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Over the past few years, Stella suffered one of the most brutal illnesses, Motor Neurone Disease.</p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table><table class="row row-4" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:143.75px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/8yn/bbf/i64/Stella%20Profile%20TA%20talk%20JPG.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="143.75" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="75%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"> <div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Stella led our delivery unit, and was instrumental in facilitating the development of the Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS), an inspirational project that required the willing support of an Industry Reference Group and many of the ATA team. This work will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the way in which schools deploy teaching assistants in future years, and a legacy she leaves to education. Stella will be most remembered by our team for her positivity, her grace and her commitment to excellence. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Since Stella’s retirement in November 2024, Kim Nuske has led our content and delivery unit with competence and flair, bringing renewed energy to this area of our business, whilst maintaining the excellent standard of service that Stella set for herself, and others. </p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">We will always remember Stella, and all that she gave both personally and professionally. We hope you will, too. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Sincerely, </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Mandy </p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>WE ARE MOVING WEBSITES</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/bm1/apg/l2k/New%20website%20%281%29.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px; color: #22a57c;"><strong>New website reminder and Christmas closure</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">While you’re enjoying a well-earned Christmas break, we’ll be busy behind the scenes moving to a new website platform to enhance your ATA experience. Your personal details and associated data will be managed responsibly and securely throughout.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">From 1st December, you’ll still be able to access our website and the professional learning resources, however upgrades to membership, personal portal changes, and live web event registrations will be temporarily paused during the transition. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Our office will be closed from 15 December to 9 January inclusive. During this period, our team will be offline and unable to respond to enquiries. Please keep this in mind as you finalise your end-of-term plans.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We appreciate your patience and look forward to welcoming you to our improved website in January 2026, when all features will be fully restored.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-8" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">NEW RESOURCE</span></span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-9" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/2xv/z6f/ww6/preview%20thumbnail_1.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px; color: #22a57c;"><strong>What Teachers Really Need to Hear from Teaching Assistants</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">In this engaging new session, ATA Teacher and ATAPS facilitator, Kim Nuske, explores what kind of feedback is most useful for teachers and how teaching assistants can share it clearly and confidently. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Kim explains the key ‘flags’ to look for when monitoring student progress, what to focus on when recording observations, and how to communicate this information so teachers can plan for learning with greater accuracy. She also introduces a simple, time-saving notation system that helps TAs streamline their notes and make feedback more efficient.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p> <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Whether you're looking to build confidence in giving feedback or wanting to make classroom communication smoother and more effective, this is a valuable end-of-year resource you won’t want to miss.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/preview-what-teachers-really-need-hear-teaching-assistants" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/preview-what-teachers-really-need-hear-teaching-assistants" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; 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font-size: 14px;">Everyone has a gift, and ATA partner, TAFE NSW (RTO 90003), can help you enhance yours with hands-on, practical learning through affordable, accredited courses.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We already know you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people because you subscribe to ATA. But, if you are looking for formal certification, we encourage you to explore TAFE NSW School-Based Education Support courses. You will gain specialised training from industry-experienced teachers who are here to support your journey every step of the way.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Select from full-time or part-time courses, study online, on-campus or a combination of both.</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.tafensw.edu.au/course-areas/education-and-training/education-support?utm_source=ata&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=ata-sponsorship&utm_content=newsletter-featured-article" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Enrol now</a> for Semester 1, 2026</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>2026 EVENTS</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-13" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:655px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/6h2/uyo/muc/Save%20the%20date%20%281%29.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="655" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li><strong>10 February:</strong> Thriving Together: Mindset, Motivation and Making a Difference Every Day. Presented by Tim Perkins from Cutthroughhq</li><li><strong>10 March:</strong> Accommodating Students with Learning Difficulties in Every Classroom - Part 1. Presented by Nick Parker from SPELD</li><li> <strong>14 April:</strong> Accommodating Students with Learning Difficulties in Every Classroom - Part 2. Presented by Nick Parker from SPELD</li><li><strong>12 May:</strong> Supporting Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Presented by A/Prof. Louise Mewton, Julia Riches and Georgette Borel from Learning with FASD, University of Sydney.</li><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong>9 June:</strong> Supporting Calm Classrooms: Practical tips for teaching assistants. Presented by Nellie Wilmot from Classroom Mastery</p></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>14 July:</strong> Understanding Behaviour as Communication in Autistic Teenagers. Presented by Dr Sarah Glencross from</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The Sycamore School</span></p></li><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>11 August:</strong> Dyslexia - What It Is and How to Help. Presented by Dr Samantha Hornery from Learning Links.</span></p></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>8 September:</strong> Assistive Technology for Students with Specific Learning Disorders. Presented by Teresa Daniel from SPELD.</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>13 October:</strong> Supporting Students with Touch-Based Literacy. Presented by Kay Kieu from Braille House</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>10 November:</strong> Better Together: Strengthening Teacher-TA Partnerships for Inclusive Practice within an MTSS Framework. Presented by Dr. Claire Jackson from Latitude Learning / Deloitte Access Economics.</span><br /><br /></li></ul></div></div> </td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-15" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>ATAPS FACILITATOR TRAINING</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-16" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/ynq/a3s/91w/ATAPS%20Facilitators%20October%20Thumbnail.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #22a57c; font-size: 14px;">Hear what school leaders are saying about ATAPS Facilitator Training!</span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><em>“I appreciate how these tools clearly connect the role of our Learning Support Assistants with the educational responsibilities of classroom teachers. This alignment will help us reinforce the importance of collaboration during implementation and strengthen partnerships with our teaching staff”</em> says Leanne, Business Manager. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><em>“I now have a structured framework to incorporate into our annual review meetings which will make our ARMS relevant for team members. I love that this will lift the professionalism of our entire team and also build our integrity within the wider school community, ensuring the best care for some of our most vulnerable students</em>” shared Kate, Learning Diversity Team Leader. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><em>“I will use the framework to build my professional practice and learning. I can easily step through the well-defined process to make a SMART goal and proceed to develop my learning. My understanding of the framework and processes is good, so I will be able to facilitate our team through the process. ATAPS will benefit our Learning Diversity Assistants by defining our roles more clearly. I hope to spread that positivity to our team”</em> says Francine, Learning Diversity Assistant. </span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Explore the 2026 workshop dates here and secure your spot today! </span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"> <div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/ataps-facilitator-training" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/ataps-facilitator-training" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; 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font-size: 14px;">Every time you, your school, or your training organisation purchases or renews an ATA membership, you help us extend that impact even further.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Thanks to your continued support, we’ve now contributed 5,005 life-changing impacts that provide essential health and education support to children in Australia and across the globe — children who may otherwise miss out.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Your membership doesn’t just unlock professional learning; it helps change lives.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/our-impact" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/our-impact" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; mso-shading: transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: undefined; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; width: 100%; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>Our Impact</span></span></span> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-23" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION IN ATA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="row row-24" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/image_outstanding%20PD%20activity.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Congratulations to the following schools for achieving most highly, over the past month, in their professional development journey:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Yarrawonga College P-12 VIC</span></strong><br /> <strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Chairo Christian School VIC</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Catherine McAuley College - Bendigo VIC<br />Newbury Primary School VIC</span></strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Keep up the great work, everyone!</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/faq/how-do-i-get-certificate-professional-development-i-have-completed" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/faq/how-do-i-get-certificate-professional-development-i-have-completed" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; mso-shading: transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: undefined; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; width: 100%; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;">How to get your PD Certificate</span></span> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-25" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:650px"><a href="https://www.tafensw.edu.au/course-areas/education-and-training/education-support?utm_source=ata&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=ata-sponsorship&utm_content=banner" target="_blank"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/14y/qw7/wo5/TAFE-NSW-ATA-Banner-650x80-v4_1.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="650" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-26" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">DON'T FORGET TO USE OUR JOB BOARD</span></strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-27" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/job-board" target="_blank"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/Image%20-%20Job%20Boardv4.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #22a57c;"><strong>POSITIONS VACANT</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong><br />Looking for staff?</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Schools with ATA membership can advertise positions vacant for education support staff on our Job Board.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Looking for work? </strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Individual ATA members can advertise positions wanted. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/job-board" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/job-board" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; mso-shading: transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: undefined; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; width: 100%; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;">View the Job Board</span></span> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-28" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>WHAT'S TRENDING ON THE ATA FACEBOOK PAGE</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-29" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/i13/6hj/w97/583638325_1354100789841900_5034796286608150340_n.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#22a57c;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Busting Teacher Aide Myths</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">This month, we took on a myth: that teacher aides only help with simple tasks. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Not true — and our community agreed!</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Many educators jumped in to acknowledge the high-level impact teacher aides have every day. It was a powerful reminder of just how valuable their skills, expertise, and presence are in every classroom.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>25,603 views</strong></span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>226 reactions, 62 comments and 36 shares</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTeacherAide/" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTeacherAide/" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; 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