John Cleary

John Cleary

General Manager, School and System Improvement, NT Department of Education

John Cleary is the General Manager of School and System Improvement within the NT Department of Education. Prior to establishing the School and System Improvement Unit within the department, John was the Principal at Casuarina Street Primary School in the town of Katherine in the Northern Territory. Alongside this role, John was also the lead principal in establishing the NT Learning Commission, an initiative which has built the place of student-led research and the use of the Impact Evaluation Cycle across 16 schools from across the NT. He was named one of 12 National Schools Plus Teaching Fellows for 2018, has been recognised nationally for his achievements as a principal and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Melbourne.

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Student agency in action in the Northern Territory
Student agency in action in the Northern Territory
June 22,2020

Students can play an important part in co-decision making within a school that can impact not only their learning, but that of other learners also. In the Northern Territory, students have been leading change projects in their schools for the past four years.
school leaders, strategic planning, feedback, student engagement, long reads
Change leading to improvement
Change leading to improvement
Aug 08,2018

Educators across Australia are always trying new ways to improve outcomes for their students. Not all changes result in improvements. Is there a way that we increase the likelihood of a change leading to improvement?
evidence-based practice, school leaders, reader submission, long reads