Workforce Development Question 3 by CatholicEducationSA https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3 Leaders Forum - Regional Feedback en-us 2021-03-01 02:11:09 UTC 2025-11-17 21:37:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Question 3 CatholicEducationSA https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1251233303 Refer to the document on your table...
Please focus on the highlighted phase of the Workforce Development Cycle:

What is working well and how do you know?

Please record your Region and Focus Area in your post

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How to influence the inservice training of teacher
How to we engage in the ongoing formation if staff]]> 2021-03-04 23:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271708005 Table 18 https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271708155 Table 18

What do we do to make country attractive and leading in the country? What incentives? Flights, rent etc…but some people will not be willing to serve in the country..what can we do?

What about teachers who are from the country be the ones to focus on re leadership development?

What about Acting leaders….also difficult to staff….

There are some scholarships

Sell the Principal job! Encourage others! How do we actively promote Principalship? Some with young families are not willing!

Catholicity…..a problem for some

]]> 2021-03-04 23:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271708155 Table 10 RECOGNISE https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271708325 Highly Accomplished & Lead Teacher – incentive needed & celebration of achievers. Connections with other HALT

Catholic Identity – in secondary schools difficulty in encouraging teachers to teach RE. Support for teachers 

Recognition of service in Catholic Education & in own schools. Teacher awards - at system level.

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Start with people from Uni's, incentivise Uni grads
 
Consider a catholic stream at Uni
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A lot of critique around initial teacher education, the issue is about ongoing mentoring and support structures. 

A regionalised ECT program 

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Extra professional learning days provided to leaders as a way of supporting them

Schools complete outreach like CEO staff – this could strengthen CI.

What ways can we improve and call to mission in new ways. Recognise a call to Mission.

Recognise achievements for study – Masters etc – school based works well.

PRIMA – bring an aspiring friend with you to the next session. 


Awards and competitions winners - great achievements - how can there be recognition for our students.
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Appraisal – working well if the person is engaged with the process
Staff understanding the prupose
 
HALT – staff are keen but the process is so challenging
 
Aspiring leaders – not all want to commit
Develop best when they have been given a variety of experiences 
 
Having to complete the Masters can be a barrier 
 
Commitment to a Sunday eucharistic community can be a challenge
 
Good to have mentors and critical friends – within associations, peers, SPL
 
Professional appraisal is not consistent across all schools
 
QPT running professional learning can be challenge – 
Train the trainer can “dumb down” professional learning
Whole staff need to engage 
 
Professional learning from outside the system can have value – 
 
Working with the committed 
Engaging with contemporary thinking 
Looking outside at what other systems are doing 
]]> 2021-03-04 23:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271709713 Table 5 RecruitIdentify talent with universities. Building pathways with the universities Identify why a teaching is an attractive career. What is it that would make someone choose a career in teaching – work with senior students.Stop education being the ‘fallback’ course. Needs to be a first choice career https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271711131 2021-03-04 23:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271711131 Table 16 https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271713155 * retaining high quality leaders in our rural schools

* remuneration needs to reflect the true challenges that exist in rural s settings

* accommodation is an issues for rural schools in attracting and retaking high quality teachers and leaders. ]]> 2021-03-04 23:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271713155 Regional Table 12 https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271714841 Scholarships are good, but applicants tend to identify Port Lincoln, Mt Gambier and Clare.
Country schools do induction well as they know they have to work hard to retain staff.
Collegiality is good - Sharing staff to fill gaps.]]> 2021-03-04 23:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271714841 Table 6 - Develop https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271728792 does CESA have connections with unis ?
feedback - how is this delivered ?
How do schools quarantine  time for individual feedback ?
Additional days - EA- could be used as a reflection process day.
Need to provide 2 opportunities for feedback - planning, reflection
Multifaceted approach to feedback
Being able to give feedback that’s life giving
Pulse check for staff
Time factor. Issues ]]> 2021-03-04 23:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/CatholicEducationSA/Workforce_DevelopmentQ3/wish/1271728792