14 October 2026 / Weekly Newsletter #113

People and Development

2026 Professional Learning

Be sure to check the DOBCEL 2026 Professional Learning Guide.

We encourage all team members to review the learning guide and explore the many opportunities available for professional growth and collaboration in 2026.

Professional Learning Guide V3.9 (updated as of 14 September 2026)

Catholic Identity & Mission online professional learning for Term 4

The CI&M team offer one hour online professional learning sessions for those who work across DOBCEL. They are intended to give short, but in depth, dips into various topics of interest across Catholic Identity. All who work in our schools are welcome to attend. Those who need to maintain accreditation to teach or lead RE will be able to apply for one hour towards this via TAP. 

This week, on Thursday, 15 October, our session will give practical suggestions for the application of the Ten Characteristics of Prayer in classrooms. ‘How to Lead Classroom Prayer’ will begin at 3:45pm-4:45pm and best suit primary and lower secondary teachers of RE. 

Next week, Thursday, 22 October,  it is the final session of the Man Box series run by Dino Martiniella from Jesuit Social Services. All RE teachers as well as any other teachers involved in the teaching of RSE and RRRR would benefit from this session. Further details about the session are provided in the newsletter. 

The links for both sessions are included in the PDF below.