Queensland Future Leaders Program

You analyse complex problems deeply and with clarity, identifying root causes across individual, structural, and systemic levels. You apply flexible, creative and context-aware solutions, adapting strategies to challenges to achieve sustainable outcomes.

You communicate clearly, coherently and appropriately across verbal and written formats. You express ideas in a structured and accessible way, adapting your style and tone to suit audience, purpose and setting. You communicate professionally and responsively to support effective collaboration and learning.

You lead with purpose and impact, showing the mindset, initiative and influence to make a difference. You set bold expectations for yourself and others, grounded in belief and possibility. You take action, leverage strengths and follow through to achieve meaningful outcomes.

You take responsibility for your personal growth and development. You demonstrate self-awareness, seek feedback, and use it to improve. You actively reflect, adapt and pursue learning opportunities with a positive and proactive mindset.

You are committed to addressing educational inequity, driven by your values. You have a clear and purposeful vision for the impact you want to make, both during and beyond the program.

You analyse complex problems deeply and with clarity, identifying root causes across individual, structural, and systemic levels. You apply flexible, creative and context-aware solutions, adapting strategies to challenges to achieve sustainable outcomes.

You build empathetic, respectful and connections with people and their communities. You are aware of interpersonal and environmental nuances, engaging across lines of difference with openness and humility. You contribute to inclusive, collaborative relationships that honour lived experiences and support shared goals.

The Australian education system is struggling to provide an excellent and equitable education for all young people.

We know that Remote, Rural, and Regional (RRR) schools are uniquely impacted by the breadth of demands placed on school leaders in these locations, such as the limited access to support services and the challenges of attracting and retaining staff. We also recognise and celebrate the strength and resilience of these communities, full of rich culture, knowledge, and ways of being. Communities with so much to celebrate and the education system has so much to learn from.

In response to these challenges, the Queensland FLP was announced as part of the Queensland Government’s ‘Equity and Excellence Plan’. It is delivered with the support of the Queensland Government Department of Education.

FLP is designed to meet the needs of educators in regional and remote contexts by building on their strengths and developing crucial skills to help schools thrive.

For more information, email info@futureleadersprogram.org.au.

The FLP is designed to support educators in Remote, Rural, and Regional (RRR) schools who are looking to take that next step in their careers. The program works to develop their leadership skills and capabilities to improve all students’ experiences and create more inclusive and equitable learning opportunities.

The program:

• Provides access to relevant and applicable professional learning for aspirant and emerging leaders working in RRR contexts
• Grows the leadership capacity of educators and helps them to build on the strengths of their students, school, and community.
• Improves student access to high-quality teaching and learning that supports inclusive and equitable learning environments.

If you’re still unsure whether this program is right for you, please get in touch at info@futureleadersprogram.org.au or call +61 3 8640 4500.

To be eligible, you must:

• Have at least 5+ years experience as a teacher and/or leader.
• Currently be in a middle leadership role (e.g., Year Level, Coordinator, Learning Area Leader, Head of Department, etc.).
• Work in a rural, regional, or remote school; and
• Seek to grow your skills as a leader.

All applications are based on a case-by-case basis. If you are interested in the program but are concerned about your eligibility, please get in touch so we can discuss your situation further. We are looking to grow our impact, so if you are not based in one of our current program jurisdictions but think you would be eligible to apply otherwise, please email info@futureleadersprogram.org.au or give us a call at +61 3 8640 4500!

Schools in regional, rural and remote (RRR) communities face unique demands, such as limited access to support services and challenges in attracting and retaining staff. In these schools, the pipeline of ready school leaders is declining. We also know the strength and resilience of these communities, full of rich culture, knowledge, and ways of being.

Communities with so much to celebrate and that the education system has so much to learn from.

The Queensland Future Leaders Program (FLP) tests a new approach to these challenges by fostering the ambitions and potential of participating educators and developing their skills and aptitude for the challenging and rewarding roles of school leadership.

The program has been designed to be rigorous, not onerous. We aim for participants’ experience to align closely with their day-to-day activities and develop priorities that complement the work for which they are responsible.

FLP consists of targeted workshops, peer learning, and 1-1 leadership coaching from a leadership expert. These structures aim to develop the skills leaders need to support positive student experiences and equitable outcomes. Participants will be equipped to practice and apply their learnings in their current roles.

The seven days of interactive workshops are spread throughout the program (delivered in 6 parts across the year) and occur largely during school holidays and weekends to minimise time out of school.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn online in synchronous environments.

As part of the FLP, participants will set a personal leadership goal aligned to our theory of leadership. Participants will work towards this goal throughout the year with support from their leadership coach.

Participants for the 2026 Cohort will be offered a full scholarship, therefore will incur no costs to partake.

Ongoing support is critical to ensuring participants and schools gain the most from the Queensland Future Leaders Program. It is important that you apply with your principal’s support as the program contains an element of time release that your principal must agree to.

The program runs from Term 3 2026-Term 2 2027. During teach term, we will hold events online so that you can immerse yourself in the school year. We’ll come together throughout the year for our intensive workshop blocks, which will run as online workshop days. There will also be some self-directed online learning, Peer Learning, and online 1:1 Leadership Coaching.

Please email info@futureleadersprogram.org.au or give us a call at +61 3 8640 4500 if you’d like to gain a more in-depth understanding of the program journey and touchpoints.

Applications for Cohort 2026 will open soon. To keep up to date about when the Future Leaders Program applications will open, register your interest here.

The FLP is recognised as professional development in all states and territories. As such, it is a requirement that participants are able to attend and participate in programmatic requirements including:

• Orientation and Onboarding
• Four intensive learning events, delivered across Terms 3-4 2026 and Terms 1-2 2027.
• 1:1 leadership coaching sessions
• Peer learning opportunities § Asynchronous learning modules
• It is also a requirement of the program that participants complete and submit evidence of their learning and attend an end-of-program Expo event, during which they will have the opportunity to share their learning with relevant stakeholders and members of their own school communities.
• Each participant is expected to commit approximately 60 hours to complete the various components during the program, including those listed above. The hours are comprised of 32 hours of learning across the 4 workshop days, 3 hours dedicated to onboarding, orientation, learning expo and culmination learning events, 4 hours dedicated to Peer Learning, 4 hours dedicated to 1:1 Leadership coaching and 11 hours dedicated to preparation for learning events and asynchronous supplementary learning.

We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us at info@futureleadersprogram.org.au or give us a call at +61 3 8640 4500 and a member of our team will be in touch.