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Evan Willis, the substantive principal, started at Redbank Plains State School in mid-2016 when the school was receiving priority support from the Queensland Department of Education School Improvement Unit. A metropolitan government primary school located between Brisbane and Ipswich in Queensland, Redbank Plains State School, has a significant school population with language backgrounds other than English. The school commenced a journey to improve the outcomes for their students by focusing on people and mindset – beginning with the leadership team and staff development.
This case study has a key focus on the Professional Practices ‘Developing self and others’ and ’Leading the management of the school’.
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.
