Context The Department of Education is Western Australia’s largest public sector employer with approximately 45,000 staff or one third of the Government workforce in around 800 worksites. We provide a system of public schools in which our aim is to ensure that every school is a good school, every teacher is effective and every student is successful. The Department's other key responsibilities include: • regulation of non-government schools in accordance with Part 4 of the School Education Act 1999 • administration of state funding to non-government schools • higher education policy and planning • legislative reviews • providing Secretariat services to the Teachers Registration Board of Western Australia, the Training Accreditation Council and the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. The principles underpinning the Department’s operations in Western Australia are: • working collaboratively to achieve outcomes • accepting responsibility and accountability for the achievement of outcomes • enabling flexible, innovative and diverse work practices • promoting confidence in the professional judgement of the Department’s staff. All Department actions are guided by four core values: Learning, Excellence, Equity and Care. For further information, please visit: xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx.xx/xxx/xxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxx Further context about the particular school or college in which the vacancy is being advertised is available on the Department’s website. Please visit xxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx.xx/xxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxx.xx and enter the school or college name in the Find a School field.
Feminine/Masculine Pronouns Wherever the feminine pronoun is used in this Agreement, it includes the masculine pronoun and vice versa where the context so requires.
Plural or Feminine Terms May Apply Whenever the singular or masculine is used in this Agreement, it shall be considered as if the plural or feminine has been used where the context of the party or parties hereto so requires.
Masculine or Feminine Gender Unless otherwise specifically stated, any provision in this Agreement which is expressed in terms of the masculine shall, in its application to a female employee, be read with the necessary changes to express the feminine, and vice versa.
Terminology All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender, shall include all other genders; and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa. Titles of Articles and Sections are for convenience only and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement itself.
Technical or Contractual Problems Contractor shall meet with the Department's personnel, or designated representatives, to resolve technical or contractual problems occurring during the contract term or to discuss the progress made by Contractor and the Department in the performance of their respective obligations, at no additional cost to the Department. The Department may request the meetings as problems arise and will be coordinated by the Department. The Department shall provide Contractor a minimum of three full working days notice of meeting date, time, and location. Face-to-face meetings are desired; however, at Contractor's option and expense, a conference call meeting may be substituted. Contractor’s consistent failure to participate in problem resolution meetings, Contractor missing or rescheduling two consecutive meetings, or Contractor’s failure to make a good faith effort to resolve problems may result in termination of the contract.