Workforce Planning for Schools

Resources

A range of supports and tools are available for schools when considering and developing workforce planning needs.

Schools Workforce Planning Guide

The Guide is the comprehensive resource providing guidance, options and tools to support all schools in developing their workforce plans.

Masterclass series

This first Masterclass (staff login required) is an introduction to the Guide and provides insight on how two schools have used the Guide to advance their workforce planning practices.

Supporting resources

The department has developed a set of supporting resources which provide a quick reference and focus on key elements from Guide:

• Workforce Planning Framework
• Workforce Planning Phases
• Workforce Planning Assessment Matrix
• Workforce Planning Template
• Workforce Planning System Support for School Leaders
• Sample school structures – primary schools (pdf)
• Sample school structures - secondary schools (pdf)

This page will continue to be updated with workforce planning supports for all school contexts.

Useful links

• Student Resource Package
• Student Resource Package Staff Budget Planning Tool
• Recruitment in Schools
• Recruitment Online
• Scholarships and incentives
• Special Payments
• Panorama
• Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO)
• School Strategic Plan
• Annual Implementation Plan (AIP)
• Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership
• Flexible Work for Principals
• Principals' Page (staff login required)