Leaders in our rural and remote schools at all levels are equipped with the capabilities to lead with confidence, influence and impact.

Teachers will access contextualised professional learning, career progression and employment opportunities.

• Rural and Remote Leadership Development Program – an action-orientated, evidence-informed program for aspiring and current rural and remote leaders focused on contextual leadership.

Teachers and leaders share a deep understanding of best practice in their teaching methods to meet their community context to improve academic outcomes.

Teachers will have access to learning resources to meet their community’s needs and context.

• Rural Learning Exchange – providing resources and mentoring support to inexperienced teachers delivering Stage 6 courses in small cohort schools.
• Rural and Remote Network Initiatives – providing individual and communities of rural and remote schools the opportunity to develop innovative curriculum programs for their students.
• Rural and Remote Marking Program – providing rural HSC teachers with the opportunity to undertake external marking with NESA online.

Rural and remote schools have access to the necessary ICT infrastructure to support full delivery of the curriculum and to meet student needs.

Teachers will have knowledge of wellbeing support services to meet student needs.

• Wellbeing Health In-reach Nurse Program – this program supports the health and wellbeing needs of vulnerable school students and their families and coordinate appropriate assessments and referrals to health and social services.

Community businesses and stakeholders feel engaged in shaping and contextualising local education.

Teachers will have access to formalised partnerships to support their work with students to expand vocational and other post-school opportunities.

• Regional Industry Education Partnership Program – a NSW Government initiative to strengthen connections between local industry and secondary school communities to support students plan their future career pathways.