Alex Bell-Rowe, Albert Patajo, Chris Burch, Lachlan Robb Education Portfolio Update Education Portfolio July 2016 Alex Bell-Rowe, Albert Patajo, Chris Burch, Lachlan Robb

Education Portfolio Vice-President (Education): Alex Bell-Rowe Education Officer: Chris Burch Education Officer: Albert Patajo Careers Officer: Lachlan Robb

VPE Update Advocacy Knowledge Sharing Educational Services

Advocacy Update Mental Health Disclosure Letter: Few responses from state players, will require further investigation Fee-Help Cap: Response from Caretaker govt. Textbook Petition: Not released yet, still missing a few responses.

Other Items Contribution to the ALJ: National Advocacy Survey: 24 responses, need more responses to get a better idea of demographics Maintaining International Relationships

Advocacy going forward Issues arising from the Election Issues arising from the Federal Budget Access to legal education and the professions for indigenous Australians Access and Inclusion for Students with disabilities Issues arising from the advocacy survey

Other Projects for the Portfolio 2015/16 Academic Journal: Due August Guide to Admissions for law graduates. Further knowledge sharing services. Directives arising out of July council

Hi I’m Albert Sorry for not being at Feb Council 2nd Ed Officer on ALSA

Article for the Australian Law Journal Focused on mental health and law students To be published this year Will hopefully be taken into consideration by law schools to promote mental health initiatives

Internal Advocacy Ran a knowledge sharing session earlier this year Only one other person, want to discuss this with Council Was hoping to develop an internal advocacy guide but no one responded to callouts/EoIs Happy to do it if Council wants (focus of breakout group during Conference)

Mental Health and Wellbeing Ran a knowledge sharing session on best practice, was really great to see good discussion There has been a big shift in LSS/LSA’s initiatives since I have been on ALSA

Future Directions Unfortunately I haven’t been as effective as I have wanted to be due to personal issues Looking to create a Best Practice Guide but I need your help Would like to do some follow-up action (are Council implementing initiatives based on discussions?)

Education Officer Chris Burch

Advocacy Mental Health disclosures Researched disclosure requirements in the various States and Territories Helped prepare letter to Legal Practice Committees and Attorneys-General Edited our submissions in response to discussion with LSSs

Knowledge Sharing Ran knowledge sharing session on equity and social welfare Assisted in session on mental wellbeing

Future plans for the portfolio Complete work on the Mental Health Guide Run further knowledge sharing sessions Assist in advocacy work