The Aboriginal Leadership Scholarships Pilot (ALSP) Program provided two Aboriginal teachers aspiring to be site based leaders with the opportunity to participate in a semi- structured leadership pathway program which included support by outstanding school leaders.
4. What the project did
…. Supported two aspiring Aboriginal
leaders to develop their skills,
knowledge and experience in school
leadership …..
5. Why ……
…. to better position Penny
and Karen for winning
leadership jobs in schools ….
6. Why
…….. to inform future workforce planning
strategies to increase development and
employment outcomes for aspiring and
current Aboriginal leaders.
8. HOW…….. Detail …….over 2 years ……
Funding to enable:
Karen and Penny release (0.4 & 0.2 )
Backfill to workplace
principal mentors release (0.1)
targeted professional development – Leadership team
Supported leadership experience -response to feedback
9. Successes
Achieved major goal of building leadership
capacity and confidence - participant
feedback
Principal mentors - a great initiative …very
successful from my perspective … inspired by
their passion
11. Successes continued
Mentoring has been a most important aspect of the program,
building a relationship with someone who operates at a high level
has been so valuable.
Experience … huge benefits in learning about the day to day
business of being a leader … helped me to understand the
complexity of the role.
Confidence … I applied for the program being hopeful about
leadership, now I know I will get there.
12. Successes continued ….
Three major highlights have been …
Opportunities to identify professional growth and
development areas relevant to my career path
Inspired to set new goals, strategies and processes
Capitalise from excellent networking opportunities.
13. Successes continued ….
The major enabler for this program has been the
opportunity to have the TIME and PLACE for
professional learning conversations and attending
professional learning programs.
15. What will continue
the program model with a broader
reach ……… for sustainability and
increased effectiveness …… how?…
16. Strategic: Incorporate into mainstream leadership
programs with targeted approach
Operational: via recognised pathways into leadership
including accredited training
System: identify and target aspiring leaders
o Policy: Strengthen the process from development to
winning leadership positions …. MISSING LINK
17. Lessons for others …. and self
Flexibility within program design - build into
planning
Promote and communicate early via range of
forums to increase potential uptake
Link to a career pathway with direct
employment outcomes – the elephant in the
room!
Editor's Notes
Key theme for these concurrent workshops is REVIEW AND SUSTAINABILITY
Key question: What strategies have been most effective and lead to sustainable cultural change in your sector:
- The process of implementation and review in the project over the two year period has been an effective strategy in itself to help inform operational, strategic and policy gaps