Annual Report 2007 - Department of Education and Communities ...

AppendixAppendix 4: Senior Officers4.1 Number of Senior Executive Service (SES) officers at each levelSESNumber of PositionsNumber of SES OfficersLevel 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 02 59 56 44 39 32 67 56 45 40 323 23 24 24 25 26 23 24 21 22 254 10 12 14 16 15 7 12 14 15 145 15 14 14 16 16 5 14 13 15 166 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 27 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 38 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Total 112 112 101 101 95 108 112 98 96 93Source: DET, Human Resources DirectorateNote: Figures for each year are as at 31 December4.2 Percentage of female and male SES officers at each levelSES% of Females % of MalesLevel 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 19.4 19.6 24.5 22.5 22 80.6 80.4 75.5 77.5 783 30.4 37.5 38.1 45.5 44 69.6 62.5 61.9 54.5 564 42.9 41.7 28.6 26.7 28.6 57.1 58.3 71.4 73.3 71.45 40 42.9 46.2 53.3 43.8 60 57.1 53.8 46.7 56.36 33.3 33.3 100 100 50 66.7 66.7 0 0 507 0 0 33.3 50 33 100 100 66.6 50 678 100 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 100Total 26.9 28.6 31.6 34.4 33.3 73.1 71.4 68.4 65.6 66.7Source: DET, Human Resources DirectorateNote: Figures for each year are as at 31 DecemberAppendix 5: SES PerformanceStatementsMichael Coutts-TrotterDirector-General of Education and TrainingManaging Director of TAFE NSWSES Level 8, $447,820Appointed: 10 April 2007Michael started with the department on 10April 2007. He is responsible to the Minister forEducation and Training for the managementand administration of the public educationand training system and advice affecting alleducation and training in New South Wales.He provided leadership within the department,and with other government agencies andprofessional, business and community groups,to keep the department on track to achieve itsState Plan targets and those targets sharedwith other agencies.Michael worked to deepen a culture ofaccountability, respect and trust among staffand between the department and the peopleand communities it serves by:• communicating openly and regularly withteachers and other staff, students, parentsand the community; and• further improving the transparency of thedepartment’s decision-making, planning andreporting.Michael supported or led negotiations withthe Commonwealth to advance the interestsof students in NSW public schools and TAFEcolleges, including around the implementationof national assessment in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.He oversaw the planning and the earlyimplementation of major changes to how theNSW Department of Education and Training - Annual Report 2007 55