DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEADERSHIP CHARTER WE GIVE EVERY VICTORIAN THE BEST LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE, MAKING OUR STATE A SMARTER, FAIRER AND Our strategic MORE PROSPEROUS PLACE intent WE WORK AS ONE Our promise: • WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE, AND WORK WITH INTEGRITY • WE INVEST IN AND EMPOWER STAFF • WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE WELLBEING AND OUTCOMES OF THE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE • through place-based service delivery Applying evidence and data to service LEAD OUR • As leaders we: PEOPLE BY: design and implementation BUILD AND SUSTAIN Supporting the participation and • PUBLIC TRUST BY: engagement of all children and Basing evidence on people and their • Living the public sector values and • young people without exception lived experiences requiring staff to do so Demonstrating ethical leadership and • Empowering and supporting staff in Identifying and sharing best practice • • exemplary professional conduct Building a culture of schools, early years services • AND Building and sustaining partnerships high performance • and training providers to achieve Being accountable and holding each • outcomes other to account Being responsive, agile and open • Prioritising and investing in staff • BY: to change development and wellbeing Addressing disadvantage • Building a culture of continual, open • and honest feedback Taking a system-wide (birth to Empowering staff to innovate • • Meeting • IMPROVE SERVICE adulthood) approach to decision Raising concerns and supporting individual wellbeing, • DELIVERY BY: Building inclusive and culturally making • staff to speak up learning and workforces with diverse development needs backgrounds and experiences Contributing to good governance • Working collaboratively Capabilities: Our Delivering results Building partnerships skills & attributes Self-mastery & awareness Influence & negotiation Strategic thinking Leading change Leading with integrity Business acumen
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEADERSHIP CHARTER Our strategic intent Our promise: WE GIVE EVERY VICTORIAN THE BEST LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE, MAKING OUR STATE A SMARTER, FAIRER AND MORE PROSPEROUS PLACE • WE WORK AS ONE • WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE, AND WORK WITH INTEGRITY • WE INVEST IN AND EMPOWER STAFF • WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE WELLBEING AND OUTCOMES OF THE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE As leaders we: AND BY: • Meeting individual wellbeing, learning and development needs through place-based service delivery • Supporting the participation and engagement of all children and young people without exception • Empowering and supporting staff in schools, early years services and training providers to achieve outcomes • Addressing disadvantage IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY BY: • Applying evidence and data to service design and implementation • Basing evidence on people and their lived experiences • Identifying and sharing best practice • Building and sustaining partnerships • Being responsive, agile and open to change • Taking a system-wide (birth to adulthood) approach to decision making LEAD OUR PEOPLE BY: • Living the public sector values and requiring staff to do so • Building a culture of high performance • Prioritising and investing in staff development and wellbeing • Empowering staff to innovate • Building inclusive and culturally workforces with diverse backgrounds and experiences BUILD AND SUSTAIN PUBLIC TRUST BY: • Demonstrating ethical leadership and exemplary professional conduct • Being accountable and holding each other to account • Building a culture of continual, open and honest feedback • Raising concerns and supporting staff to speak up • Contributing to good governance Capabilities: Our skills & attributes Strategic thinking Leading change Leading with integrity Business acumen Working collaboratively Building partnerships Influence & negotiation Delivering results Self-mastery & awareness
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