Australian Guidance & Counselling Association

The Australian Guidance and Counselling Association
is a professional association that provides leadership and support to its members in educational guidance and counselling. The AGCA has over a thousand members across Australia who work in school settings as school psychologists, guidance officers and school counsellors.

Journals

The Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling is published bi-annually, and presents articles of relevance to all areas of guidance and counselling. Papers may address theoretical, practical, professional or training issues and may focus on educational or psychological topics.

Latest education news

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Pay lure for Victorian principals
Top school principals from Australia and overseas are to be offered lucrative performance-based contracts to take on jobs in some of Victoria's worst-performing schools. It is believed principals could be offered packages worth between $150,000 and about $200,000 a year to take on roles in poorly performing schools. The maximum now offered in public schools is about $150,000. The Age Online, 8 May 2008

Applications for 2009 Endeavour Language Teachers Fellowships open
The Endeavour Language Teachers Fellowships will provide opportunities for Australian practising language teachers of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish, and trainee language teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean, to participate in an intensive short-term study program. Programs run over three weeks in January 2009. Closing date for applications for practising teachers is June 6, 2008. Closing date for applications for trainee teachers is June 13, 2008. Asia Education Foundation e-News, 8 May 2008.

Applications for 2009 Endeavour Awards open
The Endeavour Executive Awards would be of interest to educators/administrators, principals and school leaders as an opportunity for professional learning and forging cultural, international links and collaborations. Awardees can apply for a 1 to 4 month program between January and November 2009. Closing date for applications is July 31, 2008. Asia Education Foundation e-News, 8 May 2008.