Towards 2025 Strategy (Issue 2023)

Vision on a Page The Community of the Church of Broken Bay

The Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay is a portion of the people of God, a community of Christ's faithful in communion of faith and sacraments with its bishop. It exists to evangelise, to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, gathered as one body and sent out to be missionary disciples.

Mission

6 Mission Priorities

Bishop Anthony Randazzo articulates six pastoral priorities to be placed at the centre of mission for the Diocese.

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The person of Jesus Christ, and his message of Good News. (1 John 1:1-4) The Holy Spirit leads us in the way of discipleship. (Matthew 28:18-20)

2 Commission Evangelisation & Mission

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Building together a culture of vocation for all the baptised. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1877) A united message reflecting the voice of the bishop at the service of his people.

5

Authentic Catholic education for the flourishing of human and faith development.

(Evangelii nuntiandi, n. 22)

Support

(Colossians 2:2-3)

4 Community Ecclesial Gathering

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3 Foundational Pillars

Justice and mercy place the poor at the heart of the Church.

(Matthew 25:40)

6 Common Good Justice & Peace

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Three pillars form a foundation for mission for the Diocese. We stand on these pillars as we go about our work to achieve the six mission priorities

Council of Priests, College of Consultors, Deans, Chancery & Services

Supporting the Fields of Mission in the areas of Evangelisation, Stewardship, Safeguarding & Communications.

Application

3 Fields of Mission

The community of the Church of Broken Bay is made up of 215,000 Catholics that live within

Parishes & Communities of Faith

The community of communities that comprises the Church in Broken Bay proclaims the Good News of Jesus Christ with a focus on parish renewal and discipleship.

Values

Catholic Schools

Broken Bay

Authentic, professional Catholic education, delivered with care and compassion.

CatholicCare

Broken Bay

Social care services and works of mercy offered to all, in the spirit of our gospel values, serving in justice and love.

Faith Joy Witness Compassion Courage

12 August 2021

The Visitation

LUKE 1:39-56

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit

Verse 41

Towards 2025, we at CSBB draw on the inspiration of Our Lady, Mary the Mother of Jesus. Mary ‘set out and went with haste’ (verse 39) to visit her cousin Elizabeth. We have a similar enthusiasm as we strive to be the best we can be and serve the students and parents of our Broken Bay community. We continue to live the values of Faith, Joy, Witness, Compassion and Courage.

As we continue our journey of transformation

Verse 46-47

Mary proclaimed the greatness of the Lord in her Magnificat. We strive to strengthen our Catholic culture with the same faith in Jesus.

Verse 32

This is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for World Youth Day 2023. As a community of communities in Broken Bay, we celebrate in unity with the young people from all over the world.

Image source: ’Image of Mary and Elizabeth,’ The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine.

Mary set out and went with haste

My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

TOWARDS 2025

VISION

Authentic, professional Catholic education, delivered with care and compassion.

STRATEGIC STATEMENT

PURPOSE

Inspiring hearts and minds to know Christ, to love learning, to use their talents to be the very best they can be.

Under the leadership of the Bishop we are committed to maintaining focus on our purpose; to collaborating in the mission; to applying evidence based practice in all our endeavours and to delivering the vision as we strive to be at least as good as the very best.

STRATEGIC THEMES & PRIORITIES

1. EVANGELISATION & CATECHESIS

• Mission Formation

• Quality Religious Education

• Communication and Engagement with Parish School Communities

• Assessment of effectiveness/opportunity for improvement

• Academic growth and achievement

• Success for our students in all aspects of learning

• Innovative and evidence-informed practice to improve outcomes for all.

STRATEGIC ENABLERS & PRIORITIES

An aligned and balanced business model will inform policy and practice

• Our decision-making processes will support our strategic priorities

• Our staff will be supported to know understand and practise good governance

MEASURES VALUES

• Capable, faith filled leaders

• Student centred leadership Attract, develop and retain high performing personnel

Performance growth and coaching culture

Enablement of othersunleashing potential (staff, students, parents)

• Fees/Pricing

• Budgets and Resourcing

• Short and Long Term Financial Planning

• Grow Enrolments

6. INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES

• ICT Infrastructure to support learning

• Capital WorksMajor and Minor

• Repairs and Maintenance

• Whole of System Budgeting

Measures of effectiveness indicating continuous improvement

2. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

3. GOVERNANCE

4. CAPABILITY & ENABLEMENT OF OUR PEOPLE

5. FINANCIAL VIABILITY

“ Our staff have become closer in a professional, collaborative community - we were always very collegial and friendly but now the conversations are more professional, data driven and genuinely collaborative. ”

CSBB Classroom Teacher

Our Towards 2025 Goals

1. We will develop a collaborative culture of continuous improvement

By 2025 there will be a strong culture of improvement focused on teaching and learning. This will be supported by a continuous improvement system where school improvement is aligned to curriculum and assessment planning approaches. The work of leaders and teachers will be supported by performance and development processes. Leaders and teachers will be clear about what they need to do to lift performance.

We will accompany students, families and staff to know Christ and to grow in faith 2.

By 2025 our students, families and staff will be encouraged and supported as they discover the meaning of Christ in their lives. Family, school and parish relationships will thrive helping to form our young people in Christ’s vision of life, as it has been interpreted by the Catholic community of faith over many centuries.

We will maximise the learning growth of each student 3.

By 2025 the moral imperative and the importance of delivering student achievement will be clearly communicated. There will be a common understanding that success for students in all aspects of schooling goes beyond academic achievement. Our work has and will always be about human flourishing; for the individual and for the common good. Our practices and approaches in wellbeing for learning will be such that each child will be known, challenged and supported, and have opportunities to be the very best they can be. The ambitions we hold for our students will compel us to strive collaboratively for continuous improvement.

We will build the capability of our staff 4.

By 2025 we will be attracting and retaining a high performing workforce. Staff across the system will be supported in their professional growth and development whether they are working directly with students or working to support those who work with students. Career pathways will be identified so that staff have access to relevant and contemporary professional learning.

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We will embed future–focused systems, policies and processes

By 2025 a customer service mindset will strengthen the culture of welcome and mutual accountability to stimulate enrolment growth and financial viability. Effective systems and processes will inform communication and timely responsiveness so that innovation and efficient learning and teaching will be the norm.

engaged in the new curriculum

159 teachers engaged in collaborative professional learning

New Religious Education Curriculum 617

high quality resources created on own site to support teachers

1,814 KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS

“A lot of research, time and passion has been put into the new RE curriculum.”

5,235 SITE VISITS

Staff Wellbeing

to Wellbeing Wendy with almost 1,000 unique visitors in 3 months (Sept-Dec 22)

CPAG

50+ TEACHERS, LEADERS & CCC STAFF involved in developing the Curriculum Planning and Assessment Guide and the CPAG App

“I don’t think we’ve ever had a syllabus introduced with such support before.”

CSBB Principal

137 TEACHERS & LEADERS

“I can see how all this work is connecting now - Collaborative Coaching, CPAG, and the Continuous Improvement Cycle.”

Leader

Expertise in Teaching Groups

By teachers and leaders for teachers and leaders

across primary and secondary schools formed Expertise in Teaching Groups

In 2022

Literacy Program half OF ALL CSBB SECONDARY SCHOOLS

HSC Trial Marking Centres

+2.4%

av. increase in HSC results in 3 years within key courses involved in phase 1 of the Literacy in Subject Areas Collaborative Professional Learning

CSBB

CSBB Teacher

7,200 HOURS OF

Collaborative Coaching

240 teachers 7,000 students impacted across 18 Primary Schools

$18.4m Legacy Repairs & Maintenance across 44 schools

“Collaborative Coaching has been a game changer in terms of teacher engagement and authentic professional learning.”

Teacher

Pathways & Partnerships

17 major industries includingaerospace, agriculture, arts, technology, construction, defence, energy and more

Compliance & Assurance

a new model implemented across 35 schools and recognised by NESA and CSNSW as “Gold Standard”

130 WORKSHOPS

326 STUDENTS ENTERED

PECs Recruited

Religious Creative Arts Competition

with work submitted from K-10

Catholic Charter

“The charter will allow a springboard for conversations with staff to renew our commitment to our mission.”

Leader

& Compliance Secondary Initiatives

CSBB

CSBB

THE YEAR AHEAD

LEARNING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CONTINUES

Learning Improvement Program

- continuing from 2022

The Learning Improvement Program brings cohesion and focus to our core work aimed at strengthening leadership, formation, teaching and learning across all our schools.

There are three main drivers for this work, with specific focuses in 2023.

Strengthen a Catholic Culture

Catholic Formation

Implementation of CSBB Formation and Development framework.

World Youth Day 2023

New CSBB Religious Education Curriculum

Continued development and implementation of new CSBB Religious Education Curriculum.

Strengthening Parish School Relationships

Parent Engagement Coordinators in our schools - strengthening connections between parish, school and community.

Systematic Delivery of Curriculum

Curriculum Reform

Supporting schools in implementing new primary and secondary syllabuses aligned to NSW Curriculum Reform.

Curriculum Planning and Assessment Guide

Implementation of the CSBB Curriculum Planning and Assessment Guide and App to support reflective practice, self-assessment, and prioritising actions to improve curriculum planning and assessment practices.

Secondary Literacy Program

Continued support for teachers and leaders to embed research-based, evidence-informed literacy strategies.

HSC Towards Excellence

Using data for improvement, and high-quality professional learning for HSC teachers in targeted areas.

Research student devices in Primary Schools

Exploring the potential of digital devices to enhance contemporary and highly effective pedagogical practices in primary schools.

Build Leadership and Teacher Expertise

Leading School Improvement

Ongoing professional learning program to support school leadership teams to strategically lead improvement and change.

Leadership Coaching

Coaching for all Principals to support them in their role, individual growth and development.

Collaborative Coaching

Collaborative Coaching to drive student improvement through a sharp focus on teaching and learning practices.

Professional Learning

Implementation of CSBB Professional Learning Strategic Directions to create high quality opportunities for staff to grow and develop in their roles.

Strengthening Middle Leadership

The development of a program focused on leadership and formation for Middle Leaders.

Supporting the delivery of the strategy

Equity and Diversity

Developing directions for improved practices and processes in Counselling, Aboriginal Education, Gifted and High Potential and Learner Diversity and Wellbeing.

Pathways and Partnerships

Continuing the development of Pathways and Partnership initiatives that will support primary and secondary students.

Student at a Glance

Develop updated version of Unified Data Platform to include greater range of assessment data with increased functionality.

PHRIS Module Enhancements

Develop functionality for users including HR Analytics and e-Performance module.

Workforce Planning

Develop a thorough understanding of current state of workforce and determine skills, capabilities and competencies required for future workforce.

CSBB Intranet

Develop an integrated and secure platform as the single source of truth for all CSBBrelated content.

Risk and Compliance

Upgrade Digital Collaboration Spaces

Continued support of migration to MS Teams and finalise governance requirements for data management.

Cybersafety and Security Protocols

Roll out multi-factor authentication for staff and further develop security and incident management protocols.

Expand Enterprise Service Desk

Expanding functionality of the Enterprise Service Desk.

Risk Management Framework

Continue to develop and embed risk management practices into strategic and operational processes.

Comms and Telephony Solutions

Centralise financial, information and administrative systems and roll-out Teams phones.

“ NESA has recognised CSBB compliance process as best practice. ”

We build a Collaborative Culture of Continuous Improvement ...

“ The Cycle of Continuous Improvement provides our team with a way of working together as we move forward Towards 2025. ”

CSBB Caroline Chisholm Centre Staff Member

in the way

• keep students at the centre

• believe everyone can learn and grow

• use evidence to inform decisions

• understand our starting point

FOCUS ON HUMAN FLOURISHING

we ...

COLLABORATE IN THE MISSION

• are future focused

• allocate and use resources effectively

• have high expectations

• set goals; quick wins and long term gains

• give and receive feedback

• challenge, support and empower

• are accountable

• work collaboratively

USE CHRIST’S EXAMPLE TO SERVE

• have a growth mindset

• celebrate success and learn from mistakes

• trust in each other

• own our performance

additional resources

https://csbb.catholic.edu.au/our-strategy/about-our-strategy/

csbb.catholic.edu.au