Academic excellence

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Teaching and Learning is the engine room of the School. Academic Excellence is essential for the School’s ongoing success. Consequently, the priorities for the 2019-2021 Triennium include attracting and retaining high quality staff through the continuing development of The King’s Institute.

We will seek to improve our online offerings and presence and explore opportunities in food security and languages.

“We are one school, with three campuses. Thus, Tudor House will continue to be top of mind through the implementation of the Tudor House Business Plan.”

The following strategic initiatives have been identified as significant for the School’s success over the coming decade and worthy of prioritisation in the 2019-2021 Triennium:

Global Certification Initiative: • Develop Business Case for

International Baccalaurete. • Continue to support and develop current VET programs. Explore and develop business case for offering courses in-house for Primary Industries,

Construction, Food Tech & Hospitality through auspicing. • Explore a VET leadership course for

Cadet Corps.

Academic Excellence Initiative: • Staffing structure and allocations to attract and retain high quality staff. • Tutoring expansion – Boarding and

Day houses. • Scholarship program to be reviewed towards a fully funded model. • Develop the technological capability to enable academic data to better inform teaching and learning. • Commence designing and build a new Centre for Thought Leadership that brings together English, History,

Philosophy, Biblical Studies and

Languages into an inter-disciplinary teaching and learning facility to replace the old science building. • Commence designing, development and building of STEAM Quadrangle, to complete Education Precinct.

Languages Initiative: • Immersion and multi-modal language (French, German, Chinese & Indonesian) • Language exchange programs and strengthen languages with the view to meeting the requirements of the

International Baccalaurete.

Libraries Initiative: • ICT and Libraries restructure. Following the appointment of a Director of

Knowledge Services, integrate ICT and Library services to take advantage of economies of scale and to improve service provision.

Tudor House initiative: • Implement Tudor House Business Plan. • Tudor House PYP Accreditation. The King’s Institute Initiative: • Enhancement of Teaching and

Learning and Professional Practice. • Develop opportunities for staff development and leadership. • Build partnerships with parents and universities. • Further develop mentoring and coaching. • Teacher growth and development program. • Develop high levels of teacher accreditation.

King’s Online Initiative: • King’s On-line – Content Management

System, Learning Management System and intercampus communication. • Student/Staff/Parent portals.

Food Security Initiative: • Paddock to Plate – continue to develop

Tudor House program. Consider a

Paddock to Plate coordinator role with new TKS catering contract. • Explore and develop food security initiatives in PYP programs. • Strengthen and expand the

School’s Agriculture programs and involvement.