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Led by Rachel Boyce, the school has focused on the ‘us’ of schooling, which involves all stakeholders working together as a collective. The school aims to create positive social learning environments using appreciative inquiry, and have been on a journey to make sure as much effort is put into the teachers' learning and development as is put into the students'. Teachers are supported to grow and develop and are encouraged to undertake certification to become a Highly Accomplished or Lead teacher (HALT).
Good Shepherd has 1,260 students from early learning right to year 12 across three campuses. It is a co-educational, independent, regional school in the Northern Territory which offers the International Baccalaureate. In the development of their Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Middle Years Programme (MYP), they seek to form learners passionate about lifelong learning.
This case study has a key focus on the Professional Practices ‘Developing self and others’ and ‘Engaging and working with the community’.
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.
