NSW$Secondary$Deputy$Principals$Association Annual!Conference!2013 Forging!the!New!Frontier Murat!Dizdar Executive!Director,!Public!Schools!NSW WWW.SCHOOLS.
Great Teaching Inspired Learning Aboriginal Education Action Plan 2010-14 Connected Communities OCHRE students at the core of all decision making Local Schools Local Decisions pivotal importance of teacher quality and enabling leadership Australian Standards for principals and teachers Early Action for Success: Literacy and Numeracy Action Plan Empowering Local Schools Learning Management Business Reform Resource Allocation Model More support for students with disabilities: Every Student Every School Australian Curriculum Rural and Remote Strategy!!PUBLIC!SCHOOLS!NSW
Importance+of+System+Leadership Rob!Higham,!David!Hopkins!and!Peter Matthews System!leadership!refers!to!leadership!that!goes!beyond!a single!school,!where!leaders!work!directly!for!the!success and!welfare!of!students!in!other!institutions!as!well!as their!own. 'System(leaders(care(about(and(work(for(the(success(of other(schools(as(well(as(their(own.(they(measure(their SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY REGION WWW.SCHOOLS.NSW.E DU.AU
Learning$Management$Business Reform$(LMBR)$State$Report 2011$ Points$to$a$31%$turnover$of Principals$in$South$Western Sydney$in$the$next$3$years$ $86 of$276$school$leaders The$Australian$Principal$Health$&$Wellbeing$Survey$ $2011$Interim$Report$ $Phillip Riley$M The$Australian$Principal$and Wellbeing$Survey$C$2011$Interim Report$C$Phillip$Riley$Monash University Principals +Australia+estimates that!as!many!as!70%!of Australia s!10,000!school Principals!will!reach!retirement age!within!the!next!5 years..represents!a!significant renewal!opportunity!for!the school!sector. WWW.SCHOOLS.
In!NSW,!teachers!have!significantly!lower!expectations than!students!for!reaching!university 80% University*and*VET*expectations*for*students*at*school,*their*parents*and*teachers*(and*their*actual destinations) 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Students Parents Teachers Actual 0% University VET Source:!Australian!Council!for!Educational!Research!(2011),!Student'Expectations'and'Destinations'Study'(unpublished) SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY REGION
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our$work$will$be$here Driven'by'needs'of'schools'and'their'students' 'Local'Schools,'Local'Decisions Ensuring'it'is'easier'to'access'the'support'they'need Providing'high'quality,'relevant'advice'and'support,'both'team'and'project'based
One$State$One$Public$Education$System There%are%2216%principals%of public%schools There%are%65%Directors,%Public Schools%NSW There%are%4%Directors, Educational%Services NAME OF DIRECTORATE/REGION
Key$Aspects$of$the$New$Model Principals!are!accountable!for!the!effective leadership!and!management!of!their!school Directors!coach,!mentor,!advise!and!support principals Directors!are!accountable!to!an!Executive!Director Principals!reporting!to!a!director!are!called!a network
Key$Aspects$of$the$New$Model focussed(clearly(on(schools(and(their(communities schools(decide(how(best(to(meet(student(needs Local(Schools,(Local(Decisions(gives(greater(local(authority and(decision(making(to(principals changing(context(means(we(need(to(work(in(different(ways to(provide(services(that(schools(request(into(the(future high(quality(advice,(support(and(services(facilitate(the(work of(schools,(and(meet(the(needs(of(our(most(vulnerable students.
Pivotal(parts(of(the(new(model Learning(and(Business(Systems( (the enabler(of(change Networks( (the(organiser+of(change Principals(working(with(their communities( (the(drivers+of(change Directors(working(with(principals( (the builders(of(innovation
Key$foundations$of$the$model$of support$to$schools one$state$one$system Local,$less$hierarchical dynamic$structures$and systems NO!regions, boundaries,!silo footprints NOT inspectorial, no!ownership!by Directors $Coaching $Mentoring$ $Local$Decisions NO supervisory!role of!principals!for! Executive!Directors WWW.SCHOOLS.
Thank you for!your!ongoing!quality!work! in!improving!the!learning!outcomes!for!our!students!and!your professionalism!and!credibility!in!raising! standards!and!expectations! for!the!students!we!collectively!serve.