Key Directions and Doorways to Success Phil O'Loughlin and Tammy Edwardson, SAv Department of Education and Child Development Presentation at Yamaiyamarna Paitya | Teachers are deadly! 2012 national MATSITI conference, July 9-11, Tarndanya (Adelaide), 9-11 July. More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative.

1. DECD Aboriginal Teacher
Workforce: Key Directions and
Doorways to Success
MATSITI 2012 National
Conference, July 9 – 11, 2012
Phil O’Loughlin
Executive Director
Human Resources and Workforce
Management
DECD, South Australia
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2. Key Directions and
Doorways to Success
• ‘No wrong door’ Approach
• Key Directions
• Secure Doors
• Revolving Doors
• Aboriginal Teacher
Workforce Data
• Opening Doors
• Doorways to Success
• Open Door Policy
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3. ‘No wrong door’ Approach
‘No wrong door’ approach to service delivery is embedded
in the Directions for the new Department
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4. Key Directions
• effective workforce planning
• strong Aboriginal voice in policy development and
implementation
• pathways into teaching programs including targeted
scholarships and permanent employment
• leadership and up skilling opportunities
• Career Intention Survey for Aboriginal employees
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5. Secure Doors
• proof of identity/Aboriginality
• legislative and policy requirements
• trial of Assessment Centre model to identify Aboriginal
people with high potential to teach
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6. Revolving Doors
Retaining our existing Aboriginal teacher workforce in the
school and preschool sector
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7. Aboriginal Teacher
Workforce Profile (school and preschool
sectors)
Age: Average is 43 years (46 years for entire teaching
workforce)
Gender: 77% Females and 23% Males
Location: 60% in Metropolitan Schools
9% in Aboriginal/Anangu Schools
Classroom experience: 43% are early career teachers
(Between 0-4 year experience)
Length of Service: 10 years average (17 years for entire teaching
workforce)
13.64% are retained beyond 20 years service
(41.03% for entire teaching workforce)
Permanent Employee: 89.4%
Strengths: Increased numbers through targeted
scholarships and a high number in early
childhood leadership positions
Source: VALEO, DPC Workforce Information Collection, June, 2011
Note: FamiliesSA were not transitioned to DECD at this time.
Classroom experience was based on 2010 data

8. Opening Doors
Providing exciting opportunities for the attraction of
high quality Aboriginal teachers
• Aboriginal Teaching Scholarships of $10,000 & $20,000 (26)
• Aboriginal Pathways into Teaching Pilot Program (10)
• Aboriginal Recruitment Guarantee (29)
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9. Doorways to Success
Effective career development and leadership opportunities
Celebrating the careers of Aboriginal teachers and leaders
• Aboriginal Leadership Scholarship Pilot Program co-
funded by MATSITI (2)
• Aboriginal Leadership Register (launched in 2013)
• Workforce Development - school leadership
development programs (11) and career profiles of
Aboriginal school leaders
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10. Open Door Policy
Listening and being open to new opportunities
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