Services
Initial Consultation
Provides immediate clarity and practical direction.
Includes confidential consultation (60–90 minutes), advice on appropriate next steps, and follow-up summary recommendations. Suitable for early stage concerns.
Structured Advisory Package
Supports principals through the critical early stages of managing a concern.
Includes consultation, documentation review, advice on management approach, and ongoing advisory support over a four-week period.
Active Case Advisory Package
Provides sustained expert support across more complex or ongoing matters, usually those that are performance related.
Includes diagnostic consultation, strategic advice, documentation review, and advisory support across a typical 8–12 week period.
Intensive Case Advisory
Comprehensive advisory support for highly sensitive or high-risk matters.
Includes ongoing strategic advice, documentation guidance, and responsive support throughout the life of the matter.
Advisory Services & Complaint Management
Leadership Development
Positive Performance Leadership Program
The Positive Performance Leadership Program builds the capability and confidence of school leaders to manage staff performance through supportive, evidence-based informal approaches. It reframes performance management as a core element of instructional leadership — focused on growth, fairness, and student impact rather than discipline.
Tiered program packages are available, allowing schools to engage at a level that suits their needs, from core program delivery through to extended advisory and leadership partnership support.
Confidence, Fairness & Defensibility Program
Builds leadership capability to strengthen the capacity of school leadership teams to manage local complaint processes fairly, calmly, and defensibly — in alignment with Teaching Service Guidelines and contemporary procedural fairness standards.
Includes full two day learning program (with options to deliver on a modular basis), negotiable implementation and follow up support.
Performance Culture Development
A practical, leadership-focused program that helps schools build a clear, consistent and supportive performance culture. Through confidential diagnostics, principal debriefing and a structured leadership workshop, we translate insight into focused, achievable action. The result: clearer expectations, stronger feedback practices, and leadership behaviours that drive sustained improvement in student outcomes.
Tiered options available.
Retained Advisory Access*
For schools seeking ongoing access to trusted advisory support.
Core Advisory Retainer
The Core Retainer provides the Client with retained access to Clear Path Workplace Advisory for emerging staff performance and conduct matters. Suitable for Principals seeking occasional expert guidance.
Services may include:
up to two scheduled advisory consultations per month
email advisory guidance where appropriate
access to relevant professional frameworks and templates
discussion of emerging workplace concerns or leadership responses.
Outcome focus:
Providing timely advisory input to support sound leadership judgement and early intervention.
Leadership Advisory Retainer
The Leadership Retainer Provides expanded advisory access and documentation guidance for leaders managing complex workplace issues. Especially suitable for schools managing more complex or recurring matters
Services may include:
up to four scheduled advisory consultations per month
priority consultation scheduling where possible
documentation review and advisory feedback
access to advisory frameworks and leadership resources.
Outcome focus:
Supporting leaders to manage complex workplace matters with clarity, consistency, and defensibility.
Strategic Advisory Retainer
The Strategic Advisory Retainer provides extended advisory access and strategic leadership consultation for complex or high-risk matters.
Services may include:
up to six scheduled advisory consultations per month
priority response for time-sensitive leadership matters
strategic advisory discussions relating to complex employee issues
leadership coaching conversations and documentation guidance.
Outcome focus:
Supporting leadership teams to navigate high-risk or complex matters while strengthening long-term leadership capability. Most suitable for School Leadership teams requiring ongoing strategic advisory support
*Retained advisory access provides principals with a confidential thinking partner when complex staff matters arise. Rather than navigating difficult decisions alone, leaders can access timely guidance that supports fair, proportionate and defensible action.