Greetings from the Torres Strait

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Mentoring Early Career Principals

‘Growing Our Own’

MATSITI - A Deadly Journey 17/10/14

YUMI EducationWhat is the YUMI WAY?

•Whenever you hear someone from Tagai school communities make reference to the phrase the YUMI WAY, they are referring to a process for ensuring inclusiveness and ownership of a system that has been quality assured by the Indigenous people of the Torres Strait since time immemorial. •Depending on the context, the phrase YUMI WAY, could be referring to a small group of people, a selected group of people, a large group of people or a nation of people.

•TheYUMI WAY incorporates a demonstration of respect for the peoples, languages, cultures and protocols in order to do business correctly in the Torres Strait region or when working with Torres Strait Islanders in other contexts.

•The YUMI WAY is not only about using common sense, it is about implementing what works and best practice. •Incorporating and applying the YUMI WAY into policies and procedures will ensure these will be more effective when implemented in the Torres Strait context. •Whenever we use the YUMI WAY for doing business we can feel confident and assured that the YUMI WAY is Our Way, the Right Way and the Only Way.

– STEVE FOSTER 2014

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TAGAI LEADERSHIP TEAM 2013

TAGAI LEADERSHIP TEAM 2013

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“If you want to go quickly, go alone ...

If you want to go far, go together”

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Indigenous Teachers

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SHAPING PROFESSIONALS

(Every student has EXCELLENT teachers and leaders)

ATTRACT PREPARE DEVELOP

Recruitment Drive

Induction Programs

(IDP)

P4S Selection

Beginning Teachers

STANDARDS OF PRACTICE

RATEP Recruitment

Probation Reports

Professional Development

University Recruitment

Coaching & Mentoring(Feedback)

Professional Learning

Communities

MATSITI PROJECT

“Teaching is Deadly” PROJECT

4T Strategy Growing our Own Talent

Aspiring Leaders

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Deb BelyeaHead Teaching

& Learning

Deb BelyeaHead Of Dept

Senior Schooling

Vanessa StevensHead of Campus

Deb BelyeaTeacher

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MONTESSORI

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Systems leadership modelling is about...

Creating the conditions in an organisation where people can work productively to their potential

The Work of a Leader

The fundamental work of a leader is to create, maintain and improve a group of people so that they achieve objectives and continue to do so over time

Tools of Leadership

Existing Culture:

Described in terms of people’s

mythologies about

themselves, their work,

the organisation,

& their Leader

Desired Culture:

Described in terms of how you would like

people to behave and to

view these things …

& their Leader

Start Goal

Behaviour What I do and say

SystemsThe way we do

things

SymbolsNon-verbal messages

DissonanceConsistencyPersistence

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Performance & development culturePerformance & development culture

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Three Questions at Work

1 What am I meant to do?

2 How well am I doing?

3 What future do I have?

Three Questions at Work

What am I meant to do?Specific Role DescriptionsLevel of WorkTask Formulation/Assignment

How well am I doing?Work Progress ReviewTask Review

What future do I have?PPDP, Work Progress Review Succession PlanningBusiness Performance Information

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Emerging Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Educational Leadership Biennial Award for

2014Congratulations to Yolanda Coutts (Head of

Campus, Bamaga Primary) and Baressa Fraser (Head of Campus, Mapoon) who will both

receive the above award from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders.

Contributor.

If you want to go quickly, go alone.

If you want to go far, go together.

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