Join PLEAWA for an informative panel discussion featuring esteemed guest speakers from the United States Consulate in Perth. This discussion promises to provide valuable insights into contemporary US politics and deepen your understanding of:
PLEAWA is hosting a revision seminar for Year 11 Politics & Law students, focusing on Unit 1.
Attendees will be guided through rich contemporary examples by experienced teachers of Politics & Law, who will make explicit links with
content in Unit 1.
This is a hybrid event streamed live, via Zoom, from Shenton College. Standard tickets are only $30, including a copy of each presentation.
PLEAWA is hosting a revision seminar for Year 12 Politics & Law students, focusing on Unit 3.
Attendees will be guided through rich contemporary examples by experienced teachers of Politics & Law, who will make explicit links with content in Unit 3.
This is a hybrid event streamed live, via Zoom, from the Great Southern Room in the State Library of Western Australia. Standard tickets are
only $30, including a copy of each presentation.
Attendees can also purchase a copy of the 2023 Good Answer Guide with their ticket, for the discounted price of $60.
PLEAWA is hosting its annual review of the 2023 WACE examination!
Join us as Stephen King and Haylie Pepper provide expert tips for teachers, focusing on trends in recent WACE exams. Whether you are a new
or experienced teacher of Politics & Law, this is a popular and valuable piece of professional learning. We hope to see you there!
In October, PLEAWA will host a revision seminar for Year 12 Politics & Law with a focus on Unit 2.
Attendees will be guided through rich contemporary examples by experienced teachers of Politics & Law, who will make explicit links with
content in Units 1 and 2.
This is a hybrid event streamed live, via Zoom, from the Great Southern Room in the State Library of Western Australia. Whether you are
attending in-person, or via Zoom, tickets are only $30.
In September, PLEAWA will host a revision seminar for Year 12 Politics & Law with a focus on Unit 4.
Attendees will be guided through rich contemporary examples by experienced teachers of Politics & Law, who will make explicit links with
content in Units 3 and 4.
This is a hybrid event streamed live, via Zoom, from the Great Southern Room in the State Library of Western Australia. Standard tickets are
only $30, including a copy of each presentation.
Attendees can also purchase a copy of the 2023 Good Answer Guide with their ticket, for the discounted price of $60.
Join us in listening to our guest speaker Ms Siriana Nair, the Consul General of the U.S. Consulate in Perth. The focus will be on democratic principles and electoral politics in the United States.
During the second half of the evening, Ms Nair and members of the PLEAWA committee will participate in a Q&A panel to answer your
'questions without notice'.
The Annual General Meeting of the Political and Legal Educators Association of Western Australia.
All positions on the Committee will be declared vacant at the AGM, 13th November 2023, 4.40pm.
Members are encouraged to consider taking on one of the roles that are vital for the continuation of the Association. Should you have an
interest in filling any of the positions on the Committee please complete the Nomination Form attached and ensure it is returned prior
to the evening of the AGM. Please ensure you read the nomination form and the related sections of the PLEAWA Constitution prior to
your nomination.
No late nominations will be accepted.
Refreshments are available on arrival at the AGM and post the AGM. Feel free to socialise with your colleagues at the
conclusion of the AGM. Please register your attendance for seating and catering purposes by clicking the 'Read More' link below.
For further details and enquiries please contact the PLEAWA Secretary via email (secretary@pleawa.org.au).
A presentation for Year 11 ATAR PALS students and teachers by PLEAWA representatives on a non-democratic system - Russia.
PLEAWA representatives review the 2022 WACE Politics and Law Exam, with expert tips for teachers on the 'Contemporary issues' for teaching in 2023
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Five experienced Politics and Law teachers will provide a revision seminar for Politics and Law Unit 3 content.
This masterclass will focus on how to help students write essays for maximum marks .
Join us to hear from our guest speakers, Stephen King and Haylie Pepper, and then for a review of the 2021 Politics WACE Exam.
To celebrate Law Week 2022 (16 - 20 May), Legal Aid WA invites students across WA primary and high schools to participate in its Law Week Video Challenge!
Five experienced Politics and Law teachers will provide a revision seminar for Politics and Law Unit 3 content.
Hear from Ms Elena Augustine, US Consulate Director of Policy discuss how democracies can uphold or undermine democratic principles.
CONSTITUTIONAL CENTRE LECTURE
TWILIGHT SERIES 2019
The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia in conjunction with the Electoral Regulation Research Network and the Australian Association
of Constitutional Law invites you to a twilight seminar: Election Funding and the Implied Freedom of Political Communication – Unions NSW v
NSW This seminar will explore the implications for legislation regulating political donations after the High Court’s recent decision in
Unions NSW v New South Wales [2019] HCA 1. The case saw the Court unanimously strike down s 29(10) of the Electoral Funding Act 2018 (NSW)
as impermissibly burdening the constitutionally protected implied freedom of political communication. Both the constitutional and electoral
funding implications of the case will be explored during the seminar.
Speakers:
Dr Murray Wesson, Senior Lecturer, UWA Law School
Dr Martin Drum, Associate Professor, Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame
Chair: Cobey Taggart, Barrister, Murray Chambers
Date:
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Time:
5:45 (for a 6pm start) – 7PM
Where:
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CENTRE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
40 Havelock Street, West Perth (Parking is available on site)
Please register at:
ccevents@dpc.wa.gov.au Enquiries: Lisa Belde on 6552 6222
At the pending AGM a special resolution will be moved to make final chnages to the PLEAWA Constitution to comply with legislation. Please see the files for an explanation of these proposals.
