Principals realise in a deep way that the classroom, school and system all impact on each other and understand that in order to improve the system they must engage with it in a meaningful way.

They seek and fulfil roles as system leaders, fundamentally committed to improving student learning and increasing achievement both within their school and across the system.

They engage deeply with the design and organisation of teaching, learning, curriculum and assessment in and beyond their schools and build a culture of collaboration across schools to achieve system priorities, expecting and facilitating staff to contribute and lead in and beyond their schools and build a culture of collaboration across schools to achieve system priorities, expecting and facilitating staff to contribute and lead in collaborative initiatives in and beyond the school.