Program overview
The flagship Beginning Principal Program inspires newly appointed principals to thrive as school leaders delivering equity and excellence in Queensland state schools.
Participants will hone their leadership capabilities, building on their professional knowledge, skills and dispositions for school leadership to positively impact student achievement, engagement and wellbeing.
Through contemporary educational research, contextualised leadership learning experiences and professional networks, participants will be supported and equipped for a powerful start to principalship across Queensland state education.
Audience and eligibility
Newly appointed Queensland state school principals, including acting principals appointed for 1 semester or more.
Beginning principals will be identified and invited through regional and central office processes.
Objectives
This program will:
- empower new principals with tailored professional learning to confidently lead their school community
- strengthen leadership development and career pathways through professional collaboration and sharing of effective practice, resources and support to maximise performance across Queensland state schools
- promote and sustain the health and wellbeing of school leaders through engendering a sense of connectedness and professional networks.
Structure
Over a 2-year period, participants will engage in:
- regional orientation
- multi-day intensive phases
- virtual masterclasses
- principal peer mentoring
- network learning opportunities
- contemporary research in educational leadership.
In addition to onboarding, orientation and welcome sessions, participants will engage in 7 phases, with each phase representing 1 school term and 2 cohort intakes per year.
Impact
'I felt that all sessions aligned, and I am walking away feeling that the 2.5 days have been worthwhile and levelled up my leadership as a beginning principal.'
'The on-country experience put things in perspective as a citizen and as a school leader. It gave me permission to lead and be fearlessly authentic.'
– Beginning Principal Program participants<
More information
For more information, contact Educational Leadership on
Educational.Leadership@qed.qld.gov.au or (07) 3035 2221.
Departmental staff can see detailed program information via the Education Futures Institute (EFI) Catalogue.