VICE-PRESIDENT (EDUCATION) Alex Bell-Rowe February 2016 FEBRUARY COUNCIL 2016

MEET THE ALSA EDUCATION TEAM

Alex Bell-Rowe Vice-President (Education) of ALSA, 2015/16 ALSA’s Media Spokesperson In charge of the Higher Education aspect of the portfolio Committed to pushing positive change through advocacy Broke his arm flying a paper airplane Contact me at: Vice-President (Education) of ALSA, 2015/16 ALSA’s Media Spokesperson In charge of the Higher Education aspect of the portfolio Committed to pushing positive change through advocacy Broke his arm flying a paper airplane Contact me at:

Albert Patajo Education Officer of ALSA, 2015/2016. Previous Vice-President (Education) at ANULSS Dedicated to Higher Education Producing the ALSA Internal Advocacy Guide Met Jesse Eisenberg Once Contact him at: Education Officer of ALSA, 2015/2016. Previous Vice-President (Education) at ANULSS Dedicated to Higher Education Producing the ALSA Internal Advocacy Guide Met Jesse Eisenberg Once Contact him at:

Chris Burch Education Officer of ALSA, 2015/2016. Vice-President (Education) at UWA LSS (Blackstone) Working on the Mental Health side of ALSA Producing a practical guide to mental health awareness. Once pushed over an Emu Contact him at: Education Officer of ALSA, 2015/2016. Vice-President (Education) at UWA LSS (Blackstone) Working on the Mental Health side of ALSA Producing a practical guide to mental health awareness. Once pushed over an Emu Contact him at:

Lachlan Robb Careers Officer of ALSA, 2014/2015 Working on the International Careers Guide, and updating the Judges Associateships Guide and Public Interest Careers Guide Secretly a ghost-writer Contact him at: Careers Officer of ALSA, 2014/2015 Working on the International Careers Guide, and updating the Judges Associateships Guide and Public Interest Careers Guide Secretly a ghost-writer Contact him at:

ALSA EDUCATION VISION, 2016

HIGHER EDUCATION  Voicing the national concerns of Australian Law Students  Conducting Widespread Consultations with external bodies, including the Australian Council of Law Deans  Keeping Australian Law Students informed about changes to higher education policies  Producing ALSA Factsheets

HIGHER EDUCATION  Concerns of raising the FEE-Help Cap  Addressing the Oversupply of Graduates  Addressing the issue of declarations before admission  Fighting the barriers to entry for indigenous students  Advocating for Tax-Exempt status for LSS/LSAs  Other issues as directed by council?

MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES  Mental Health awareness and action guide  Drafting best practice guidelines for universities and LSS/LSAs to follow  National Mental Health services guide  Closer ties with TJMF  Issue to Issue guides as they are raised.

CAREER INITIATIVES  International Careers Guide  Updating the Public Interest Careers Guide  Updating Judges’ Associateships’ Guide  Public Interest Careers Fair, Co-Hosted by the NSW Young Lawyers at ALSA Conference

ALSA ACADEMIC JOURNAL  Transforming into a Peer-reviewed Journal  Extending a Call for Contributions for Early March and end of June submission deadline  Hopefully will produce an extensive 2015/16 journal  Academic contributions

LSS/LSA Support  How-To- Guides for LSS/LSA Student Representatives  Encouraging open dialogue at council about LSS/LSA Student Rep pressures  Providing Student Reps with a supportive forum  Voicing concerns of LSS/LSA on issues such as current sponsorship model  We want to keep LSS/LSA Reps HAPPY!

Knowledge Sharing  How-To- Guides for LSS/LSA Student Representatives  Encouraging open dialogue at council about LSS/LSA Student Rep pressures  Providing Student Reps with a supportive forum  Voicing concerns of LSS/LSA on issues such as current sponsorship model  We want to keep LSS/LSA Reps HAPPY!

… BUT, IT STARTS WITH YOU  Busy times ahead, but we need your involvement  Get in contact if you want to support the ALSA Education Team or our initiatives  The direction of the education team is set by council and our members  Contact me at: or

ALSA EDUCATION DISCUSSION