BBN / MARCH 2022
ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS
Welcome Back to School! Catholic Schools Broken Bay welcomes back over 17,000 students and 2,500 staff for the 2022 School year. Danny Casey, Director of Schools recognised the difficult year that 2021 was for all members of the community as he welcomed new staff, students, and families as well as those returning to Catholic Schools Broken Bay, by video. ‘In 2021, I don’t think anyone imagined the extent to which our community would be affected by COVID 19. Our Catholic Schools Broken Bay staff, students, parents and clergy navigated an extraordinary year displaying resilience, courage and a capacity to innovate and adapt,’ Mr Casey said. ‘I am especially grateful for the hard work, last year, by so many in delivering HBL Plus, a targeted program to enhance home-based learning. This included funding for 1,550 additional teaching days, classroom resources and new and upgraded software and technology to support our students learning from home.’ The safety of students and staff once remains a priority for Catholic Schools Broken Bay. We have distributed government supplied rapid antigen test kits to staff and students and have all necessary COVID safe practices in place. Catholic Schools in Broken Bay are ready to focus on delivering an authentic, professional Catholic education, delivered with care and compassion.
Plan. In 2022, legacy and risk work identified will be addressed but the main focus this year is our Learning Improvement Program. The 3 main drivers will be strengthening a Catholic culture that promotes learning and human flourishing, ensuring systematic delivery of curriculum including consistency of teaching and learning of the curriculum and building leader and teacher expertise across the system. The work will be underpinned by a commitment to Continuous Improvement and an innovative approach to Professional Learning.
‘While there may well be some unexpected disruption, we are looking forward to a year of greater stability and continued progress on improving learning outcomes.’
Mr Casey said, ‘I encourage each one of you to be engaged in your new school communities; as staff and clergy working closely with your colleagues; as parents engaging in all facets of your child’s school life and as families engaging in our Parish communities as a member of our schools.
This year, Catholic Schools Broken Bay are excited to launch the next phase of the Towards 2025 Strategic
2022 will be an exciting year in Catholic Schools Broken Bay.’
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