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Page 1: Meet the teachers 2013

2013

Page 2: Meet the teachers 2013

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I will help you become that.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Structure of School

Deputy and Assistant Principals:

Jane Cameron and Anne Bridgman

Senior Teachers:

Anne Maree Miller Years 5, 6

Paul Rattenbury Years 3, 4

Nickie Marshall Years 0, 1, 2

Year Leaders:

Maree Harris Year 5

Jess Radford Year 3

Ilona Lumborg Year 2

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Raising Student Achievement

Progress v Added Value

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Professional Development

Assessment

•Planning for assessment

•Use and analysis of assessment tools

•Learning intentions and co constructed success criteria

•Student goal setting

•Strategies for peer and self assessment

•Understanding student engagement in learning

Facilitator: Nicky Knight, the education group ltd

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Professional Development

Inquiry Based Learning

•The student as a learner

• Inquiry processes and skills

•Critical thinking

•Planning, assessment evaluation, planning cycle

•Teacher, self and peer assessment

•Student ownership of the inquiry process

•Led by in school experts

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Professional Development

Other Initiatives

•Follow on from 2012 writing professional development – continue to develop teacher capability

•Ultranet – e portfolios with parent portal

•Mimios (interactive whiteboards) in 8 classrooms

•Maths

•Leadership for senior teachers and year leaders

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Mathematics

2012 National Standards data - ‘Above’ Standard:

Reading 61% Writing 40.3% Mathematics 32.6%

Compare with 2011 data:

Reading 54% Writing 26% Mathematics 33%

Improvements in reading and writing achievement but not mathematics.

Move away from cross grouping which is not effective.

Classroom teacher groups for maths – as with reading and writing.

Increase opportunities for extension and enrichment for more students through specialist teachers.

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ICT

•Greater access to computers in the classroom for all students

•No longer a timetabled, once a week visit to ICT suite

•Use of specialist ICT teacher – withdrawal groups, working in classrooms with students, alongside teacher, timetabled in class support during IBL

•Mimios (interactive whiteboards) in 8 classrooms

•Extension opportunities for GAT (gifted and talented) in use of digital resources

•Upskilling of student ‘in class’ experts

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The Year Ahead

Business as Usual

•Lots of parent involvement in class and on trips, camps, sports etc

•Wonderful PTS functions and initiatives. Gala.

•Sporting opportunities

•The Arts / Cultural opportunities

•Gifted and Talented programmes broadened and extended

•Garden to table initiatives

•Celebrating Year 6 leavers through Leavers Dinner and activities

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Communication

•Value the home – school partnership

•Opportunities for formal interviews

•Open door for those informal ‘chats’

•Newsletters emailed weekly

•Website

•In school initiatives to share learning and celebrate achievement - concerts, open days, grandparents day, carol service, prizegiving