Applications for Impact: Emerging Leaders

The following information outlines everything you need to know about the application process for Impact: Emerging Leaders.  

Eligibility  

To be eligible for the Impact program you must:  

• Strive to progress further within the middle leadership space and continue developing your leadership skills  
• be an employee of the Department of Education  
• have a minimum of 2 years’ teaching experience and identify as an emerging leader, or newly appointed to a leadership role, who has experience working as small team influencer.
• have the support of your school principal to apply for and participate in the program.  

Preparing your application  

As part of your application you will need to:  

• respond to the key selection criteria  
• provide your curriculum vitae  
• have principal or delegate endorsement.  

Key selection criteria

Please provide up to a 200-word response for each KSC.  

KSC 1: Leading Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing  

Describe how you monitor and assess student learning data at the individual and cohort level and use this data to inform teaching practice for improved student learning.

KSC 2: Developing self  

Explain how participation in this program will support you to further build your leadership capabilities.

Curriculum vitae  

Attach a one-page curriculum vitae outlining your:  

• professional career, including responsibilities  
• achievements (within and outside of education)  
• recent relevant professional learning.  

Endorsement  

Upon registration, your principal will be sent a link where they can endorse your application.  
 

Successfully addressing the KSC  

A strong response to each criterion will:    

• use concrete example(s) that relate to the focus of the question  
• illustrate your achievements (past) and your potential (future)  
• discuss the what (actions), the how (processes) and the why (rationale)  
• draw on appropriate evidence in relation to impacts/outcomes.  

To create clear and concise answers we suggest you apply the situation, action and outcome (SAO) approach:  

• situation: what was the initial context and observations of the situation  
• action: what you did and how you did it  
• outcome: what was the result of your actions.  

The most successful applications provide relevant and insightful examples; focus on an example that illustrates your capabilities in an area and use that to convey the approach you use to all your work.  

We encourage you to seek feedback and advice about your draft responses from your principal and/or other colleagues before submitting your final application.  

Responses to the KSC are limited to 200 words per criteria.