Jack Pizzey Awards guidelines
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About the awards3
The Jack Pizzey School of the Year Award4
Supporting documentation4
Prize money4
Eligiblity4
The Jack Pizzey Principal of the Year Award5
Supporting documentation5
Prize money5
Eligibility5
The Jack Pizzey School Leadership Team of the Year Award6
Supporting documentation6
Prize money6
Eligibility6
The Jack Pizzey Teacher of the Year Award7
Supporting documentation7
Prize money7
Eligibility7
Nomination process8
Nominations8
Nomination statement8
Overview of the state school context8
Referees8
Submitting the nomination9
How do I edit or enter another award submission?10
Selection process10
Key dates10
Judging of nominations11
Enquiries11
Checklist11
About the awards
The Department of Education and Training (DET) recognises the
importance of acknowledging excellence in educational leadership in
Queensland state schools. The introduction of the Jack Pizzey
Awards for Excellence in Educational Leadership provides an
opportunity for the department to formally acknowledge the
achievements of our exceptional schools, school leaders and
teachers.
The award categories are:
The Jack Pizzey School of the Year Award
The Jack Pizzey Principal of the Year Award
The Jack Pizzey School Leadership Team of the Year Award
The Jack Pizzey Teacher of the Year Award.
The awards seek to support the ongoing development of successful
nominees by incentivising relevant school-based projects or
research and supporting the ongoing professional learning of school
leaders and teachers.
The Awards also honour the memory of Jack Charles Allan Pizzey
(19111968) who was a former state school teacher and Education
Minister renowned for his commitment to secondary schooling. He was
responsible for increasing the number of state high schools from 30
to 96 and for driving the creation of a second teachers college in
Brisbane and planning two others. He was also involved in
establishing the state's first regional university at Townsville,
planning a second university in Brisbane and the decentralisation
of technical education. Jack Pizzey was a former Premier of
Queensland from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31 July that
year.
The Jack Pizzey School of the Year AwardAward criteria
The Jack Pizzey School of the Year Award recognises a state
school that has achieved exceptional outcomes for students by:
using data to monitor performance, inform practice and apply
learnings to drive improvement
developing and implemented an explicit improvement agenda
documented in the school plan and aligned to the requirements of
the School performance assessment framework
sharing successful practice across classrooms to ensure better
outcomes for students
working collaboratively with other schools to improve
performance.
Supporting documentation
Please provide evidence to support your nomination. Attachments
should not exceed 6 pages (including signed referee form max. file
size 4MB) and may include documented evidence of:
exemplary/innovative curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and
reporting practices in response to identified student learning
needs
improved student achievement, engagement and wellbeing
exemplary/innovative leadership practices
parent or community partnership that has led to positive
academic, social and cultural outcomes
sustainability and effective resource management
school improvement agenda.
Prize money
The value of this award is $50,000 for the successful school
to:
undertake a school or cluster based project that further
enhances innovative teaching and learning practices and/or
effective engagement of parents and the school
implement a school staff professional learning program.
The program or initiative undertaken must not be
retrospective
Recipients should be aware of any fringe benefit tax (FBT)
implications when planning their professional development activity
as certain types of expenditure such as Commonwealth-supported
university courses and certain equipment purchases may incur FBT.
Contact the Taxation team on 1300 656 380 or
[email protected] for more information.
Eligibility
The award is open to all Queensland state schools including:
Primary schools; secondary schools; P10/12 schools; special
schools; Queensland academies; schools of distance education and;
alternative education centres.
The Jack Pizzey Principal of the Year AwardAward criteria
The Jack Pizzey Principal of the Year Award seeks to recognise
an outstanding state school principal who has delivered exceptional
opportunities and outcomes for state school students by:
leading teaching and learning
supporting all staff to achieve high standards of
professionalism and develop leadership capability
influencing beyond the school to contribute to system-wide
innovation, learning and improvement.
Supporting documentation
Please provide evidence to support your nomination. Attachments
should not exceed 6 pages (including signed referee form max. file
size 4MB) and may include documented evidence of:
curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting practices in
response to identified student learning needs
improved student achievement, engagement and wellbeing
staff learning and development
sustainability and effective resource management.
Prize money
The value of this award is $15,000 to support the successful
principal to undertake research or professional learnings in a
relevant field. This includes funding activities such as conference
attendance, travel, accommodation and staff replacement. The
program or initiative undertaken must not be retrospective.
Recipients should be aware of any fringe benefit tax (FBT)
implications when planning their professional development activity
as certain types of expenditure such as Commonwealth-supported
university courses and certain equipment purchases may incur FBT.
Contact the Taxation team on 1300 656 380 or
[email protected] for more information.
Eligibility
This award is open to all principals currently employed in
Queensland state schools.
Please note: Nominees must be working in the role of principal
at the time of nomination. In addition, acting principals who have
acted in the role for a continuous period of greater than 12 months
are also eligible to be nominated or to self-nominate for this
award.
The Jack Pizzey School Leadership Team of the Year AwardAward
criteria
The Jack Pizzey School Leadership Team of the Year Award seeks
to recognise an outstanding state school leadership team that has
fostered a culture of high performance and continuous improvement
for Queensland state school students by:
innovating as lead learners in their school or cluster of
schools
collaborating within and beyond their school to make sure that a
great school has a great school down the road with great
teachers
elevating students, and teachers to greater levels of
success.
Supporting documentation
Please provide evidence to support your nomination. Attachments
should not exceed 6 pages (including signed referee form max. file
size 4MB) and may include documented evidence of:
curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting practices in
response to identified student learning needs
improved student achievement, engagement and wellbeing
staff learning and development
parent or community partnerships that have led to positive
academic, social and cultural outcomes
sustainability and effective resource management.
Prize money
The value of this award is $25,000 to support the successful
school leadership team to document and share their innovative
leadership practice with other school communities and/or to
investigate an area of identified need in their school
community.
The funds may be used to cover costs associated with travel,
accommodation, staff replacement, professional development or any
other support required to document and share their innovative
leadership practice and investigate the area of identified need.
The program or initiative undertaken must not be retrospective.
Recipients should be aware of any fringe benefit tax (FBT)
implications when planning their professional development activity
as certain types of expenditure such as Commonwealth-supported
university courses and certain equipment purchases may incur FBT.
Contact the Taxation team on 1300 656 380 or
[email protected] for more information.
Eligibility
All Queensland state school leadership teams are eligible to be
nominated or to self-nominate for this award. The school leadership
team should not consist of more than 10 members. Exceptional
circumstances may be considered at the discretion of the selection
panel. Leadership teams from across schools and clusters can
apply.
Please note: All team members must be employed in a Queensland
state school at the time of nomination.
The Jack Pizzey Teacher of the Year AwardAward criteria
The Jack Pizzey Teacher of the Year Award seeks to recognise an
outstanding state school teacher who has demonstrated innovative
teaching methods to significantly improve student learning
outcomes, and has:
developed extensive professional knowledge in their area of
specialty of the Australian Curriculum including a deep
understanding of the P-12 curriculum, assessment and reporting
framework
developed exemplary professional practice
engaged professionally with colleagues, and contributed
significantly to the capability development of colleagues in their
educational setting.
Supporting documentation
Please provide evidence to support your nomination. Attachments
should not exceed 6 pages (including signed referee form max. file
size 4MB) and may include documented evidence of:
curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting practices in
response to identified student learning needs
sharing best practice with colleagues
improved student achievement, engagement and wellbeing
performance planning and professional learning and
development
sustainability and effective resource management.
Prize money
The value of this award is $15,000 to support the successful
teacher to undertake research or professional learnings in a
relevant field. This includes funding activities such as conference
attendance, travel, accommodation and staff replacement. The
program or initiative undertaken must not be retrospective.
Recipients should be aware of any fringe benefit tax (FBT)
implications when planning their professional development activity
as certain types of expenditure such as Commonwealth-supported
university courses and certain equipment purchases may incur FBT.
Contact the Taxation team on 1300 656 380 or
[email protected] for more information.
Eligibility
This award is open to all teachers currently employed in
Queensland state schools.
Please note: Nominees must be working in the role of teacher at
the time of nomination. In addition, teachers who have been
employed on a contract for a continuous period of greater than 12
months are also eligible to be nominated or to self-nominate for
this award.
Nomination processNominations
All Queensland state schools, state school principals,
leadership teams and teachers are encouraged to self-nominate.
Nominations are also welcome from departmental staff including
regional directors, teachers and principals; Parents & Citizens
Associations (P&Cs); parents and school communities.
All nominations should be contemporary and current
Please submit nominations online via the Jack Pizzey website at
www.jackpizzeyawards.dete.qld.gov.au by 5 pm on Friday 17 July
2015.
The department reserves the right to use all or part of any
material, including submissions, photographs and video for any
communication and marketing activities. Copyright of any materials
produced during, or as a result, of the awards is owned by the
department.
Please visit the website to download the guidelines at
www.jackpizzeyawards.dete.qld.gov.au
Nomination statement
Each nomination requires a statement of up to 1000 words
outlining the rationale for nomination in terms of the relevant
award criteria, explaining why the school, leadership team,
principal or teacher should be considered for the award. The
statement should also outline the nominees current role in a
Queensland state school.
The person or people nominating must complete the statement.
Overview of the state school context
The nomination also requires an overview of up to 250 words
explaining the context of the school, along with relevant
achievements, special focus areas and the socioeconomic profile of
the school.
Referees
To support the nomination, please provide the contact details of
two professional referees. One of these referees must be the
regional director of the nominee. For IPS schools, the
Director-Generals delegated officer is your regions Regional
Director.
Suitable second referees include:
the school principal (in the case of the Teacher of the Year and
School Leadership Team of the Year) ,
a senior colleague (in the case of the Principal of the Year
Award)
a representative of the P&C Association or a member of local
government (in the case of School of the Year).
If the nomination is shortlisted, referees may be contacted by a
member of the selection panel. Please ensure both referees are
familiar with and have signed the nomination form. This must be
included in the supporting documentation uploaded with the
nomination.
Submitting the nomination
Please lodge your nomination electronically via the Jack Pizzey
Awards nominations portal (available on the Jack Pizzey Awards
website) at www.jackpizzeyawards.dete.qld.gov.au . Download the
relevant referee form and electronically submit by 5 pm on Friday
17 July 2015.
1. On the Jack Pizzey Awards website click on Nominate Now, to
create an account.
2. Create an account Complete all mandatory fields in create new
account form.
a. Ensure you have read, understood and ticked the privacy
statement prior to clicking the create account button
b. Once an account has been created, an automated email
verifying your account will be sent to your nominated email
address.
3. How to submit a nomination nominations may be lodged in two
ways:
a. directly via the Jack Pizzey Awards website and select the
Nominate Now button then complete the login details located on the
right-hand side of the screen (email address and password); or
b. by clicking on the hyperlink provided in your account
creation confirmation email and complete login details as
above.
c. Start your nomination by clicking the Add New Entry button
below, you will be guided through the nomination form. Nominations
in progress or completed may be modified, deleted or printed for
your records by clicking on the appropriate Actions link.
4. Click the relevant radio button to select an award category.
An overview of the award category and criteria will be displayed.
Click on the save and continue button.
5. Enter your Nomination Details by completing all mandatory
fields. Once completed, click the save and continue button at the
bottom of the screen to progress to the Nomination Statement
tab.
a. Should you wish to save and complete your nomination at a
later time click on the save and go to home button
6. On the Nomination Statement tab an overview of the criteria
will be displayed. In the free text box please provide a brief
rationale to support your nomination (max. 1 000 words). A word
counter is located at the bottom right. Click on save and continue
button to progress to the School Profile tab.
7. On the School Profile tab in the free text box please provide
an overview of the state school's context including: relevant
achievements, special focus areas and socio-economic profile (max.
250 words). A word counter is located at the bottom right. Click on
save and continue button to progress to the Referees tab.
8. Complete all details on the Referees tab and click save and
continue to progress to the Supporting Documentation tab.
9. Supporting documentation - You may only attach ONE .pdf file
to support your nomination. This .pdf file must include the signed
referee form and not exceed 6 pages in length or be greater 4MB in
size. Referee forms are available on the Jack Pizzey Awards
website.
a. For a list of suggested evidence to support your nomination,
refer to the relevant award category within these guidelines.
b. Click save and continue to progress to the Confirmation
tab.
10. Please read and ensure you understand and agree to the
guideline requirements outlined in the 2015 Jack Pizzey Awards
Guidelines document.
a. Tick the checkbox
b. Click submit entry
c. Once you have submitted your nomination you will receive an
auto generated email to confirm you have successfully uploaded and
submitted your nomination.
d. Your nomination will be progressed to the selection panel for
consideration.
e. You may add, edit or withdraw your nomination prior to the
closing date of 17 July 2015.
To Add, Edit, Download/Print or Withdraw/Delete a nomination
Ensure you are logged in to your account. Details of your
nomination/s will be displayed.
To add a nomination click on the yellow Add New Entry button
To edit a nomination, click on the blue Modify button located
under actions heading
To Download/Print a nomination, click on the green button
located under actions heading
To withdraw a nomination, click on the red Delete button located
under actions heading and confirm deletion
Selection processKey dates
Nominations open
Tuesday 11 June 2015
Nominations close
Friday 17 July 2015*
Winners announced
Friday 30 October 2015
*Applications close at 5 pm on Friday 17 July 2015.
Judging process
Nominations will be shortlisted based on the information
supplied through the application process. Short-listed nominations
may be invited to participate in a short interview with the
selection panel. Additional information may include:
detailed information about, or evidence to support the rationale
for the nomination
an outline of how the awards funds will be used if
successful
statements of support from nominated referees.
Shortlisted applicants will be notified in September 2015. They
will receive information about making travel arrangements to attend
the Annual Showcase gala event on 30 October 2015 at which the
winners will be announced.
The department reserves the right to not present an award.
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
Reward and Recognition Team
Performance and Engagement, Human Resources
Department of Education and Training (DET)
PO Box 15033, CITY EAST QLD 4002
Telephone: (07) 3513 6534
Email: [email protected]
Checklist
Prior to submitting the nomination, please ensure the following
has been completed:
nomination statement (no more than 1 000 words)
overview of the state schools context (no more than 250
words)
attach ONE .pdf file to support your nomination. This .pdf file
must include the signed referee form and
not exceed 6 pages in length or be greater 4MB in size.
attached signed endorsement form from both referees
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