2026 WISE Residential
System leaders are invited to the WISE Residential 2026. Plan for 2027 and network with peers, thought leaders and Department of Education executives.
Audience
Roles
Designed for Victorian government system leaders:
- network chairs
- senior education improvement leaders
- executive directors of school performance
- area executive directors
- regional directors.
Facilitator
Dr Simon Breakspear
2026 WISE: Systems Leader facilitatorDr Simon Breakspear is a researcher, advisor, and speaker on educational leadership, policy, and change. He develops frameworks, tools and programs that make evidence-based ideas actionable and easy to understand. Simon holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Scholar.
More speakers to be announced.
Workshops will also be facilitated by the Academy’s Principals in Residence and network leaders.
Structure
Over 2 days, participants will:
- hear from senior department executives and thought leaders
- plan their network activities for 2027 with regional executives
- connect and network with peers, senior department executives, thought leaders and Academy staff.
Learning outcomes
You will:
- Consolidate your knowledge and understanding of system leadership and collective accountability to influence and lead networks
- Reflect and plan network objectives to lead the network in 2027
- Network with other system leaders, thought leaders and executives.
Venue and travel
Academy's East Melbourne centre, located at 41 St Andrews Place. Please refer to the Academy website for information on public transport and parking.
Accommodation
There are several hotels that are within walking distance to the venue. An accommodation subsidy is also available to selected participants, please refer to fees and financial support for more information.
WISE: System Leaders Program
We Inspire System Excellence (WISE) aims to inspire and develop leadership excellence within the system and to support the achievement of improvement goals across Victoria’s 57 regional networks.
The WISE: System Leaders program provides professional learning, development and support for system leaders – including network chairs, senior education improvement leaders and network executives – to facilitate networks, collaborate with other schools and improve student outcomes across Victoria.
The program aims to create a consistent focus on collaborative effort for improvement in all networks and schools to meet Education State targets. Networks are supported to use the Network Development Roadmap through the WISE program. The roadmap outlines the strategies for actively building and sustaining relational trust within a network. These strategies are grouped under 3 elements (establish, build and amplify) and 6 components of network development.
The program runs over 9 months and is by invitation only.
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