Future Leaders Program: Application

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Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in joining Teach For Australia’s Future Leaders Program (FLP). FLP is designed to support educators working in regional and remote schools to develop their leadership skills and capabilities. ​ ​The program aims to develop the next generation of school leaders in these communities, improving access to high-quality teaching and learning for all students. ​ ​Throughout the selection process, we want to get to know you. This written application consists of two parts. The first collects your details and your experiences and the second part focuses on some short essay questions. This is an opportunity for you to define your current strengths and areas of growth.​ ​We have limited places for the 2026 Cohort so we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance of securing a place in the program.​ ​The application will take approximately 30 to complete. You can save and return to the application at any time - Just ensure you have hit the save button before you close the window, otherwise you will lose your work.​ ​We encourage you to get in touch if you would like to discuss the application process or your individual circumstances. Please reach out to the team at info@futureleadersprogram.org.au.​ ​We wish you all the best with your application.

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Eligibility Criteria


Our program is funded by the Federal Government. They are invested in the long term development of the regional, rural and remote education system. Therefore only residents and citizens who can reside permanently in Australia will be eligible to participate.

For your application to be progressed, your Principal will be asked to endorse your application to show their support and consent.

Examples of middle leadership roles include:​

Year Level Coordinator (e.g., Year 7 Coordinator)​

Subject or Faculty Leader (e.g., Head of English, Head of Science)​

Curriculum Leader (e.g., Literacy or Numeracy Coordinator)​

Wellbeing or Pastoral Care Leader​

Instructional Coach or Pedagogy Leader​

Program Lead (e.g., STEM Program Coordinator, Inclusion Lead)

FLP will conduct online workshop days during school term 3. Your school may need to arrange relief cover so you can attend the workshops.​


Please note, it is mandatory that you are able to attend the three workshop dates. If you are unsure about your capacity to attend these workshop days please reach out to us at info@futureleadersprogram.org.au to discuss this further with a member of our team.

Eligibility
Participation in our program is based upon the eligibility criteria listed here. Please carefully review your responses on this page. If you have further questions email us at info@futureleadersprogram.org.au.

School Information








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Future Leaders Program is committed to delivering an inclusive education system that ensures all participants have access to a quality program that meets their diverse needs.

Motivation


Competency Assessment

Great work! You have reached the final assessment stage of the application.

The last stage of the application consists of three competency-based questions. ​

These have been designed to help us understand your current skills and mindsets and determine your suitability for the Future Leaders Program.​

You will have a maximum of 500 characters (around 100 words) to answer each question.​

Leadership & Achievement – What is your proudest accomplishment as an educator or leader? What actions led to that accomplishment? What impact did the accomplishment have on students and/or colleagues?​

Motivation – What aspirations do you have for yourself, your students and school community? How would the Future Leaders Program help you to achieve these goals?​

Learning & Self Evaluation – Describe a recent piece of critical or meaningful feedback that you received in the last 12 months. Explain how the feedback impacted your practice as an educator or leader.​

Competency Questions 

The following questions have been designed to help us understand your current skills and mindsets so that we can support you in progressing towards your leadership goals.
Leadership & Achievement

Examples could include a successful intervention to improve student outcomes, a class experience that you planned or how you have built relationships with your students.
Motivation

What opportunities do you see for your school? How would you like to have an impact outside of your classroom? By increasing your leadership skills, how could the wider school benefit?
Learning & Self-Evaluation

When answering this question, please include the following: A) The scenario; B) Your relationship with the person who gave you the feedback; C) How did you feel when you received the feedback; D) The impact it had on your practice.

School endorsement

As part of the selection, we will ask for endorsement from your school Principal. Your principal will be asked to provide information about your teaching and leadership skills. Prior to submitting your application, please ensure they support your participation in the program, and are willing to participate in the endorsement process.​
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If your principal is unavailable at this time, you can nominate an alternative person. ​
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Upon submitting your application, the principal can expect an email containing a unique link to complete your endorsement. ​




Your application is ready to submit

Thank you for taking the time to complete your application for Teach For Australia's Future Leaders Program. It is really exciting that you are keen to develop your leadership, confidence and potential. 

On the next and final page of this application form you will be able to review your application before submitting your application by pressing the confirm button. 

In order to progress your application, an endorsement from your Principal is needed. We suggest letting them know when you have submitted your application so that they can prioritise completing the endorsement process. They can expect an email containing a unique link to complete your endorsement shortly after you press submit.

Once we have received your Principal's endorsement, we will be in touch within 1-2 weeks. 

In the meantime, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at info@futureleadersprogram.org.au.

Best of Luck!

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