Teaching and Learning

In addition to delivering fantastic learning programs to our students, several of our staff are participating in their own learning. This demonstrates their commitment to improving their own knowledge and practice. This Professional Learning is offered mostly outside of school hours. We are very grateful to our staff for their commitment to being lifelong learners.

High Impact Teaching

High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) is a bank of 10 instructional practices that are internationally recognised as some of the most reliable teaching strategies for delivering learning outcomes.

Daily review - Teachers have been implementing a Daily Review through a range of subjects particularly in mathematics. This is where the students review their learning using the strategies recite, recall and apply. Students across the school have learned some common strategies when using mini whiteboards including: Bin it, Wipe it and Park it.

Goals - Individual and class learning goals are being used in classrooms to assist with learning. Individual goals are specific and measurable to students' needs. Learning intentions and success criterias guide students to know specifically what they are learning about.

Writing Revolution

Over the last 4 weeks some of our staff have been participating in 'The Writing Revolution' Professional Learning.

The Writing Revolution is a method of teaching writing to children through an explicit set of evidence-based strategies. The method builds from sentences to compositions and is embedded across all learning areas from kindergarten to high school level.

The Writing Revolution aims to enable students to develop writing skills, as well as the ability to read and think critically so they will have enhanced opportunities to succeed in school, in the workplace, and in life.

Our teachers are excited to start implementing some of the stratgies they have been learning.