WORKSHOP OVERVIEW Every school year, you put in place your well thought out plans and strategies, aiming for the best possible outcomes for the staff, students and families in your school community. And every year, the realities of an overcrowded…
Category: Growth Strategy
Equality Isn’t Always Fair
Imagine if everyone in the world were given $100. That would be equality. People could choose to spend, save or invest that $100 as they wished. That would be fairness. We have a right to free, compulsory primary education. This…
Strategy In Motion
‘Take’ a taxi. ‘Hop’ on a tram. ‘Catch’ a flight. ‘Jump’ on the train. Our words and our actions aren’t always in sync. The same can be said for strategy compared with strategic execution. The following statement is taken from a…
Strategic Pathway To Reform
During any 13-year cycle of compulsory schooling, there are many elections: 13 school council elections, 5 for the local council, 7 at State level, and potentially 5 Federal elections. That’s a total of up to 30. The urgency created by…
Be, Choose, Live
We can all probably understand how people might continue to exist, and even function, without really ‘living’. Teenagers aged 15 and 16 –Year 10 students – are selecting subjects for their final two years of secondary schooling. For some, it’s…
Minority Rules
There are 6.3 million people in Victoria. 3.5 million are employed full time. Of this figure, 45,500 are teachers, employed in just over 1,500 State schools. The operating hours of the businesses and services that employ these 3.5 million employees…
No Business Of Mine
It’s none of your business what other people think of you. What are your views on this statement? We can never be absolutely sure what anyone is really thinking at any given time, or know what is behind a thought…
Dial 73 For SD: Self-Discipline
The latest government intervention in Victoria – the banning of mobile phones in schools – has raised widespread debate. Some applaud the move; others disapprove. Despite the various positions people might take, there is one key element their arguments have…
Carpe Opportunitas: Seize Every Opportunity!
At 16, I took on my fifth part-time job – at McDonalds. It was about gaining new skills and social experience, and having increased personal responsibility and an introduction to corporate culture. I could showcase my existing skills, gained from…
A Funding Discussion: Pencil It In
According to the latest Australian Education Union (AEU) State of Our Schools research report, Australian teachers have invested $71 million in pencils and other essential items for students. Think about that for a minute. The Victorian branch of the AEU has a…