Forums
Wider Workforce forums held in March 2009, provided an opportunity for Principals, teachers and education support staff to participate in a forum designed to:
- Provide statewide professional learning on wider workforce research and practice
- Capture and share innovative local and international wider workforce models.
Dame Professor Pat Collarbone, Director, Creating Tomorrow Ltd and Former Executive Director of the national remodelling team in the UK
Dame Professor Pat Collarbone outlined the significance of workforce reform work in developing the 21st century school. Outlining the significant UK workforce remodelling work undertaken in UK schools and networks, she highlighted the key success factors that emerged through the process and the lessons learnt about managing workforce change in schools.
Ian Crouch, Managing Partner, Reveal Group
Ian Crouch drew on his extensive experience in the public and private sectors to highlight a variety of innovative workforce models and stimulate thinking about the key elements of successful workforce reform.
Regional School Panel
At each forum a regional panel made a presentation on wider workforce models currently operating in schools and discussed the future directions and ongoing challenges of workforce reform in Victorian schools.
The following are panel presentations from the Moonee Ponds forum on March 20.