Engaged Leaders

At Shenton College we believe that leadership functions at every level of the school and that effective leaders, whatever their role in our community, are central to improving our cultures of inclusivity, learning and growth.

We are committed to developing high-quality leadership across the College and providing opportunities for growth through:

Acknowledging that embedded in every role, there is an element of leadership
Promotion of our students’ voice and a shared role in decision-making about their school community
Supporting active involvement in school and system-wide leadership
Creating the enabling conditions necessary for strengthening student outcomes and improving the effectiveness of classroom teaching
Promoting the school-wide collection and use of quality data to identify starting points for action, to set goals for improvement, monitor changes over time, and to evaluate the impact of actions and decisions to improve learning outcomes and wellbeing.
Ensuring strong, purposeful relationships between all members of the school community, focused on the common objective of meeting every student’s learning needs and seeing all students learning successfully.

Strategies & Milestones

Sustain the use of the GROWTH Coaching model across the College

Milestones

GROWTH Coaching PL for all L3+ admin in the College
Establish a cohort of Accredited GROWTH Coaches within our staff
GROWTH Coaching strategy integral to the frameworks used to inform all Performance Development conversations in the College and visible in REACH

Sustain and renew our aspirant leadership program for staff

Milestones

Stage Two of our Aspirant Leadership Program initiated
Identification of new staff cohort
Staff PL in the use of data as a tool for identifying areas of focus and measures of impact develops staff capacity to analyse their practice
Connections formed with tertiary institutions for accredited learning

Develop a program to facilitate alumni mentoring/coaching roles for current students

Milestones

Develop the strength of our alumni register
Identify areas of value for mentor/coach relationships
Development and implementation of a training program to upskill peer mentors
Strengthening of existing mentoring programs with the school – e.g. AIME, EdConnect, Debating, Study Club, Follow the Dream

Develop and implement a strategic plan around a broad approach to providing new student leadership opportunities

Milestones

Review of existing opportunities and analysis of demographics of participants to inform areas for development
Targeted promotion of and recruitment for other opportunities
Student Clubs across the school explicitly articulate the leadership opportunities they provide
Leadership goals of the Dandjoo Djena Koorliny implemented – Dual Cultural Leadership development and immersive cultural experiences

Broaden the leadership culture of the College so that staff and students enact change

Milestones

Establish school structures and processes that encourage participatory decision making, and engage staff and students in leading the continued development of the College
Working parties established in the key target areas of leadership growth in the College – e.g. Boys in Leadership, Girls in Leadership, Dual Cultural Leadership
Data workshops developed to help staff interpret and make use of the various data points available, both for identifying areas of focus and as a measure of our impact