1. 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

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

3. VPE Update
Advocacy
Knowledge Sharing
Educational Services

4. 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.

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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)

11. 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

12. 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?)

13. Education Officer
Chris Burch

14. 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

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

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