Queensland Dinner on the Downs
Topic: Leading Cultural Change – from a systems perspective
Speaker: Dr Jim Watterston
Dip Ed, BEd, Grad Dip Ed Admin, MEd, Doctorate
From his first job as a teacher in a remote Indigenous classroom to the helm of one of the Queensland’s biggest employers, Dr Jim Watterston brings more than 30 years’ experience across all levels of education as Director-General of the Department of Education,
Training and Employment.
From building blocks of knowledge with Year Ones, teaching science and overseeing results as a principal and regional director, he has led a suite of significant reforms to make schools better through senior executive positions including Deputy Secretary of the School Education Group in Victoria’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and Director-General of the Department of Education and Training in the Australian Capital Territory.
An accomplished academic, the father-of-two has a Doctorate and Masters degree in education and is an active advocate of the sector with board memberships including Education Services Australia (ESQ), the University of Queensland Senate and serving the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) as National President.
Dr Watterston has also had a long-running involvement in the Australian Rules football industry with past positions including President of the West Australian Swan Districts Football Club, Chairman of the WAFL (West Australian Football League) Council of Presidents and most recently on the AFL Victoria Board of Directors.
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