms of COVID-19.
                                  Penny combines 15 years of business                Client Finance Managers, CES
                                                                                     Lynley and Emily are well known in the education    Follow these basic hygiene measures
                                  experience with 14 years in leadership and                                                             while attending the event:
                                  communication development. She is the              community and have a wealth of knowledge
                                                                                                                                         • Hand hygiene – frequently wash
                                  current chair of Takapuna Grammar School.          relating to school finances.
                                                                                                                                           your hands for a minimum of 20
                                                                                                                                           seconds, then dry them thoroughly.
                                  Marie Posa                                         Haggis Henderson                                      If you are unable to access soap and
                                  Director, Innovative Training Services             Teacher, Whangarei Boys’ High School                  water, use an alcohol-based hand
                                  Marie has over 25 years of knowledge and           Haggis is a science and physics teacher. He           sanitiser containing at least 60%

                                  experience in assisting clients to improve their   believes being fluent in te reo enhances his           alcohol. If using sanitiser, ensure
                                                                                     teaching, his thinking and his relationships.         that you use enough to cover your
                                  effectiveness.                                                                                           hands and rub together until dry.

                                  Wayne Facer                                        Clare Fulbrook                                      • Coughing and sneezing etiquette
                                                                                     Manager, Sector Capability and Service                – sneeze or cough into the crook of
                                  Financial Advisor, Education Enterprises                                                                 your elbow or cover coughs and
                                                                                     Design, Education Payroll
                                  Wayne assisted nearly 500 New Zealand schools                                                            sneezes with a tissue, then put the
                                  to make over $50m in the last five years.           Lianne Taylor
                                                                                                                                           tissue in a bin and clean your hands
                                                                                                                                           (as above).
                                                                                     Office Manager/PA, Royal Road School
                                  Carmel Riordon                                                                                         • Avoiding touching your face –
                                  Financial Manager, Ministry of Education                                                                 hard surfaces can be contaminated
                                                                                     Julie Spedding / Lisa Chandler                        with infectious droplets. Hands can
                                  Carmel is Northern Region Financial Manager.       Auckland City Education Services                      be contaminated after contact with
                                                                                     The attendance service supports schools and           these surfaces. If you need to touch
                                  Saniya Surani and Amanda Aye
                                                                                     students to improve attendance. It combines           your face, clean your hands first.
                                  Senior Advisors, Refugee and Migrant
                                  Education Support, Ministry of Education.          non-enrolled and unjustified absences into one       • Cleaning surfaces and frequently
                                                                                     integrated service.                                   touched items – clean high-touch
                                                                                                                                           surfaces and items (for example
                                  Kristine Donahoe
                                  Toolkit                                            Stuart Dillon-Roberts                                 door handles and phones)
                                                                                                                                           frequently with an appropriate
                                  Before joining Toolkit as a customer experience    Digital Technology Specialist, Hail
                                                                                                                                           cleaning solution to reduce
                                  manager, Kris worked in schools where she was      Stuart is a regular presenter at CES conferences.     transmission of germs in general.
                                  responsible for payroll, finance and property.      He founded Hail and works with schools across       • Physical distancing: when
                                                                                     New Zealand to help to improve their digital          physical distancing isn’t a
                                  David Jackson                                      technology use.                                       requirement, you can still play it
                                  Managing Director, Ripped Orange                                                                         safe by continuing to keep a

                                  David is a director of award-winning training      Camelia Petrus                                        distance from people you do not
                                                                                     Emotional Intelligence Assessor and                   know. Use your judgement. This
                                  company Ripped Orange. He specialises in                                                                 will help to minimise the spread
                                                                                     Trainer, Lynch & Associates
                                  helping Microsoft users become more productive.                                                          of COVID-19 if community
                                                                                     Camelia is head of business development and a         transmission returns.
                                                                                     certified El assessor and trainer of workplace
                                                                                     behaviour and leadership.

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ASC SCHEDULE 2021
Administration for Schools Conference
Thursday, 9th September, 8.45am-5.30pm

Choose your workshops
Choose one workshop from each of the morning sessions and one workshop from the afternoon session. (See Step 1)
Note: each dot represents a workshop time.
   Session One: 10.30am-11.45am          Session Two: 11.45am-1.00pm       Session Three: 1.45pm-3.00pm
  Workshops                                                         Presenter                  Session One   Session Two   Session Three
  Office Skills Development
  Xero – tips and tricks                                          Yasmin Sellars
  The dos and don’ts of school expenditure                  Lynley Ross/Emily Willers
  The audit and financial reporting                                 Brendan Foy
  The ‘dark art’ of staffed banking                                 Wayne Facer
  Financial management in schools                             Carmel Riordan, MoE
  Culture
  Communicating with other cultures                              Mariska Mannes
  Working in a culturally diverse team                           Mariska Mannes
  Cultural awareness in the workplace                            Mariska Mannes
  Te Reo: the good manners of correct pronunciation             Haggis Henderson
  Working effectively with refugee and migrant cultures     Saniya Surani / Amanda Aye
  SMS
  SMS: KAMAR – tips and tricks                                     Kent Lendrum
  SMS: Assembly – tips and tricks                                  Leanne Flack
  SMS: eTAP – tips and tricks                                       Phil Hardie
  SMS: MUSAC Edge Administration – tips and tricks                  Phil Simms
  MoE/Payroll
  Toolkit: optimising payroll                                    Kristine Donahoe
  ENROL: 101 and beyond                                            Jacqui Smith
  EdPay – making payroll easier                                   Clare Fulbrook
  Software
  Google add-ons and extensions                                    Jacqui Sharp
  Google Drive, managing files and folders, Google Chrome          Jacqui Sharp
  Google Sheets – spreadsheets and beyond                          Jacqui Sharp
  Productivity tips using Microsoft Office                         David Jackson
  Modern ways of using Microsoft 365                               David Jackson
  Day-to-day
  School administrators’ open forum                                Lianne Taylor
  How to run a busy school office                                Carlene Callinan
  Attendance and truancy                                    Auckland City Education Services
  Appraising school administration staff                           Kerry Mitchell
  Getting the best from yourself and others                       Penny Harrison
  Confident and clear communication at its best                   Penny Harrison
  Dealing with difficult people                                      Maria Posa
  Hail: making your school newsletter sing                    Stuart Dillon-Roberts
  The new Privacy Act: what the new Act means for schools        Jasmine Harding
  Handling confrontation and de-escalating situations             Phil Thompson
  Keeping out of harm’s way: stay one step ahead                  Phil Thompson
  Personal Skills Development
  How to say, “No!”                                               Camelia Petrus
  Resilience: staying well in times of adversity                   Hannah Airey
  Five ways to well-being                                          Hannah Airey
2021 8.45am-5.30pm, Thursday 9th September 2021 - Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland - CES
Administration for Schools Conference
                                                                                                         Yes, I want to attend

REGISTRATION FORM                                                                                        ASC 2021
                                                                                                         The Conference for
Register at www.cessl.org.nz                                                                             Every ADMINISTRATOR                          9 September 2021

ONLY ONE REGISTRANT PER FORM. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY. (Photocopy this form for multiple registrations)

NAME

                                JOB TITLE*                                                          SCHOOL*

                                SCHOOL ADDRESS*
                   OFFICE

WORK PHONE*                                                                               FAX*

MOBILE                                                                                    E-MAIL*
                                                                                                                                                                   *Required fields

       I am a Diamond Delegate (Please tick if you have attended every ASC conference since 2006)
       I am a Gold Delegate (Please tick if you have attended a minimum of five ASC conferences)

   STEP 1: PROGRAMME                                                                             STEP 2: COST & PAYMENT
   7.45am - 8.45am                Registration and refreshments                                  Registration fee includes workshops, speakers, morning tea and buffet
   8.45am - 9.00am                Introduction and Welcome                                       lunch. $365.00 + GST per person. Places are strictly limited and final
   9.00am - 9.50am                KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Cath Vincent                                  confirmation is subject to availability, so please register early. Do not send
  10.00am - 10.30am               Morning Tea                                                    money now: CES will confirm your registration/s and invoice your school.
  10.30am - 11.45am               SESSION ONE (choose one workshop)                              CANCELLATION OPTIONS
  11.45am - 1.00pm                SESSION TWO (choose one workshop)
                                                                                                 You may send a substitute in your place. Notification of cancellations
   1.00pm - 1.45pm                Buffet Lunch
                                                                                                 seven days prior to the event will incur no charge. Cancellations received
   1.45pm - 3.00pm                SESSION THREE (choose one workshop)                            after 2nd September 2021 will incur a $90.00 cancellation fee to cover
   3.00pm - 3.50pm                KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lydia Bradley                                 administration costs, catering, etc. ‘No-shows’ and ‘non-notifications’ will
   3.50pm - 4.15pm                Prizes drawn / Conclusion                                      result in a cancellation fee of 50% of the total registration value per school,
                                                                                                 or 100% of one person’s registration value, whichever is the greater.
   4.15pm - 5.30pm                Complimentary drinks and nibbles

  STEP 3: CHOOSE YOUR WORKSHOPS Please note: the organisers of ASC 2021 reserve the right to amend or change workshops as necessary.
  SESSION 1.

  SESSION 2.

  SESSION 3.

 STEP 4: DIETARY REQUIREMENTS If applicable
         I am a vegetarian (tick if vegetarian)          I have special dietary requirements (please supply details below )

                                 Register online: www.cessl.org.nz call free: 0800 205 267
                 Email scan this registration form and send to wayne@cessl.org.nz Free post: PO Box 414 Christchurch 8140
                                          For further information contact the conference organiser Wayne Jamieson: wayne@cessl.org.nz
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