JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORT

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NATALIE ADLER | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: TEACHING & LEARNING JUNIOR

This priority ensures and promotes equity and excellence, and that all our students will become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens.

Curriculum

In 2023, teachers in P-6 will implement the new Mathematic and English curriculum. Teachers have already spent significant time immersing themselves in the refined curriculum in readiness for 2023. The remainder of the Learning Areas will gradually be rolled out over 2023/2024.

Tier Projects

Teachers are our Greatest Resource

2022 has been another year of learning and growth for both our teachers and students.

Directly linked to our College Annual Action Plan, we have committed to an excellence in education, collaborative learning, high quality pedagogy, the intentional development of resilience, a growth mindset and intrinsic motivation.

“Every time we learn, our brains form, strengthen, or connect neural pathways. We need to replace the idea that learning ability is fixed, with the recognition that we are all on a growth journey.”

(Jo Boaler, 2019)

The greatest resource we have in our College is our teachers. Teachers have the greatest impact on student learning, far outweighing the impact of any other educational program or policy.

Effective teachers can be a source of inspiration and provide a dependable and consistent influence on students as they navigate their educational pathway. Research shows that teacher effectiveness directly and indirectly impacts student achievement (learning outcomes), student affect (motivation, attitudes to learning, connectedness to school) and school and community (collegiality, school culture, parent engagement). Improving teacher quality is considered instrumental in improving student attainment. For this reason, the College has invested time in supporting teachers to move their pedagogical practice from “good to great”.

The P-6 College concluded the final year of the Inspire Maths Project. 2023 will be a year of consolidation and mastery in this space. The major focus will be building on, embedding and demonstrating a growth mindset when faced with challenge and struggle.

Write That Essay, in 2023 will be the final year as a Tier project. Next year will be another year of learning for both students and teachers.

Consolidation and mastery of previous tier projects (Reading Improvement Scheme), along with pedagogical improvement, will be the major focus for Teaching and Learning in 2023.

“Learning never exhausts the mind.”

“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”

“Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.”

(Michael Angelo)

As a Junior College we ask for your continued support and willingness to work in partnership with us to achieve the best possible outcome for your child. That is, academically, socially and emotionally.