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Leadership Development

The Workforce Capability and Performance Unit supports regions in preparing and developing school leaders.

How we will work with you - our principles

Work in partnership with key regional personnel - Regional Directors, EDSIs, principal networks, clusters
Build on current expertise within the region
Use a clear needs analysis of current and future development requirements - so our approach is not 'one size fits all'
Focus on microskills development to support the Developing Performance Framework implementation

How we can support your region - some strategies

Developing Performance Framework (DPF)

Provide an update and overview of the DPF - the intention, expectations, implementation timeframe, alignment and links to other strategic initiatives
Skills development for principals and school leaders (DPs, HODs, HOCs, HOSES, BSMs) in having DPF conversations
- giving and receiving feedback
- questioning techniques
- coaching skills
- managing change
- personal and relational skills
- self awareness
- 360 degree feedback
Strengthen school leadership teams - recognising that leadership of performance requires a distributed leadership approach. This strategy focuses on building the capacity and confidence of the leadership team to take collective responsibility for having performance conversations with staff
Navigate the DPF website planning tools
Highlight online courses
- DPF Conflict Resolution
- DPF Leading Workplace Cultural Change
Conduct a needs analysis working with the region - to identify the most appropriate and relevant PD required for schools
Develop the capabilities of the newly appointed Experienced Senior Teachers to participate in the DPF

Leadership development (in partnership with the Queensland Education Leadership Institute - QELI)

Develop a strategy to build the capability of leaders across all career phases - aspiring, beginning, consolidating and high performing
Co-facilitate networks of principals and other school leaders to provide opportunities for sharing and reflecting on ideas and best practice
Support transition of Principal Induction to regions
Provide 360 degree feedback (Benchmarks or LSI)
Train facilitators for Leadership Case Studies.

Leadership Development Resources

Free Online Courses available at The Learning Place:

Enhancing Leadership
This course is available to all staff and is particularly useful to:

leaders
those mentoring leaders or aspiring leaders.

Participants work individually or in small groups to develop and enhance their personal and leadership capabilities.

Human Resource Management - Leading and Developing your People

This course primarily supports principals who are new to the role, and those aspiring to school leadership positions. It is divided into six modules, which use scenarios to focus on key areas of the HR strategy:

Developing performance
Ethical standards
Organisational health
Professional development - available shortly
School staffing - currently under development
Workforce diversity - available shortly

Developing Performance Framework:

Conflict Resolution
This facilitated online course includes materials and activities to build participants' understanding of the conflict cycle, ladder of inference, perceptual positions, difficult behaviours, conflict resolution processes and strategies as well as the benefits of constructive conflict. (4-5 weeks)

Leading Workplace Cultural Change
This is a facilitated online discussion that involves readings and the sharing of practical actions and strategies to effect workplace cultural change. Participants engage in discussions regarding leadership and culture in a Developing Performance context. Topics include:

ways to facilitate cultural change
characteristics of effective teams
methods for team building
benefits of collaborative cultures
fostering professional learning teams.

Building Team Leader Capability
This online facilitated course has been developed for team leaders who are responsible for implementing the Developing Performance Framework in their school or workplace and/or facilitating Developing Performance conversations with team members. It is a self-paced, interactive course focused on preparing Developing Performance Framework team leaders for their role. To register, access the course calendar on the Learning Place.

Mentoring
This course introduces key concepts about mentoring. It is for anyone who is interested in broadening their knowledge and understanding of what mentoring means and how it can be carried out effectively within an organisational context. The course develops both theoretical and practical understandings of the 'what', 'how' and 'why' of mentoring.

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This page was last reviewed on 16 Jun 2011