About Us

TPA exists to support school leaders, their schools and their students in order to develop high quality sustainable and resilient leadership, alongside active involvement in ensuring excellence in teaching and learning outcomes for all students and their schools.  We represent government schools from K-12 throughout the state.  TPA is connected with all Australian Principals´ Associations through its affiliations with APPA and ASPA.  We belong to Dare to Lead as a corporate member, and maintain connections with a range of other professional organisations.

Our Values

Fairness, Integrity, Trust and Equity
Underpinned by principles which provide:

• A moral and ethical framework where mutual professional respect is evident, and behaviour is ethical
• Honesty, being valued and using transparent decision making and processes
• Natural justice and being fair
• ‘Openness’ and consistency

Teamwork, Collaboration, Collegiality and Empathy
Where there is:

• Working together in a common direction- a pursuit of improvement in outcomes
• A sense of belonging
• Humour, goodwill and enthusiasm
• Capacity to network and share
• Organisational structure and processes which support effort
• High levels of support for schools/teachers
• Commitment to our roles as well as Appreciation of each other’s roles

 Shown by:

• Genuine and respectful relationships
• Diversity being valued
• High levels of learning in schools
• Freedom and responsibility
• Capacity to be responsive and flexible

 Our Beliefs

We are committed to the provision of high quality public education for all students.
Public education provides a unifying community structure which is inclusive and builds social capital. Our aim is to provide the best possible learning opportunities as a vehicle for achieving individual, state and national economic and life outcomes.

High quality educational outcomes for all students must underpin any curriculum.
All students have a right to access programs designed to meet their needs; the right to participate fully in their (school) curriculum; and to acquire essential skills enabling personal growth and capacity to engage in life-long learning.

We are committed to the provision of high level educational leadership.
This is necessary to ensure that schools continue to provide educational programs which are dynamic and responsive to changing 21st Century needs.

We are committed to ensuring there are adequate and appropriate strategies for supporting maintenance of members’ welfare and wellbeing.
School leadership is a complex, and often lonely role. Opportunities to build networks, support mentoring and coaching opportunities need to be developed and supported.

As a professional organisation the Tasmanian Principals Association has a key role to play in the enactment of educational direction, planning and implementation of policy.
Principals and Assistant Principals provide the key interface between policy and guidelines and practical actioning of these at a local level.