2023-27 Strategic Plan

2023–27 Strategic Plan

GUBIYIYA To Grow

To listen, to learn, to grow. This collaborative artwork tells the story of Two colleges and One community and recognises our ongoing journey of commitment to reconciliation. A group of students, parents and staff from Moreton Bay College and Moreton Bay Boys’ College, together with First Nations artist Delvene Cockatoo Collins, created this artwork during a day of culture and connection on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). Fibres were harvested from the cotton trees, and the rock pools provided the resource to create ochre. Each strand of fibre and each mark made is representational of building relationships within our community and beyond.

Comprised of individual pieces woven together to represent the fabric of our community, the artwork was separated in two, so that each college displays one half in campus. Every year, a ceremony will take place to bring the artwork back together, swapping the pieces to signify interconnectedness and inclusivity whilst remembering the past, celebrating our present and forging healing for our future.

We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which the Colleges stand, the Quandamooka Peoples. We pay our respects to the Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that these lands have always been and will continue to be places of education and community.

Our Future

Our world is continually changing and a high-quality education will elicit a student’s passion to be a lifelong learner, so they can be adaptable and have the confidence to make a positive difference for humanity.

In collaboration with our community of students, staff, parents and supporters, the Moreton Bay Colleges have developed this Strategic Plan which will guide our educational direction from 2023 to 2027.

The Strategic Plan focuses on the learner and provides the Vision and Purpose, which are underpinned by our Values of teamwork, care, engagement, and character. Our five Core Priorities are well defined by 24 unique goals. Together, this completes the framework for a continual process of improvement and brings a holistic view to advancing today’s students.

This continual improvement process is lived within our College Implementation Plans, which step us towards our larger strategic goals.

If there is one thing that we have learned from the global pandemic, it is that schools must provide more than academic outcomes. Schools are ecosystems in which students learn to appreciate their heritage, develop a connection to country and understand their place in the world.

Futurists predict that students will need to be adaptable, creative and technologically adept, and have high levels of social and emotional intelligence, if they are to be successful. The complex pressures of society are ever increasing and at the heart of their learning will be the ability to preserve their wellbeing.

Our two Colleges are uniquely placed to provide an outstanding single-sex education blended with co-educational learning opportunities. Our previous Vision of “Two colleges, One community” remains a key focus and provides our students with a safe and nurturing environment to explore a wide variety of academic, co-curricular and social experiences.

Our Strategic Plan is the blueprint that will equip our students to be future-ready, lifelong learners, who act with faith and integrity, and use their breadth of mind and depth of heart so as to be the best version of themselves.

Richard Henry CEO & Executive Principal Moreton Bay College I Moreton Bay Boys’ College

Vision

An inspiring and nurturing learning community which empowers students to be future-ready global citizens.

Purpose

The Moreton Bay Colleges’ purpose is to develop confident, independent, and resilient students in an inclusive, caring and diverse Christian learning environment. The outstanding student experience will empower our graduates to have the attitudes, attributes, and skills to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world with the capacity to enrich the lives of others.

Values

Care

We care for ourselves, others, and our world with generosity, respect, inclusivity, and empathy in all our relationships.

Teamwork

We are open-minded, embrace diversity, and work collaboratively to find solutions and achieve our goals.

Engagement

We build connections with personal and global issues and take meaningful and reflective action for positive change.

Character

We act with integrity, and demonstrate courage and resilience in an environment of acceptance.

Core priorities and goals

Learning

Deliver an outstanding student experience.

Wellbeing

Develop authentic and compassionate people.

Sustainability

Cultivate a viable organisation with a culture of belonging.

Environment

Provide outstanding natural, built and virtual spaces.

Community

Foster connections with local and global communities.

Learning

Deliver an outstanding student experience.

We will….

L1 Provide a rich learning environment where students value academic challenge and a holistic education.

L2 Promote the use of emerging teaching practices and innovations in education that foster curiosity and agency.

L3 Strengthen the digital capability of students and staff.

L4 Integrate schoolwide systems that provide staff with the capacity to support effective teaching and learning.

L5 Develop links with tertiary institutions and career providers to enable students to successfully pursue their chosen pathway.

L6 Provide aspirational and adventurous co-curricular opportunities.

Wellbeing

Develop authentic and compassionate people.

We will….

W1 Live our College Values by promoting an inclusive Christian environment and diverse ethos of positive action and influence.

W2 Foster a culture of exceptional care and connectedness that supports students and staff.

W3 Nurture in students a greater sense of their place in humanity through service learning and active citizenship.

W4 Implement programmes and systems that will support the wellbeing of students so that they can be compassionate, competent and resilient.

W5 Build a professional learning community with a commitment to coaching, wellbeing and developing staff capability.

Sustainability

Cultivate a viable organisation with a culture of belonging.

We will….

S1 Embed Christian values through inclusive opportunities that recognise, respect, and embrace the unique contribution of every member of our community.

S2 Foster a culture of acceptance that honours the stories of First Nations Australians and our multicultural heritage, through language and action.

S3 Embrace every initiative with a growth mindset to ensure the Colleges meet the needs of present and future generations.

S4 Develop efficient business operations for sustainable growth.

Provide outstanding natural, built and virtual spaces. We will….

E1 Create an exceptional educational environment with modern facilities and infrastructure.

E2 Ensure sustainability through a variety of social, financial and environmentally friendly practices.

E3 Promote innovative and agile use of resources and practices.

Foster connections with local and global communities. We will….

C1 Expand and celebrate opportunities for the Colleges to grow stronger together.

C2 Build productive, strong, effective and strategic relationships with the Uniting Church and all stakeholders and partners.

C3 Enhance the marketing and communications strategy to strengthen further the connections and engagement both within the Colleges and across various sectors of society.

C4 Engage and partner with our past, present and future communities, building a strong sense of identity, pride and belonging.

C5 Foster a culture of philanthropic support that affirms the stewardship of the Colleges into the future.

C6 Develop within our students and staff an appreciation of international-mindedness to promote agency to make a difference in our world.