Any panel established under the Professional Recognition Program to provide advice to the principal must include a teacher accredited by the Merit Protection Boards in merit and equity principles. Managing diversity The Department of Education has introduced a managing diversity approach in all aspects of policy and management practice. Managing diversity is a vital component of effective people management. It focuses on improving the performance of an organisation and its workforce. This may require changing attitudes, assumptions and behaviour to promote high-performance and employment equity for all members of the workforce.
Diversity refers to the wide range of individual attributes and skills people bring to their work.
It covers the dimensions of gender, race, culture, age and disability and includes merit and equity requirements. Diversity within teacher leadership and management of teacher diversity within the school contributes to greater productivity and student performance and helps to ensure equity and fair practice in teacher employment.