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Excerpt from DET website
..Eight of this year’s recipients, teachers and principals from primary and secondary schools around Victoria, reflect on their lengthy careers…
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..The Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, the Hon. James Merlino MP, also recorded this special message to congratulate the 2021 Recognition of Service recipients on their exceptional career milestone…
James Merlino’s speech as a testimonial and you can see the entire video here: special message to congratulate the 2021 Recognition of Service
Teacher Deborah Patterson is among more than 340 school and corporate staff recognised for reaching service milestones with the department in 2021. Of the 342 recipients, 174 were recognised for 40 years of service; 119 for 45 years; 40 for 50 years; and nine for 55 years. Deborah, from Mill Park Heights Primary School, said she had been on a high since being told she would be recognised for 45 years with the department.
‘It’s very nice to be recognised and acknowledged for all the work that you’ve done in education,’ she said. Deborah said the secret to her longevity was simple. ‘You’ve got to have knowledge, you’ve got to have the skills, and above all, you’ve got to have the passion,’ she said. ‘Treat every child as if they’re your own.’
Visit the website for the full article:In Our Classrooms
“I wish to thank Deborah Patterson, long time VPA member and our Master of Ceremonies for her work, over not just the two days of the conference, but also in the months leading up to it. Deborah was been keenly involved from the early stages of our organisation, meeting with our presenters to ensure she had a feel for the learning we undertook during the 25 and 26 of August. The feedback to date has certainly applauded her work in keeping our conference on track and crating plenty of laughs along the way.”
“ Deborah Patterson is an inspiring mentor. She conveys her depth of knowledge and experience in creative and engaging ways that motivate me, as an aspiring principal.
She is passionate about mentoring and has been a great support and inspiration.”
Deb’s presentations were insightful, engaging and thought provoking. Our staff continued the discussions after the sessions and were inspired to reflect upon, and set their future goals relating to their leadership journey. Thank you Deb.
Cheryle Osborne
Deborah has a passion for mentoring that is highly contagious. You can never leave a session without having rubbed off some positive energy from her! Not only did she put in the effort to get to know me as a leader, where possible, she also connected with my school, my students and my staff, which allowed her to support me in a very contextualised and supportive manner.
Stanley Wang
I laughed, I cried, and then I laughed and cried some more….! What a journey. And what a life story that has shaped Deborah into the strong, gutsy, and successful woman she is today. This book is jam-packed with strategies, tips and advice that have been learned by living a life, both personally and professionally, with courage, resilience, and authenticity. Kudos to Deborah for sharing such great insights and life’s adventures.
I laughed, I cried, and then I laughed and cried some more….! What a journey. And what a life story that has shaped Deborah into the strong, gutsy, and successful woman she is today. This book is jam-packed with strategies, tips and advice that have been learned by living a life, both personally and professionally, with courage, resilience, and authenticity. Kudos to Deborah for sharing such great insights and life’s adventures.
Deb Patterson is a leader determined to improve pedagogical practice for our students, through guiding, mentoring and nurturing school leaders and staff.
A household name in Principal Networks, she possesses courage, integrity, honesty, and humility.
Her many years in education, wisdom and expertise are invaluable and have seen so many schools, staff and students reap the benefits of her guidance, my own included.
I always say, when I grow up, I want to be Deb Patterson!
Having been a colleague of Deborah Patterson over the past 15 years, I have been continually impressed with her strong and authentic leadership style. Her traits of courage, strength, honesty and integrity shine through whilst creating a leadership framework that is driven to succeed in obtaining the goals set out on a clearly defined vision for all stakeholders.
I would strongly recommend any leader to take on a mentoring role by Deb to improve growth in leadership or to read her publications.
Deborah Patterson is an inspiring mentor. She conveys her depth of knowledge and experience in creative and engaging ways that motivates me as a principal. She is passionate about education and mentoring and has been a great support and inspiration.
Deborah has a passion for education and mentoring that is highly contagious!
Deb’s presentations were insightful, engaging and thought provoking. Our staff continued the discussions after the PD sessions and were inspired to reflect upon and set their future goals relating to their leadership journey.
I remember well our wonderful times together and you unique and effective leadership.
Great for all ‘tried and true’ and aspiring leaders.
Deborah’s style is no-nonsense, honest, down-to-earth advice from an inspirational leader.
