professional needs. promote the most effective strategies. Beginning and early-career Analysis of the teaching team The school has a high teachers are provided with identifies strengths and gaps, performing staff which is targeted support in areas of with planning in place to build managed so as to ensure every identified need. staff capabilities and recruit student experiences high staff with particular expertise quality teaching in every lesson. to deliver school improvement targets. Teachers plan their own A whole school approach The school leadership has professional development to ensures that teachers are participated in capacity improve their performance. guided and supported to draw development programs and on and implement implements principles of research to improve their evaluative thinking, continually performance and development. monitoring the impact of programs and approaches used by all teachers, and improving practice as required. Teachers are aware of the The school promotes All teachers understand and literacy and numeracy professional learning that explicitly teach literacy and knowledge needed by students builds teachers’ understanding numeracy to students at all in their subject/stage. of effective strategies in levels of achievement, in all teaching literacy and numeracy subject areas, with success that skills and knowledge. can be measured by improved student performance data. Leadership Delivering Sustaining and Growing Excelling Parents and community The school regularly solicits and The school is recognised as members have the opportunity addresses feedback on school excellent and responsive by its to engage in a wide range of performance from parents and community as a result of its school-related activities. the broader community. effective engagement with members of the local community such as parents, families, local media and business organisations. The school’s leadership strategy Developing effective The school is recognised as a promotes succession planning, educational leadership is a leader in its school network for distributed leadership and focus for professional learning. its effective practices and organisational best practice. The school actively seeks continuous improvement, and relationships with other schools it actively supports and bodies that help support improvement in other schools. development of effective leadership using practices.
professional needs. promote the most effective strategies. Beginning and early-career teachers are provided with targeted support in areas of identified need. Analysis of the teaching team identifies strengths and gaps, with planning in place to build staff capabilities and recruit staff with particular expertise to deliver school improvement targets. The school has a high performing staff which is managed so as to ensure every student experiences high quality teaching in every lesson. Teachers plan their own professional development to improve their performance. A whole school approach ensures that teachers are guided and supported to draw on and implement research to improve their performance and development. The school leadership has participated in capacity development programs and implements principles of evaluative thinking, continually monitoring the impact of programs and approaches used by all teachers, and improving practice as required. Teachers are aware of the literacy and numeracy knowledge needed by students in their subject/stage. The school promotes professional learning that builds teachers’ understanding of effective strategies in teaching literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge. All teachers understand and explicitly teach literacy and numeracy to students at all levels of achievement, in all subject areas, with success that can be measured by improved student performance data. Leadership Delivering Sustaining and Growing Excelling Parents and community members have the opportunity to engage in a wide range of school-related activities. The school regularly solicits and addresses feedback on school performance from parents and the broader community. The school is recognised as excellent and responsive by its community as a result of its effective engagement with members of the local community such as parents, families, local media and business organisations. The school’s leadership strategy promotes succession planning, distributed leadership and organisational best practice. Developing effective educational leadership is a focus for professional learning. The school actively seeks relationships with other schools and bodies that help support development of effective leadership using practices. The school is recognised as a leader in its school network for its effective practices and continuous improvement, and it actively supports improvement in other schools.