| Date | 24 November 2026 |
| Time | 12.00pm-2.35pm AEDT (Syd time) |
| Venue | Live Online & Recorded Recording Access Expires 24 December 2026 |
| Pricing | $295 Price includes GST |
| CPD | Addresses 7.2 of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers |
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Program
12.00 LawSense Welcome
12.05 Chairperson’s Introduction
Stuart Marquardt, Principal, Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School
12.10 Complying with NESA’s Anti-Bullying Requirements: Updating Policies, Procedures and School Practice
- Outlining the NSW Anti-Bullying Framework and NESA’s requirements commencing in 2027
- Reviewing your policies against the four components: preventing, responding, partnering and implementing
- Developing clear response procedures, including roles, responsibilities, initial triage typically within two school days and immediate action for urgent cases
- Implementing effective inquiries, proportionate responses and support for students involved
- Engaging students and parents, managing communications and monitoring ongoing safety and recurrence
- Meeting publication requirements and embedding staff training, review and evaluation into school practice
Ben Tallboys, Partner, Russell Kennedy; Legal Counsel, Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA)
1.20 Break
1.30 Dealing With NESA: Demonstrating Anti-Bullying Compliance and Responding to Regulator Expectations
- Understanding how NESA will assess compliance through inspections and its regulatory processes
- Identifying the records and evidence needed to demonstrate that your policies and procedures are being implemented
- Documenting triage, inquiries, decisions, communications, support plans and follow-up to explain and substantiate your response
- Demonstrating whole-school prevention, targeted interventions, staff training and student and parent engagement
- Responding to NESA enquiries arising from parent complaints, inspection findings or concerns about student welfare
- Addressing identified gaps, implementing corrective action and demonstrating ongoing improvement
Jacquie Seemann, Partner, Thomsons
Eve Andersen, Senior Associate, Thomsons
2.30 Chairperson’s Conclusion
2.35 Event Close
Presenters / panelists include:
 | Prior to his commencement as Principal of Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School in 2016, Stuart Marquardt spent eight years as the Headmaster of Great Southern Grammar in Albany, Western Australia. In 2015, he was awarded a prestigious Klingenstein Fellowship to Columbia University (New York, USA) and completed a program on 21st Century Education and Leadership with twenty Heads of School from around the world. Stuart was the only Australian Principal selected for a Klingenstein |
 | Ben Tallboys provides sector-specific, practical legal solutions to schools across Australia. Ben is a passionate and effective advocate for principals dealing with complex matters relating to parents, staff and students, as well as their own employment. |
 | Jacquie Seeman acts for education sector clients across the education lifecycle, including preschools, schools and universities. She advises these clients on employment-related issues and also on the broadest range of education law issues, including child protection and health and disability issues. |