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Bray Park State High School in Brisbane, Queensland has moved from having a high turnover of principals in 2014 to being awarded the Queensland Government's Showcase Award for State School of the Year in 2017. A key driver behind this transformation was the leadership of the principal, Kirsten Ferdinands. Kirsten and the leadership team focused on a strategic leadership plan and a strong pedagogical focus, taking a school of 860 students on a journey to "challenge the unknown."
This case study has a key focus on the Professional Practices ‘Developing self and others’ and ‘Leading improvement innovation and change’.
This is part of a Leading for impact case study series. The videos provide insight into high-impact leadership across 4 Australian schools, each with 2 videos.
- The principal’s message outlines a challenge the school faced, the school’s response, and the skill set required to enact change successfully.
- The case study provides examples of the distributed and collaborative nature of leadership to realise the school’s vision, demonstrated through the lens of the five Professional Practices of the Australian Professional Standard for Principals.
Make sure to visit the Leading for impact collection to find more videos and resources about the guidelines.
